Fire Risk Assessment Barnet — 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 Barnet 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 Barnet — local property context

Little of Barnet's housing predates 1900: 6.5% of council tax properties, against 20.9% across London, while 21.2% were built in the 1930s alone (VOA 2025). Detached houses hold 10.1% of households, against 6.1% London-wide, purpose-built flats 36.6% and terraced houses only 14.9%. A further 1.3% live in a commercial building, such as a flat over a shop (Census 2021).

In 22 of Barnet's 24 wards at least a fifth of homes are privately rented, rising to 48% in Golders Green (Census 2021). Our NEBOSH qualified assessors are experienced with the escape routes, fire doors and communal areas typical of properties across the EN5, NW9, HA8, NW11, NW4, N12, NW7, N3, N2, EN4, N20, NW2, N11 postcode areas, and regularly carry out Fire Risk Assessments across Barnet for private landlords, letting agents and HMO operators.

Fire risk assessments in Barnet: the Edgware bedsit case

In February 2025 a landlord was ordered to pay £37,000 in fines and costs. Council inspectors had found 18 people, including children and infants, in a three-bedroom linked terraced house in Fairmead Crescent, Edgware, converted into eight unlicensed bedsits.

The council reported no safe means of escape in case of fire and an inadequate fire alarm system. The landlord was convicted of nine offences, including failing to license and management and safety offences.

Where a small house has been split into bedsits, the assessment should start with the escape route. How many rooms open onto the one staircase, and can each occupant get out without passing through another room?

Households renting privately

32.7% (London 30.0%)

Census 2021

Homes built 1919 to 1939

33.8% (London 22.2%)

VOA 2025

Households in semi-detached houses

27.5% (London 18.6%)

Census 2021

Conservation areas

16

Barnet Council

Fire Risk Assessment pricing in Barnet

Fixed pricing by property size and type. The same prices apply in Barnet 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 Barnet 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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