Greenwich · England
Fire Door Inspection in Greenwich
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Straight answer
A fire door only works if every component works — which is what an inspection verifies, door by door. English law fixes minimum frequencies for taller residential buildings (quarterly communal checks, annual flat-door checks above 11 metres); in other buildings, including HMOs in Greenwich, the fire risk assessment and licence conditions define the schedule.
Booking
From enquiry to certificate
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Renting out in Greenwich
Letting in Greenwich: the practical points
For HMO landlords in Greenwich, fire doors are usually a licensing conversation before they're a fire-service one: Royal Borough of Greenwich sets the door and alarm specification in licence conditions, and inspection reports are the clean way to evidence compliance at renewal.
The law
The rules behind the certificate
Who's on the hook depends on the building: freeholder or managing agent for a block's common parts, the landlord for an HMO. Whoever it is, fire and rescue authorities enforce, and in licensed HMOs Royal Borough of Greenwich layers licence conditions — typically fire doors in specified locations with self-closers — on top of the fire risk assessment.
The responsible person must check communal fire doors at least every 3 months and use best endeavours to check flat entrance doors at least every 12 months.
Fire doors form part of the fire precautions that must be maintained in efficient working order under the responsible person's general duties.
Licensed HMOs commonly carry fire door conditions set by the licensing council; requirements vary by council and property.
Penalties stated are statutory maximums or court-set; Royal Borough of Greenwich is the local housing authority for Greenwich.
The inspection
What the inspector actually checks
Expect roughly 10 to 20 minutes per door. The physical checks — gaps, seals, closers, hinges, glazing — are quick individually; the value is consistency and the record. Flat entrance doors need access arranging, which is usually the scheduling bottleneck in occupied buildings.
Credentials
Who you're letting in
What separates a real inspection from a walk-through is the record: per-door findings, measurements, photographs, graded remedials. We book inspectors trained for exactly that, insured, and independent of the repair upsell — the report should serve your building, not a sales pipeline.
Pricing
What a fire door inspection costs
Expect a callout-plus-per-door structure. Economies kick in fast with volume, which is why blocks usually schedule communal and flat doors together. The guidance range covers the inspection itself — straightforward remedials are often quoted on the spot; replacements never should be without measuring up.
Paperwork
Reports, records and resident information
Keep the chain: report, remedial invoices, re-check confirmations. Fire authorities, insurers, licensing officers and — after any incident — investigators all ask for the same thing: proof the doors were checked at the stated frequency and that failures were actually fixed, not just recorded.
FAQ
What Greenwich landlords ask us
Are fire doors enough on their own?
No — they are one layer of a building's fire strategy alongside detection and alarms, escape routes, emergency lighting and the fire risk assessment. An inspection confirms the doors' contribution; the risk assessment ties the whole strategy together.
What if a fire door fails inspection?
The report lists the defect per door — worn seals, excessive gaps, faulty closers, damaged leaves — and the remedial action. Minor items are often adjustable on the spot; damaged or non-compliant doorsets may need replacement by a competent installer.
Can I just fit any door as a fire door?
No. Fire doors are tested doorsets — leaf, frame and hardware as a system, typically to FD30 or FD60 ratings. Fitting an untested door, or a fire door with the wrong hardware or oversized gaps, undermines the rating. Replacement should be by a competent installer.
Do tenants have fire door responsibilities?
In England's over-11m buildings, responsible persons must give residents fire door information — keep doors shut, don't tamper with closers, report damage. Tenants should not remove closers or prop fire doors open, and tenancy agreements commonly reflect this.
Which doors need checking in my building?
Typically flat entrance doors opening onto communal areas, doors on escape routes, and doors protecting stairwells, risers and plant rooms. Your fire risk assessment defines the exact scope for your building.
What paperwork do I get after an inspection?
A door-by-door report recording condition against each checkpoint, photographs of defects, the classification of remedial work needed, and the inspection date — your evidence of compliance for the fire authority, insurers and licensing.
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Nearby coverage: Lewisham · Bexley · Tower Hamlets · Newham · all of London
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