Fire Risk Assessment Merton — 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 Merton 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 Merton — local property context

Most Merton homes predate 1939, and the inter-war years, not the Victorian era, are the largest single build period. Only 26.5% of council tax properties were built before 1919, below London's 29.1%, and about 88% predate 2000 (VOA 2025). Flats in converted or shared houses hold 9.2% of households, against 11.1% London-wide (Census 2021).

At the 2021 Census, 29.1% of Merton households rented privately, close to London's 30.0%. Owner-occupation was 55.6% (London 45.2%) and social renting 14.2% (London 23.1%). Our NEBOSH qualified assessors are experienced with the escape routes, fire doors and communal areas typical of properties across the SW19, CR4, SM4, SW20, SW16, KT3, SW17 postcode areas, and regularly carry out Fire Risk Assessments across Merton for private landlords, letting agents and HMO operators.

Fire risk assessments in Merton: the guide's line at five occupants

Merton's fire safety guide for private rented homes draws its main line at five occupants. A shared house of three or four needs no 30-minute protected escape route, while one of five or more does. The guide adds that more may be needed after an inspection or a risk assessment.

An assessment of a Merton shared house should therefore record the number of occupants it assumed, and be repeated before an extra tenancy takes the house past that line.

Homes built 1919 to 1939

36.8% (London 22.2%)

VOA 2025

Households in terraced houses

35.7% (London 21.3%)

Census 2021

Households in purpose-built flats

28.4% (London 40.3%)

Census 2021

Fire Risk Assessment pricing in Merton

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