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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 Crewe and the surrounding Cheshire 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. Crewe has the highest ratio of commercial premises to homes in this group, so the workplace duty dominates locally.
An out-of-date or missing fire risk assessment is a breach of the Fire Safety Order, and unaddressed risks can invalidate your buildings insurance in the event of an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.
Crewe has the smallest flat stock in the Cheshire group and the largest commercial duty relative to its size. Flats are 12.2% of its 32,582 homes, around 3,975 properties, while 5,267 commercial premises across the Cheshire East authority hold a valid commercial EPC. On that ratio, a business in Crewe is more likely to need a fire risk assessment than a residential landlord is.
The residential duty still lands on a substantial minority. 5,992 homes are privately rented, which is 22.9% of the stock and a higher private rented share than any other town in this group bar Salford, and 22.2% of the housing pre-dates 1930. Older let property divided into flats is therefore the main residential route into the Order here.
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. Crewe sits in an authority with 5,267 commercial premises holding a valid commercial EPC, the highest count relative to housing in this group. If your business has 5 or more employees the assessment must be kept in writing.
Broadly, any non-domestic premises, which includes workplaces, shops, warehouses, offices, premises the public can enter, and the common areas of multi-occupied residential buildings. If people other than a single household use the building, the Fire Safety Order is likely to apply and someone has to be the responsible person for it.
Fire risk assessments in Crewe 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.