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FireSure Compliance — Electrical and Fire testing for landlords & letting agents across Greater Manchester. Fire alarm, emergency lighting, PAT & EICRs.

One visit. One pack. One invoice.

22/05/2026

Summer is the highest-risk season for HMO communal areas, and tenancy changeover makes it worse.

Bin stores heat up. Corridors fill with boxes and bags. Fire doors get propped open to let air through. Each of these is a compliance failure under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, and enforcement officers in Greater Manchester are looking for exactly this.

The responsible person must keep escape routes clear of combustible materials at all times. That duty does not pause for summer.

Now is the time to inspect bin stores, check fire doors, clear corridors, and review your fire risk assessment if occupancy or use has changed.

Fire Sure Compliance supports letting agents, landlords, and HMO operators across Greater Manchester. Get in touch to book a communal-area inspection or fire risk assessment before the season peaks.

20/05/2026

Having an EICR is not enough on its own.

Under the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, landlords must also complete remedial works within 28 days of an unsatisfactory report and provide written confirmation to the local housing authority within 28 days of those works being finished.

An invoice is not sufficient. The regulations require proper electrical certification. And with peak tenancy changeover approaching, unresolved C1 or C2 observations on inherited properties can become a serious compliance problem very quickly.

Failure to meet the remedial-work duties can result in a financial penalty of up to £30,000.

Fire Sure Compliance supports letting agents and landlords across Greater Manchester with electrical compliance audits and documentation. Get in touch to make sure your portfolio is fully evidenced, not just inspected.

18/05/2026

Tenancy changeover season is here, and alarm compliance is one of the checks that cannot wait until after move-in.

The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 require smoke alarms on every storey and a carbon monoxide alarm in any room with a fixed combustion appliance, including gas boilers. Both must be confirmed as working on day one of every new tenancy.

For letting agents managing properties across multiple landlords, having a consistent, documented process at each changeover is what separates a compliant portfolio from a liability.

Fire Sure Compliance supports letting agents and landlords across Greater Manchester with the checks, documentation, and guidance you need at every tenancy start. Speak to our team today.

15/05/2026

If your HMO has emergency lighting fitted in the common areas, the next question is whether you have a documented testing regime to match.

BS 5266-1 requires monthly functional tests, six-monthly partial duration tests, and an annual three-hour full discharge test. All results must be recorded in a logbook. The Responsible Person, usually the licence holder, is accountable for ensuring those tests happen and that records are kept.

Where a managing agent handles day-to-day compliance, the management agreement needs to be clear about who commissions and records each test. That clarity matters most when a fire authority comes asking.

Fire Sure Compliance supports letting agents and landlords across Greater Manchester with structured emergency lighting maintenance programmes. Get in touch to find out how we can help.

13/05/2026

If you manage furnished rental properties in Greater Manchester, portable appliance safety is worth a close look before the summer re-letting season gets underway.

PAT testing is not a fixed annual legal requirement, but that does not mean it can be ignored. The IET Code of Practice 5th Edition sets out a risk-based approach, and a visual inspection at every tenancy changeover is the minimum expected practice. Agents who take on full management functions may share responsibility for appliance safety alongside the landlord, particularly where appliances are supplied as part of a furnished let.

The Electrical Safety Standards Regulations cover fixed wiring through the EICR process. Portable appliances are a separate matter, and that is where many agents have a gap in their compliance position.

Fire Sure Compliance supports letting agents and landlords across Greater Manchester with PAT testing, EICRs, and broader compliance planning. Speak to our team before the busy season begins.

11/05/2026

New fire safety regulations are now in force, and HMO operators need to act.

The Fire Safety (Residential Evacuation Plans) (England) Regulations 2025 came into force on 6 April 2026. As a Responsible Person, you must proactively identify tenants who may need help evacuating, offer them a person-centred fire risk assessment, and keep those records up to date throughout the tenancy. A one-off survey at sign-up is not enough.

With enforcement checks already starting and summer lets approaching, now is the right time to review your process.

Fire Sure Compliance supports letting agents, landlords, and HMO operators across Greater Manchester. Get in touch to make sure your properties are compliant before your next tenancy begins.

01/05/2026

The most commonly missed compliance test we see across letting agent portfolios? The annual 3-hour emergency lighting duration test.

Under BS 5266-1, emergency luminaires in communal areas of blocks and HMOs must run on battery for their full 3-hour rating once a year, with illuminance confirmed at the end. Monthly flick tests don't replace it. Batteries degrade quietly. A unit that lights up for 30 seconds can fail at 90 minutes on a real power cut.

If your last duration test is more than a year old, get in touch.

29/04/2026

Renters' Rights Act Phase 1 goes live Friday 1 May. Existing tenancies convert automatically to periodic, so this week's changeovers are the last clean opportunity to get pre-tenancy compliance in order.

Quick checklist before keys change hands:

EICR in date and satisfactory.
Smoke and CO alarms working on every storey.
PAT testing on landlord-supplied appliances.
Emergency lighting in communal areas.
Documentation pack ready for the tenant.

Managing multiple changeovers this week? We can cover the lot in one visit.

27/04/2026

Inherited an HMO and assumed it's just a rental with more tenants? It isn't.

HMOs sit under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. That means a written fire risk assessment, interlinked mains-powered fire detection (typically Grade D1 LD2 minimum under BS 5839-6), FD30 fire doors with self-closers on rooms opening to escape routes, and emergency lighting where escape routes lack natural light.

Single-let standards won't pass an HMO inspection.

If you manage HMOs across Greater Manchester and want a second opinion on whether the fire safety setup meets the standard, drop us a message.

24/04/2026

Awaab's Law Phase 2 is coming in 2026. It brings fire and electrical hazards under fixed repair timescales for social landlords.

The core rules once a hazard is identified:

Emergency hazards: investigate and make safe within 24 hours
Significant hazards: investigate within 10 working days, begin work within 5 working days
Written summaries to the tenant in 3 working days

It applies to the social sector only, not the PRS. But enforcement benchmarks for HHSRS hazards tend to drift across both sectors, and the Renters' Rights Act is pulling in the same direction.

Worth reviewing how fire and electrical hazard reports are currently handled across a managed portfolio.

Fire Sure Compliance works with landlords and letting agents across Greater Manchester.

22/04/2026

Fire alarm compliance in a rental property sits under BS 5839-6, and the grade you need depends on the property type.

The quick version:

Grade D1/D2 (mains with sealed/emovable battery backup): HMOs, flats, larger houses
Grade F1 (sealed battery): basic single lets only
Category LD3 minimum, LD2 preferred for most rentals
Multiple alarms must be interlinked, no exceptions

If a managed property has a mix of older battery alarms and no interlink, it is probably not meeting the standard. Worth checking before the next tenancy changeover.

Fire Sure Compliance works with landlords and letting agents across Greater Manchester on fire alarm testing and upgrades.

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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
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