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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 Chester 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. Chester is commercially dense for its size, so a high share of local buildings carry the workplace duty as well as the residential one.
An out-of-date or missing fire risk assessment is a breach of the Fire Safety Order, and unaddressed risks can invalidate your buildings insurance in the event of an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.
Chester carries an unusually heavy commercial load for a town of its size. 4,868 commercial premises across the Cheshire West and Chester authority hold a valid commercial EPC, against a domestic stock of 42,035 homes. Few places in this tier have that ratio, and it means the responsible-person duty falls on a large number of businesses in a compact area.
The residential side is not small either: flats are 22.0% of the stock, around 9,248 properties, and 18.6% of homes pre-date 1930. In a historic centre the two duties frequently meet in the same building, with a commercial unit at street level and flats above it. Those buildings need care, because the two parts usually have different responsible persons but share a structure and sometimes an escape route. 7,204 Chester homes are privately rented.
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. Chester is commercially dense for its size, with 4,868 premises across the authority holding a valid commercial EPC. If your business has 5 or more employees the assessment must be kept in writing.
Both parties have duties. The commercial unit has a responsible person, usually the employer or occupier, and the flats above have a landlord or freeholder responsible for the communal areas. Because the two parts share a structure and sometimes an escape route, the assessment has to consider the building as a whole, and the two duty holders normally need to co-operate for it to be worth anything.
Fire risk assessments in Chester 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.
The duty is unchanged, but the practical options narrow. Where the fabric is protected, an assessment tends to lean on detection, management and maintenance rather than on alterations. 18.6% of Chester's housing stock pre-dates 1930, so this comes up regularly.
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.