Dorset · BH15

Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Poole

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

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. We use the same method for buildings in Poole.

Town: Poole
County / area: Dorset
Local authority: Poole
Postcode district: BH15
Region: South West England
Population: Around 150,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Bournemouth (7 km)

Fire doors in Poole's buildings

Sea air is hard on hardware: corroded hinges and closers are a common fire door fault in coastal towns such as Poole. Poole jobs start with a short call to agree access, followed by a fixed price in writing.

What our flat entrance door check covers in Poole

Resident notification letters and booking slots
A per-flat result that can be shared with the leaseholder
Flags for doors replaced by residents without fire rating evidence
Repeat visits for missed appointments
A written record of every attempt where access is refused or not possible

Closer	A self-closing device is fitted and closes the door fully against the frame.
Letter plate	Letter plates and spy holes are fire-rated and intact.
Seals	Intumescent and smoke seals present and continuous around the leaf.

Full details on our annual flat entrance door checks page.

What to expect in Poole

Priced door by door

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

Photos of every defect

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

Records you can use

PDF and spreadsheet records for every Poole building, ready for your fire risk assessor.

Fire safety law that applies in Poole

Buildings in Poole fall under English fire safety law: the Fire Safety Order 2005 requires fire doors to be maintained, and in multi-occupied residential buildings over 11 metres regulation 10 sets quarterly and annual checks.

What will it cost in Poole?

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

Questions from Poole clients

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.

How quickly can you inspect fire doors in Poole?

It depends on the number of doors and access. Tell us what you need and we will give you the earliest date when you call, and confirm it in writing.

What if a leaseholder has fitted a non-fire-rated door?

The report flags it with photographs and the evidence available. The responsible person and fire risk assessor then decide on the action, which may include asking the leaseholder to replace it.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Poole?

Yes, if the building is a multi-occupied residential building with storeys over 11 metres. Poole is in England, so the quarterly communal door checks and annual flat entrance door checks apply to those buildings.