Safety certificate guide for central London
Central London is a leasehold market. Most residential property here sits in a building with a shared entrance, a shared stair and a freeholder or managing agent holding the duty for the common parts.
Serving Central London and nearby postcodes. Contact us to confirm whether we cover your address before booking.
BOROUGHS IN THIS AREA
- Westminster
- Kensington and Chelsea
- City of London
- Camden (south)
- Islington (south)
- Southwark (north)
- Lambeth (north)
Dense leasehold: mansion blocks, period conversions and purpose-built flats, most of them in buildings with communal parts.
Why the document set looks the way it does here.
- FRAANNUAL REVIEWFire Risk Assessment from £125.99
Communal parts dominate
A building with a shared escape route needs a recorded fire risk assessment, kept under review. Above 11 metres the communal fire doors need quarterly checks and flat entrance doors an annual best-endeavours check.
- FDANNUALFire Door Inspection from £114.99
Fire doors are the recurring job
Mansion block and conversion doors are frequently original, repainted many times over, and the intumescent seal is the first thing to fail. We record every door individually.
- ELANNUALEmergency Lighting Test from £50.00
Emergency lighting on internal stairs
Period conversions rarely have reliable borrowed light in the stairwell, so escape lighting is usually required and needs its full three-hour test annually.
PUBLISHED PRICES
The published prices do not vary by area.
HMO and selective licensing varies by borough, and it changes
Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Camden, Islington, Southwark and Lambeth each run their own additional or selective licensing designations, and the boundaries and renewal dates change. We do not list scheme names, boundaries or fees on this page, because designations run for fixed terms and lapse or get replaced. Check the council directly before you rely on it.
COUNCILS IN THIS AREA
- Westminster
- Kensington and Chelsea
- City of London
- Camden (south)
- Islington (south)
- Southwark (north)
- Lambeth (north)
Every document, one engineer network.
Booked together where the qualifications allow, so one visit covers several records.
Gas Safety Certificate
Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998
EICR
Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020
Energy Performance Certificate
Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012, with the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015
Fire Risk Assessment
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, as amended by the Fire Safety Act 2021 and section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022
PAT Testing
Electricity at Work Regulations 1989, and the mandatory licence conditions in Schedule 4 to the Housing Act 2004
Asbestos Management Survey
Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
Ask about inspections in Central London.
Serving Central London and nearby postcodes. Check what the property needs, or call the office to confirm whether we cover your address.