Fire Safety guides
Fire Safety Act 2021, FD30 doors, fire stopping, HMO fire safety, and compliance work for Thames Valley blocks and landlords.
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FD30 Fire Doors for Thames Valley Landlords and Managing Agents
FD30 fire doors hold back fire and smoke for 30 minutes. You need them on flat entrance doors, HMO bedrooms, and risers in blocks of flats. This guide covers what the door is, when the law requires it, what a compliant install looks like, and the five most common inspection failures Asuka247 sees across Thames Valley stock.
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Fire Safety Act 2021: What Freeholders and Responsible Persons Must Do
The Fire Safety Act 2021 widened the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 to cover flat entrance doors and external walls in blocks of flats. If you are the Responsible Person for a block, you need to know what that means in practice. This guide walks through the new scope, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 that followed, the documentation you must keep, and the practical work most Thames Valley blocks need.
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HMO Compliance Checklist for Berkshire Landlords
If you let an HMO in Berkshire, the local council will inspect against a fixed standard before issuing or renewing your licence. This checklist walks you through every area inspectors check. Fire safety, alarms, emergency lighting, amenities, room sizes, management. Covers Slough, Reading, Bracknell Forest, Wokingham, West Berkshire, and RBWM.
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