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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.
Contact us for free quotes and impartial advice.
Easy EPC's head office is at 12 Albion Street in Brighton, so fire safety in this city is quite literally on our doorstep. We provide fire risk assessments for commercial premises, the communal areas of blocks of flats, and HMOs across Brighton and Hove.
Our assessors survey the premises, identify fire risks, and produce a clear written report with an overall risk rating, 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. With flats making up around half of Brighton's homes, this duty applies to thousands of buildings across the city.
An out-of-date or missing fire risk assessment is a breach of the Fire Safety Order, and unaddressed risks can invalidate your buildings insurance in the event of an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.
Brighton's housing is unusually flat-heavy: of the 68,103 homes with a valid EPC, 50.3% are flats - many of them Regency and Victorian conversions in a city where 39% of the stock pre-dates 1930. Older converted buildings with shared escape routes are exactly where communal-area fire risk assessments matter most.
The rental market amplifies the duty: 30.4% of Brighton homes are privately rented and a further 15.3% socially rented. On the commercial side, more than 4,900 premises across Brighton and Hove hold a valid commercial EPC - from seafront hospitality to Lanes retail - and every one of those workplaces needs a responsible person with a current fire risk assessment.
Housing 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. Around half of Brighton's housing stock is flats, so communal-area assessments are one of the most common requirements in the city. If your business has 5 or more employees the assessment must be kept in writing.
Fire risk assessments in Brighton 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.
In residential blocks the landlord or freeholder is responsible for the communal areas, including the front doors of individual flats. In shared commercial premises the common areas are the responsibility of the landlord, freeholder or managing agent, while anyone with control of a premises — employer, owner or occupier — can hold responsibility for their own areas.
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.