A number of recent cases involving landlords has highlighted that ignoring fire safety duties can be costly. What had they failed to do and how can you avoid ending up in a similar situation?
Published 21.11.2016
With another prosecution of a fire risk assessor reaching its conclusion, those who offer these services, and their clients, need to step up to meet current expectations. What’s been happening?
Published 20.09.2021
High street retailer, New Look, has just been hit with a record £400,000 fine, following a fire at one of its stores. What happened?
Published 04.01.2010
The Fire Safety Act 2021 makes amendments to existing legislation. What does it do and what types of premises does it cover?
Published 26.05.2021
A fire risk assessor has been prosecuted and another is awaiting sentencing. Is this a shift in enforcement practices?
Published 07.11.2019
A property company has been handed one of the biggest ever fines for fire safety offences after a large retirement development in Surrey was destroyed. What happened and why were the owners
implicated?
Published 19.05.2017
One of our subscribers recently had a visit from a fire officer who said that they needed to carry out a fire risk assessment. They thought they were covered by their landlord’s risk assessment.
Who’s right?
Published 24.05.2011
A BUPA care company has been ordered to pay fines and costs of over £1 million in connection with a fire that killed a care home resident. How did a failure to control smoking lead to the fire?
Published 14.02.2022
A recent fire at a Cornish hotel raised significant safety issues which all businesses should be aware of. What happened and what lessons can you learn from this incident?
Published 08.10.2007
A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay over £400,000 after committing 28 offences which left his tenants in serious danger. How did he rack up so many charges and such a large fine?
Published 07.12.2018