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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 Cheltenham and the surrounding Gloucestershire towns.
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 a town built largely of terraces that were never designed to be subdivided, that duty applies to a great many buildings.
An out-of-date or missing fire risk assessment is a breach of the Fire Safety Order, and unaddressed risks can invalidate your buildings insurance in the event of an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.
Cheltenham has the highest proportion of flats in the Gloucester group after Bristol and Weston-super-Mare, and the second oldest stock in the tier. Of its 54,034 homes with a valid EPC, 26.8% are flats, around 14,481 properties whose communal areas fall under the Fire Safety Order, and 22.8% were built before 1930.
Those two figures describe the same buildings. Cheltenham's Regency terraces were built as single houses and subdivided later, which typically leaves one original staircase serving several flats and no second means of escape. That is the arrangement a communal-area assessment exists to examine. Tenure adds to it: 23.7% of homes are privately rented, some 10,876 properties, with a further 13.4% socially rented. Across the Cheltenham authority area, 1,948 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. 26.8% of Cheltenham homes are flats, so communal-area assessments are one of the most common requirements locally. If your business has 5 or more employees the assessment must be kept in writing.
Yes. A house converted into two or more flats falls under the Fire Safety Order, and the assessment covers the shared hallway, staircase and landings, plus the front doors of the individual flats. Period conversions are the defining pattern in Cheltenham, where 22.8% of the housing stock pre-dates 1930, and a single original staircase serving several flats is exactly the arrangement an assessment exists to examine.
Fire risk assessments in Cheltenham 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.