Fire Risk Assessment Barking & Dagenham — from £74.99

What is a Fire Risk Assessment?

A Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) is a systematic review of a property that identifies fire hazards, evaluates who is at risk from them, and records what action is needed to reduce that risk to an acceptable level. A NEBOSH qualified assessor examines means of escape, fire doors, fire alarms, emergency lighting and escape route signage, and produces a written report with a prioritised action plan.

A written Fire Risk Assessment is compulsory for every HMO under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. This national duty applies in Barking & Dagenham as it does across England, an HMO licence can add fire safety conditions on top, and single-let landlords are strongly advised to hold one too.

Fire Risk Assessment in Barking & Dagenham — local property context

The Becontree Estate, which the council puts at about 29,000 homes across 11 wards, is mainly two- and three-storey terraces and cottages in red brick or render, with tall brick chimneys. Across the borough, 68.8% of households live in a house, while purpose-built flats house 27.7%, against 40.3% across London (Census 2021).

The council said in January 2025 that private renting, its fastest-growing tenure, covers "nearly a third of all homes", above the 24.2% counted at Census 2021. Our NEBOSH qualified assessors are experienced with the escape routes, fire doors and communal areas typical of properties across the IG11, RM8, RM10, RM9, RM6, RM7 postcode areas, and regularly carry out Fire Risk Assessments across Barking & Dagenham for private landlords, letting agents and HMO operators.

Fire risk assessments in Barking and Dagenham: the landlord's job

Arranging the fire risk assessment falls to the landlord or licence holder. The council's HMO licence checklist says plainly: "The Council can NOT do your fire risk assessment, neither can the Fire Brigade." An assessment must go in with every HMO application, including three- and four-person shares under the borough-wide additional scheme.

Single-household lets have their own rule in the council's 2026 guidance: the escape route must not pass through a kitchen. If a house has been opened up so the stairs come down into the kitchen, raise it with the assessor, because that layout conflicts with the guidance.

Households renting privately

24.2% (London 30.0%)

Census 2021

Households renting from the council

24.5% (London 12.1%)

Census 2021

Households in terraced houses

41.6% (London 21.3%)

Census 2021

Homes built 1919 to 1929

35.0% (London 6.2%)

VOA 2025

Fire Risk Assessment pricing in Barking & Dagenham

Fixed pricing by property size and type. The same prices apply in Barking & Dagenham as across all other London boroughs — no London surcharge. The only location-based fee is the £20 Congestion Charge Zone addition for central London properties.

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What's included from £74.99

Every Fire Risk Assessment we carry out in Barking & Dagenham covers the complete review at no extra cost beyond the price shown.

• Identification of fire hazards and sources of ignition throughout the property
• Assessment of means of escape and travel distances
• Inspection of fire doors, self-closers and door seals
• Check of fire alarm and detection system coverage
• Emergency lighting and escape route signage check
• NEBOSH qualified assessor — fully qualified and insured
• Written report with prioritised action plan emailed within 24 hours
• Clear timescales for any remedial action identified

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