Fire Risk Assessment Richmond upon Thames — 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 Richmond upon Thames 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 Richmond upon Thames — local property context

Terraced and semi-detached houses each hold about a quarter of Richmond's households, and purpose-built flats 28.2% (Census 2021). On VOA figures for 2025, 17.5% of the borough's council tax properties date from 1900 to 1918, and only 8.4% were built in 2000 or later.

Census 2021 counted 19,970 of Richmond's 80,704 households renting privately: 24.7%, or about one in four households. Our NEBOSH qualified assessors are experienced with the escape routes, fire doors and communal areas typical of properties across the TW2, TW1, TW11, TW9, TW12, TW10, SW14, SW13 postcode areas, and regularly carry out Fire Risk Assessments across Richmond upon Thames for private landlords, letting agents and HMO operators.

Fire risk assessments in Richmond: works done before the officer calls

Richmond deals with an HMO licence application in a set order. Officers first check the application and the fee, then arrange an inspection. That visit is where the officer can require changes, add conditions and fix how many people may live there.

Because any changes are set at the inspection, have the fire risk assessment carried out, and the works it recommends finished, before the visit is arranged. The officer then inspects the house the assessment describes.

Households living in houses

59.8% (London 45.9%)

Census 2021

Homes built before 1919

37.8% (London 29.1%)

VOA 2025

Households heated by mains gas only

80.5% (London 70.5%)

Census 2021

Conservation areas

85

Richmond Council

Fire Risk Assessment pricing in Richmond upon Thames

Fixed pricing by property size and type. The same prices apply in Richmond upon Thames 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 Richmond upon Thames 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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