Regulatory update3 minute read
Approved Document B: the September 2026 changes explained
Second stairs, evacuation lift design and transitional arrangements: what the latest fire-safety guidance means for building projects in England.
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Clear guidance for safer buildings.
Practical information for property teams, residents and commercial clients - written to help you spot problems, ask better questions and plan the right next step.
19guides and updatesNew updates when changes matter to the work
Recent changes
Standards and regulatory updates.
What has changed, who it affects and what to check next. Each update links to the original source.
Standards update3 minute read
BS 8214:2026: what changed for fire doors?
The revised code of practice covers fire-resisting and smoke-control doors of more materials, with updated installation and smoke-control guidance.
Read updateRegulatory update3 minute read
Residential PEEPs: what changed in April 2026?
The new evacuation-planning duties for specified residential buildings in England, and where passive-fire maintenance remains part of the wider safety picture.
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Guides for building teams.
Occupied buildings3 minute read
Planning fire stopping works in an occupied building
A practical guide to access, phasing, housekeeping, other trades and evidence when arranging fire stopping remedials in a building that remains in use.
Read guideFire stopping and alterations3 minute read
Who checks the fire stopping after cables or pipes are added?
How building teams can coordinate new service penetrations, review disturbed seals and retain evidence of the completed fire stopping.
Read guideFire damper management3 minute read
Failed or inaccessible fire dampers: what should happen next?
Understand failed tests, access limitations, remedial assessment and the asset-level records needed to follow up a fire damper service report.
Read guideSurvey procurement3 minute read
Commissioning a fire door survey: questions to ask your contractor
Define inspection scope, evidence checks, access limitations, report fields and quotation requirements before commissioning a fire door survey.
Read guideFire door maintenance3 minute read
Commercial fire door maintenance: planning an asset-based programme
How property teams can plan fire door maintenance around reliable asset data, prioritised defects, access, suitable repairs and traceable completion records.
Read guideFire door maintenance3 minute read
Fire door maintenance: can your door be repaired?
How door condition, supporting evidence and compatible components inform a repair or replacement decision, and what to check before approving work.
Read guideCertification and records3 minute read
Fire door repairs: what certification should you receive?
Understand contractor certification, evidence for the existing doorset, certificates for qualifying maintenance and completion records for nominal fire doors.
Read guidePlanning your works4 minute read
Getting a fire door quotation: what information should you send?
A practical guide to the reports, photographs, quantities and access information needed for a useful fire door quotation, including desktop and on-site survey limitations.
Read guideProperty management3 minute read
A passive fire checklist for property managers
Organise fire door, compartmentation, fire stopping and damper actions with a printable checklist and a clear record of owners, evidence and outstanding work.
Read guideFire door defect management3 minute read
A fire door defect has been reported. What happens next?
A practical route from a reported fire door concern to assessment, an appropriate repair or replacement decision, and a documented close-out.
Read guideCompartmentation3 minute read
What is a fire compartmentation survey?
What a compartmentation survey checks, why concealed construction can limit a visual inspection and when controlled intrusive opening-up may be needed.
Read guideFire dampers3 minute read
How often should fire dampers be inspected and tested?
The legal maintenance duty, annual testing benchmark and circumstances that may require more frequent attention.
Read guideFire doors1 minute read
What to check on a fire door
A practical visual checklist for common signs that a fire door needs competent inspection or repair.
Read guideFire stopping1 minute read
How to spot damaged fire stopping
Warning signs of damaged fire stopping around service penetrations, wall heads and compartment lines, plus how to arrange competent remedial action.
Read guideRegulations2 minute read
Regulation 10 fire-door checks explained
A plain-English guide for responsible persons managing multi-occupied residential buildings in England.
Read guideCompliance3 minute read
Building a passive-fire golden thread
A practical handover checklist for location references, photographs, products, applicable certificates and unresolved actions, with context on England's golden-thread requirements.
Read guideImportant
Guidance supports - not replaces - competent assessment.
Fire performance depends on the complete tested construction and the circumstances of each building. Do not alter doorsets, compartment walls or penetration seals without appropriate evidence and competent advice.
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