East Midlands · England
Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Rutland
Across Rutland, including rural and island locations, 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
- Rutland
- Region
- East Midlands
- Postcode areas
- LE
- Towns listed
- Whole area covered
- Local authorities
- Rutland
- Fire safety law
- England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Included as standard across Rutland
- A per-flat result that can be shared with the leaseholder
- Flags for doors replaced by residents without fire rating evidence
- Door, frame, gaps, seals, closer, letter plate and spy hole checked
- Resident notification letters and booking slots
- Repeat visits for missed appointments
- A written record of every attempt where access is refused or not possible
How does it work in Rutland?
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.
Fire door law for Rutland buildings
As Rutland 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
Guide prices in Rutland
In Rutland, flat entrance door checks typically cost £15–£28 per flat ex VAT, depending on the building and specification.
Coverage in Rutland
We cover every part of Rutland, including the postcode districts LE15. Visits are grouped by district to keep travel costs down.
Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Rutland: questions
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.
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 Rutland?
Rutland 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.
How quickly can you inspect fire doors in Rutland?
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.