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Fire risk assessments for commercial premises, blocks of flats and HMOs.
Over 19 years experience providing property surveys for all building types.
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Easy EPC provides fire risk assessments for commercial premises, the communal areas of blocks of flats, and HMOs across Bolton and the surrounding areas.
Our assessors survey the premises, identify the fire risks, and produce a clear written report with an overall risk rating, prioritised action points, and the timescale for the next review.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person for any commercial premises must have a suitable fire risk assessment. If the business has 5 or more employees, it must be kept in writing.
For residential property, landlords and freeholders are responsible for assessing the communal areas of any block of flats, including houses converted into two or more flats, and the assessment must cover the front doors of the individual flats. In Bolton the duty most often arrives through the private rented sector, which is large and concentrated in older property.
An out-of-date or missing fire risk assessment is a breach of the Fire Safety Order, and unaddressed risks can invalidate your buildings insurance in the event of an incident.
Bolton's fire safety picture is set by two figures that reinforce each other: 26.3% of its 81,292 homes pre-date 1930, and 15,189 are privately rented. Older housing and private letting overlap heavily, and the point where they meet, a pre-war terrace divided into flats or run as a house in multiple occupation, is the archetypal case for a communal-area assessment.
Flats are 18.6% of the stock, around 15,120 properties. A further 19.1% of homes are socially rented, so between private landlords and registered providers the majority of Bolton's communal areas have a professional responsible person rather than a resident one. Across the Bolton authority area, 3,338 commercial premises hold a valid commercial EPC, each with a responsible person who needs a current assessment.
Housing and commercial figures from the MHCLG EPC register (valid certificates, May 2026).
If you are responsible for a commercial premises, or you are the landlord of a block of flats (including a house converted into two or more flats), the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires a fire risk assessment. With 15,189 privately rented homes and 26.3% of the stock pre-dating 1930, older let property is where the duty most often applies in Bolton. If your business has 5 or more employees the assessment must be kept in writing.
They are separate requirements and both can apply. Licensing is a housing matter handled by the council; the fire risk assessment is a duty under the Fire Safety Order that attaches to the shared parts of the building. Meeting licence conditions does not discharge the Order, and an assessment is the document that demonstrates the Order has been addressed.
Fire risk assessments in Bolton start from £199.95+VAT. The exact price depends on the size and complexity of the premises. A small block's communal areas cost less to assess than a large commercial building. Contact Easy EPC for a free, no-obligation quote.
Your fire risk assessment should be reviewed regularly and updated whenever something changes that could make it outdated, for example a change of layout, use, or occupancy. Your report states the timescale for the next review.
A written report highlighting any fire risks found, an overall risk rating for the property, the priority and timescale for any action needed, and the timescale for the next review. Each element is categorised so you can see at a glance where intervention is needed.
Get a no-obligation quote for your fire risk assessment. Our team will respond during opening hours.