Pre-Occupation Fire Safety Assessments

Pre-occupation fire safety assessments help you identify and address fire safety concerns before residents move into your building. This supports safer occupation decisions, stronger Golden Thread documentation, and clearer oversight of fire safety risks during handover.

We help developers, managing agents, and housing providers strengthen compliance processes in line with the increased accountability introduced under the Building Safety Act 2022.

A pre-occupation fire safety assessment is carried out before occupation or handover to identify fire safety issues, incomplete works, and compliance gaps within your building.

A fire risk assessment, by comparison, is an ongoing legal requirement for occupied buildings under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales, and the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 in Scotland. We can help you understand which assessment is appropriate for your building, project stage, and compliance responsibilities.

Our assessments review critical fire safety measures within your building, including compartmentation, fire doors, escape routes, fire detection and alarm systems, emergency lighting, smoke control systems, and other fire safety equipment. We also review relevant documentation, approved fire safety provisions, and outstanding remedial works where required.

Yes. We work with developers, housing associations, managing agents, and residential property operators responsible for residential and mixed-use developments across the UK. Our assessors work across single properties, phased developments, and complex multi-site portfolios, helping your team manage fire safety obligations more consistently before occupation and handover.

After the assessment, you receive a detailed report outlining identified defects, compliance observations, and prioritised recommendations for your building. Your report gives your team clear visibility over what actions may be required before occupation or handover and which issues should be prioritised first. Where required, we can also provide reassessment services and wider fire safety compliance support.