East of England · England
Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Cambridgeshire
Across Cambridgeshire, from Peterborough to smaller towns and villages, we carry out flat entrance door checks for landlords, housing providers, schools and businesses.
Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks: Annual flat entrance door checks are the yearly checks of each flat's front door, and its self-closer, that regulation 10 requires on a best-endeavours basis in English residential buildings with storeys over 11 metres.
- Area
- Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Postcode areas
- CB, PE, SG
- Towns listed
- 8
- Local authorities
- Cambridgeshire, Peterborough
- Fire safety law
- England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Included as standard across Cambridgeshire
- A per-flat result that can be shared with the leaseholder
- A written record of every attempt where access is refused or not possible
- Flags for doors replaced by residents without fire rating evidence
- Resident notification letters and booking slots
- Repeat visits for missed appointments
- Door, frame, gaps, seals, closer, letter plate and spy hole checked
How does it work in Cambridgeshire?
Notify
We write to residents with the date, the reason for the check and how to rebook.
Check
Each door is checked from inside and outside the flat, including the self-closer.
Evidence
No-access flats are re-attempted and every attempt is logged with dates.
Report
Results are reported per flat, with photographs and a price for any repairs.
Which fire door rules apply in Cambridgeshire?
As Cambridgeshire is in England, responsible persons must maintain fire doors under the Fire Safety Order 2005, give residents fire door information in buildings with two or more flats, and run regulation 10 checks where a storey is over 11 metres.
- Fire Safety Order 2005: fire doors must be maintained (article 17)
- Fire Safety Act 2021: flat entrance doors are within scope
- Regulation 10: quarterly communal checks and annual flat door checks above 11 m
- Building Safety Act 2022: stronger record keeping and information duties
Prices across Cambridgeshire
In Cambridgeshire, flat entrance door checks typically cost £15–£28 per flat ex VAT, depending on the building and specification.
Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks by town in Cambridgeshire
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Cambridge
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Ely
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Huntingdon
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in March
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Newmarket
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Peterborough
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Saint Neots
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Wisbech
Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Cambridgeshire: questions
Can you check the doors from the corridor only?
Part of the check can be done from outside, but the self-closer and the inside face need access to the flat. Where we cannot get in we record what was checked and why the rest was not possible.
What does best endeavours mean?
The government fact sheet describes it as the responsible person deciding how to engage residents to gain access and keeping evidence, such as correspondence, where access is refused or not possible.
Which fire safety law applies in Cambridgeshire?
Cambridgeshire is in England, so the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies, together with the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 for multi-occupied residential buildings.
Do you work in occupied buildings in Cambridgeshire?
Yes. Inspections and repairs in Cambridgeshire can be carried out in occupied flats, schools, care homes and workplaces, with doors kept closable at all times.