Site assessment
A competent assessor attends the premises and works through the agreed scope on site, recording what was seen and what could not be reached.
Fire Risk Assessments • Greater London
Fire Risk Assessments Across London
Tell us about your building. We'll confirm the assessment scope, a written quotation and assessor availability.
Sending an enquiry is a request for a quotation. It is not a confirmed booking. Scope is reviewed before acceptance, and any appointment is subject to the agreed scope and assessor availability.
What you get
A Site Assessment, Written Findings and a Prioritised Action Plan
All within the scope agreed with you in writing before the visit.
Written findings
A written fire risk assessment report setting out the findings, supporting observations and any limitations, and the basis on which they were reached.
Prioritised action plan
Recommended actions, prioritised so you can see what needs attention first — all within the scope agreed before the visit.
Montgomery & Sons coordinates your quotation and booking. The assessment itself is carried out and signed by an appropriately competent specialist fire risk assessor, confirmed with you before the booking is made.
Premises
Buildings We Arrange Assessments For
Enquire about your building and we will review the scope before accepting the work.
Residential blocks and shared areas
Purpose-built blocks and converted buildings, covering the common parts and shared escape routes. Enquire about the arrangement that suits your building.
HMOs and shared houses
Houses in multiple occupation and shared residential premises, including shared escape routes, cooking areas and individual lettings within the agreed scope.
Shops and retail units
Ground-floor and multi-storey retail units, including stockrooms and staff areas. Enquire about units with residential accommodation above.
Offices and workplaces
Single-tenant and multi-tenant office premises, whole buildings or demised floors. Enquire about your layout and occupancy.
Every enquiry is reviewed before acceptance. More complex premises — mixed use, larger or higher-risk buildings, unusual layouts or restricted access — are reviewed individually before we quote.
Process
How It Works
01
Tell us about the property
Send the property details: address and postcode, use, size and anything unusual about access or layout.
02
Scope and written quotation
We review the details, confirm what the assessment will and will not cover, and send a written quotation. Anything beyond that scope is quoted separately.
03
Agreed assessor and site visit
The competent assessor is confirmed with you before booking. The visit is then arranged subject to the agreed scope and assessor availability.
04
Report and action plan
You receive the written fire risk assessment with its significant findings and a prioritised action plan you can work through.
Your report
What You Receive
- A written fire risk assessment report for the premises within the agreed scope
- The significant findings, recorded with the basis for each
- A prioritised action plan of recommended actions
- A record of areas and items inspected
- A clear record of anything not inspected, not accessible or outside scope
- The name and role of the competent assessor who carried out and signed the assessment
Scope
What the Assessment Covers
Scope is agreed in writing before the visit. For a shared-area fire risk assessment on a residential building, the assessment includes consideration of the relevant structure, the external walls and flat entrance doors, to the extent this can be done within the agreed, non-intrusive scope.
Considered within the agreed scope
- Shared escape routes, exits and the arrangements for evacuation
- Consideration of relevant structure, external walls and flat entrance doors within the agreed scope
- Sources of ignition, fuel and oxygen observed on site
- Fire safety measures and signage observed, and their apparent condition
- Management arrangements, records and information made available to the assessor
- People at risk, including anyone who may need assistance
Access to individual flats is agreed case by case. We do not assume that flat interiors are excluded — where the building and the agreed scope call for it, access arrangements are discussed and confirmed before the visit.
Separately scoped if required
- Intrusive surveys and opening up
- FRAEW (external wall assessment) and EWS1
- Detailed fire door surveys
- Testing of alarms, detection and emergency lighting
- Remedial works of any kind
These are separately scoped and quoted if they are required. They are not part of a shared-area fire risk assessment unless we have agreed and quoted for them in writing.
Quotations
What Affects the Price
Your quotation is based on the building's use, size, layout and access. We confirm the assessment scope, total price and assessor availability before you book. Every premises is quoted individually — there is no fixed price, package or bundle.
Use of the premises
Residential common parts, HMO, retail, office or mixed use.
Size and layout
Floor area, number of floors including basements, and the number of buildings or blocks involved.
Occupancy
How many people use the premises, how they use them and whether anyone sleeps there.
Access
What can be reached on the day, what needs arranging in advance and who provides access.
Complexity
Escape arrangements, systems present, previous assessments and anything unusual about the building.
Coverage
All Greater London
We arrange fire risk assessments across Central, North, South, East and West London — all 32 London boroughs plus the City of London.
- Central London
- North London
- South London
- East London
- West London
Please give us the property postcode with your enquiry so we can confirm coverage, scope and assessor availability.
FAQs
Common Questions
Is a fire risk assessment a certificate?
No. A fire risk assessment is a written assessment and report, not a certificate and not a pass or fail. It records the significant findings for the premises and sets out recommended actions. Acting on those actions remains the responsible person's duty.
How often does it need reviewing?
There is no universal annual expiry date. An assessment should be reviewed regularly and whenever there is a significant change — to the building, its use, its occupancy, the fire safety measures, or following a fire or near miss. The assessor advises a sensible review interval for your premises as part of the assessment.
Who carries out the assessment?
Montgomery & Sons coordinates your quotation and booking. The assessment itself is carried out and signed by an appropriately competent specialist fire risk assessor, confirmed with you before the booking is made.
Do you carry out the remedial works?
No. Any works arising from the assessment are entirely separate. They are scoped, quoted and authorised on their own, and are never included in the assessment quotation.
Does a shared-area assessment look at flat entrance doors and external walls?
A shared-area fire risk assessment includes consideration of the relevant structure, external walls and flat entrance doors within the agreed non-intrusive scope. A detailed fire door survey, an intrusive survey, or an FRAEW / EWS1 assessment is a separate piece of work that is scoped and quoted separately if it is needed.
How quickly can you attend?
We cannot promise a same-day visit or a fixed report turnaround. Once the scope and quotation are agreed we confirm the assessor and give you realistic availability for the site visit and the report.
What does it cost?
Every assessment is quoted individually against the premises and the agreed scope. The main factors are the use of the building, its size and number of floors and buildings, occupancy, access and complexity. Send us the property details and we will put a written quotation together.
Is my enquiry a booking?
Sending an enquiry is a request for a quotation. It is not a confirmed booking. Scope is reviewed before acceptance, and any appointment is subject to the agreed scope and assessor availability.
Request a quote
Request a Fire Risk Assessment Quote
Tell us about the building. We'll confirm the assessment scope, a written quotation and assessor availability.
Sending an enquiry is a request for a quotation. It is not a confirmed booking. Scope is reviewed before acceptance, and any appointment is subject to the agreed scope and assessor availability.
Prefer to speak to someone? Call 020 7088 8301 and we will talk through the building.
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We'll confirm the assessment scope, a written quotation and assessor availability.