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HMO Fire Risk Assessments: What Assessors Find Most Often
The same few problems turn up in HMO after HMO, and each one matters more where unrelated households share one staircase.
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The same few problems turn up in HMO after HMO, and each one matters more where unrelated households share one staircase.
When landlords in England need a fire risk assessment, what it must cover in HMOs and blocks of flats, and the duties that apply to every rented home.
BS 9792:2025 replaced PAS 79-2 for housing fire risk assessments. What changed, what the nine-step methodology means in practice, and how assessors should adapt.