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Do Holiday Lets and Airbnbs Need a Fire Risk Assessment?
Yes. In England and Wales the Fire Safety Order applies the moment a guest pays to stay, even for one night, and the assessment must be written down.
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Yes. In England and Wales the Fire Safety Order applies the moment a guest pays to stay, even for one night, and the assessment must be written down.
The law requires a competent person, and the responsible person carries the risk, so here is what competence means and how to check an assessor has it.
Twelve months is the standard interval for reviewing a fire risk assessment, and here is what forces an earlier one, and when a review is not enough.
A clear guide to fire risk assessments in the UK: who needs one, what the law requires, the five-step process, and how often to review. Written for assessors and responsible persons.