Hotel & Residential
Hotel & Residential Buildings
Specialist fire door inspections for hotels, HMOs, blocks of flats, and residential developments — protecting occupants and ensuring regulatory compliance.
Fire Door Safety in Hotels & Residential Properties
Hotels and residential buildings present some of the most significant fire safety challenges of any building type. Occupants — particularly in hotels — may be unfamiliar with the building layout, and in residential blocks, people may be asleep when a fire breaks out. In these environments, the integrity of fire doors is absolutely critical.
Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy and the subsequent Hackitt Review, fire safety in residential buildings has come under intense scrutiny. The Fire Safety Act 2021 and the Building Safety Act 2022 have significantly strengthened the obligations on building owners and responsible persons.
Guardian Fire Door Inspection provides accredited fire door surveys for hotels, HMOs, purpose-built blocks of flats, student accommodation, and other residential developments. We work with hotel operators, housing associations, private landlords, managing agents, and residential management companies.
Building Types We Cover
- Hotels and serviced apartments
- Houses in multiple occupation (HMOs)
- Purpose-built blocks of flats
- Student accommodation
- Care homes and sheltered housing
- Residential developments and new builds
- Mixed-use buildings with residential elements
- Hostels and temporary accommodation
Legislation & Compliance
Fire Safety Act 2021
Clarifies that the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to the structure, external walls, and flat entrance doors of multi-occupied residential buildings.
Building Safety Act 2022
Introduces new requirements for higher-risk buildings (over 18 metres or 7 storeys), including mandatory registration and a new Building Safety Regulator.
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Requires the responsible person to carry out a fire risk assessment and implement appropriate fire safety measures, including the maintenance of fire doors.
PAS 79-1 & PAS 79-2
Publicly Available Specifications providing guidance on fire risk assessments for non-domestic and domestic premises respectively.
Book a Residential Fire Door Inspection
Contact our team to arrange a fully accredited fire door inspection for your hotel or residential building.