South East England · England
Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Kent
We provide flat entrance door checks across Kent, including Saint Peters, Maidstone and Gillingham, with the same report format and pricing wherever your buildings are.
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
- Kent
- Region
- South East England
- Postcode areas
- BR, CT, DA, ME, TN
- Towns listed
- 24
- Local authorities
- Kent, Medway
- Fire safety law
- England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
What every job in Kent includes
- Resident notification letters and booking slots
- Repeat visits for missed appointments
- Door, frame, gaps, seals, closer, letter plate and spy hole checked
- Flags for doors replaced by residents without fire rating evidence
- A written record of every attempt where access is refused or not possible
- A per-flat result that can be shared with the leaseholder
How does it work in Kent?
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.
What the law requires in Kent
Buildings in Kent 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.
- 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
How much does it cost in Kent?
In Kent, 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 Kent
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Ashford (Kent)
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Broadstairs
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Canterbury
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Chatham
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Dartford
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Deal
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Dover
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Faversham
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Folkestone
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Gillingham
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Gravesend
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Herne Bay
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Maidstone
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Margate
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Ramsgate
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Rochester
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Royal Tunbridge Wells
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Saint Peters
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Sevenoaks
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Sittingbourne
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Strood
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Swanley
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Tonbridge
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Whitstable
Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Kent: questions
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.
Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Kent?
Yes, if the building is a multi-occupied residential building with storeys over 11 metres. Kent is in England, so the quarterly communal door checks and annual flat entrance door checks apply to those buildings.
Do you cover the area around Kent?
Yes. As well as Kent itself we cover nearby towns including Saint Peters, Maidstone and Gillingham.