Dorset · BH2

Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Bournemouth

Bournemouth landlords, managing agents and facilities teams can book flat entrance door checks with straightforward reports and fixed prices.

In short: 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.

Town: Bournemouth
County / area: Dorset
Local authority: Bournemouth
Postcode district: BH2
Region: South West England
Population: Around 160,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Christchurch (7 km)

What kind of buildings in Bournemouth need fire door work?

Seafront blocks of flats, care homes and hospitality buildings make up much of the building stock with fire doors in Bournemouth. If you look after more than one building around Bournemouth, we can schedule them on the same day.

What happens on site in Bournemouth?

A written record of every attempt where access is refused or not possible
Resident notification letters and booking slots
A per-flat result that can be shared with the leaseholder
Door, frame, gaps, seals, closer, letter plate and spy hole checked
Flags for doors replaced by residents without fire rating evidence

Seals	Intumescent and smoke seals present and continuous around the leaf.
Alterations	No unauthorised replacement, cat flaps, extra locks or cut-down leaves.
Closer	A self-closing device is fitted and closes the door fully against the frame.

Full details on our annual flat entrance door checks page.

Why Bournemouth clients choose us

Photos of every defect

You get photographs of every defect found in Bournemouth, linked to a door reference you can find again.

Priced door by door

Every failed item in Bournemouth is priced separately, so you approve exactly what you want done.

One contact

One point of contact for inspections, repairs and replacements across Bournemouth and Dorset.

Fire door law for Bournemouth buildings

As Bournemouth 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.

How much do flat entrance door checks cost in Bournemouth?

Typical Bournemouth prices: £15–£28 per flat (ex VAT), confirmed as a fixed price before work starts. Get a guide price for your Bournemouth building.

Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Bournemouth: questions

Which fire safety law applies in Bournemouth?

Bournemouth 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.

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.

Do you cover the area around Bournemouth?

Yes. As well as Bournemouth itself we cover nearby towns including Christchurch, Poole and New Milton.

Who is responsible for a flat entrance fire door?

It depends on the lease, but since the Fire Safety Act 2021 the Fire Safety Order clearly covers flat entrance doors in multi-occupied residential buildings, so the responsible person must account for them in the fire risk assessment even where the leaseholder owns the door.