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Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Islington

Islington 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.

Town: Islington
County / area: Greater London
Postcode district: N1
Region: London
Population: Around 320,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Highbury (2 km)

What kind of buildings in Islington need fire door work?

Many Islington buildings are mixed use, with flats above shops and offices, where the stair door protecting the flats is often the weakest point. If you look after more than one building around Islington, we can schedule them on the same day.

What happens on site in Islington?

A written record of every attempt where access is refused or not possible
Resident notification letters and booking slots
Door, frame, gaps, seals, closer, letter plate and spy hole checked
Flags for doors replaced by residents without fire rating evidence
Repeat visits for missed appointments

Seals	Intumescent and smoke seals present and continuous around the leaf.
Alterations	No unauthorised replacement, cat flaps, extra locks or cut-down leaves.
Letter plate	Letter plates and spy holes are fire-rated and intact.

Full details on our annual flat entrance door checks page.

How we work in Islington

One contact

One point of contact for inspections, repairs and replacements across Islington and Greater London.

Priced door by door

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

Records you can use

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

Fire safety law that applies in Islington

Buildings in Islington 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.

Islington guide prices

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

Questions from Islington clients

How quickly can you inspect fire doors in Islington?

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.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Islington?

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

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.

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.