Guide
What a Fire Risk Assessment Costs in 2026
The market in 2026
| Property | Typical range (ex VAT) |
|---|---|
| Single-let flat or house (one household) | £150 to £260 |
| Small HMO (two households) | £220 to £395 |
| Licensed HMO (five or more occupants) | £395 to £600 |
| Block of flats, common parts | £250 to £700, higher for large or multi-core blocks |
| Shop, practice or office | £185 to £500 |
| Care, supported living, specialist | £395 to £1,500 |
London and the South East sit at the top of each range. Advertised prices "from £79" exist; they are for a studio flat, with travel, congestion and parking often added, and they are not what a block or a practice pays.
What drives the price
- Sleeping risk and occupancy: the largest factor. A block people sleep in is assessed differently from a shop.
- Storeys and escape complexity: more floors, more cores, more routes.
- Age and construction: converted houses and older blocks take longer to read.
- Who assesses: a Level 3 checklist visit costs less than a Level 6 assessor's judgement, and reads like it.
- What you get: a one-page certificate or a BS 9792 or PAS 79-1 report with photographs and an action plan.
Our prices
Fixed, shown before you book, no travel or congestion extras, Level 6 assessor, report within 48 hours: commercial premises from £350, block common parts (Type 1) from £445, flat sale from £475, urgent inside 48 hours adds £200. Larger blocks, Types 3 and 4, portfolios and fire strategies are quoted per building.