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We put together a list of our most frequently asked questions to help you get to grips with fire risk assessments for your holiday property.
Yes. If you provide any guest accommodation the law says you have to do this. As the owner it is your responsibility to provide a fire risk assessment for your property but you can get a friend or an experienced fire risk assessor to do it on your behalf.
No, fire certificates have been abolished and any previously issued certificates are now invalid. A fire risk assessment is a thorough review of the risks of fire within your holiday home, the people that will be visiting your property and the measures you need to put in place to keep them as safe as possible.
There is no end date. It should be a living document that is continually reviewed and updated to keep in line with changes in your holiday property.
Yes, we are happy to fit in with your requirements, even at weekends.
No, the fire service only have the resources to give advice on private, domestic fire safety in the home or for public buildings.
You are then breaking the law, and you could be putting people’s lives at risk. The point of a risk assessment is to reduce the risks and plan how to keep people safe if there is a fire. The document is there to inform guests and help prevent fires during their stay.
If you fail to do this, you are putting your guests, your property and your business at risk.
As every property is different it is difficult to give an exact time. It should take around 1.5 to 2 hours to fire risk assess your property and no, the owner, or responsible person, will not need to be present. The report will be compiled off site and sent to you.
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Ignite South West
Fire Risk Assessments for Holiday Cottages in Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Cornwall and The New Forest areas of the UK
Hilltop View
Charmouth Road
Axminster
EX13 5SZ
