Our fire safety responsibilities
The safety of our residents is a top priority for us and we are committed to going above and beyond when it comes to fire safety in our buildings.
For our tenants this includes providing smoke alarms as well as checking and servicing gas, oil and solid fuel appliances in annual safety checks and completing regular inspections of electrical systems. (Home owners and leaseholders are responsible for gas, oil and solid fuel appliance and electrical tests within their own home but we’re responsible for communal installations.)
In our blocks of flats and similar sites, we make sure that fire risk assessments (FRAs) are up-to-date, there are appropriate smoke detectors and fire alarms, fire doors and other fire safety measures. We also regularly review any fire risks and the procedures for preventing and reporting fires.
Request the fire risk assessment for your building
External wall systems
We are undertaking a thorough review of all our blocks to determine which ones fall into scope of needing an EWS1 form in line with the current Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) guidance. See answers to frequently asked questions about EWS1 here.
Taller buildings
Managing the fire safety for our taller buildings is obviously a key focus. We own or manage six buildings of ten storeys or above and another 28 which are six to nine storeys tall. We’ve carried out detailed surveys all of these that we own and none have High Pressurised Laminate (HPL) or Alumimum Composite Material (ACM) cladding.
Sovereign responsible for fire risk assessment
Please note: we’re currently reviewing and updating the following web pages but you can still request the fire safety assessment for your building via the links below.
- Anchor Point, Bristol
- Ashley Court, Bristol
- Beech Court, Leicester
- Briarswood Court, Liden
- Cedar Court, Leicester
- Charles Darwin Road, Plymouth
- Cromer Court, Liden
- Douglas Court, Leicester
- Elm Court, Leicester
- Grange Court, Leicester
- Hackwood House, Newbury
- Hawthorn Court, Leicester
- Nearne Court, Torquay
- Nile Court, Poole
- Oyster Bay Apartments, Poole
- Parkstone House, Poole
- Penrose House, Plymouth
- Quay Point, Bristol
- Selkirk House, Newbury
- Sheringham Court, Liden
- Sinclair Drive, Basingstoke
- Westbourne Heights, Bournemouth
- Whatcombe House, Newbury
Management company responsible for fire risk assessment
Please note: we’re currently reviewing and updating the following web pages but you can still request the fire safety assessment for your building via the links below.
- Brecon House, Southampton
- Breeze Flats, Bournemouth
- Chatham House, Newbury
- Crown And Anchor House, Bristol
- Juno House, Southampton
- Keppel Rise, Southampton
- Latitude 52, Plymouth
- Mitchell House, Southampton
- Penthouse, Poole Hospital Trust, Poole
- Skyline Plaza, Basingstoke
- The Robinson Building, Bristol
Primary Authority scheme
We’re also part of the national Primary Authority scheme. This means we have a legal partnership with one fire authority (Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service) to give us advice we can apply to how we manage fire safety for all our homes.
We also work closely with other local fire authorities (particularly where we have taller blocks, schemes for older people or supported housing) so they’re aware of our fire safety arrangements for the buildings in their area.