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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 provides fire risk assessments across Harrogate for commercial premises, the communal areas of blocks of flats, and HMOs. As a spa and conference town, Harrogate has a hospitality economy - hotels, guest houses, restaurants and venues - where sleeping accommodation and public access put fire safety duties front and centre.
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 - that can be the employer, the owner, the landlord or the occupier. With 5 or more employees it must be kept in writing.
Residential landlords and freeholders are responsible for assessing the communal areas of blocks of flats - including Harrogate's many Victorian and Edwardian houses converted into two or more flats - and the assessment must cover the front doors of the individual flats.
An out-of-date or missing fire risk assessment is a breach of the Fire Safety Order, and unaddressed risks can invalidate your buildings insurance in the event of an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.
Harrogate has 30,308 homes with a valid EPC. Houses dominate at 64.8%, but a quarter of the stock - 25.2% - is flats, and 30.9% of the town's homes pre-date 1930: the handsome stone terraces and villa conversions the town is known for, where shared stairwells and escape routes need a current communal-area assessment.
The private rental market runs to 4,742 homes (18.2% of the stock). On the commercial side, more than 9,500 premises across North Yorkshire hold a valid commercial EPC, and every workplace among them 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 — including Harrogate's many hotels, guest houses and event venues — the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires a fire risk assessment, kept in writing if you have 5 or more employees. Landlords of blocks of flats, including converted houses of two or more flats, must assess the communal areas.
Fire risk assessments in Harrogate start from £199.95+VAT. The exact price depends on the size and complexity of the premises — guest accommodation with multiple sleeping storeys takes longer to assess than a small office. 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.