HMO fire risk assessment
Fire risk assessments for St Albans HMOs.
Every St Albans HMO needs a written fire risk assessment. Do yours online to BS 9792:2025, and see what St Albans's own fire safety rules mean for your house.
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East of England
St Albans's HMO fire safety rules
St Albans publishes its own HMO fire safety standard, "SADC HMO Amenity Standards, section 5 Fire Precautionary Facilities" (2019). It is based on the Hertfordshire standard, which 3 other councils use too. FRASafe's assessment follows BS 9792:2025 and LACORS. Below is what St Albans's rules ask for in a typical house, so you know what to expect.
- Assessment for the licence
- Yes, with your licence application
- Who can carry it out
- No rule on who writes it
- Last checked
- 14 October 2026
Running an HMO in St Albans
The local rules and contacts that sit alongside your fire risk assessment, each taken from the council's or fire service's own website.
- Fire and rescue service
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers St Albans.
Source: hertfordshire.gov.uk- Licence fee
A new HMO licence from St Albans costs £207 per person, with a minimum fee of £1,035.
Source: stalbans.gov.ukShow the official wording
“The fee for processing HMO licence applications is £207 per person with a minimum fee of £1035.”
- Licensed HMOs
76 HMOs on St Albans's licence register (October 2026).
Source: stalbans.gov.ukShow the official wording
“Updated - October 2026”
Applying for or renewing your St Albans HMO licence? St Albans wants a written fire risk assessment with your application.
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What your St Albans fire risk assessment will check
A typical 3-storey shared house with 6 tenants, run through St Albans's rules. Each item shows the wording it comes from, and what your action plan says if the house is missing it. Your own house may need more or less, which is what the assessment works out.
Fire alarm
RequiredA linked fire alarm system (Grade A, LD2, plus a linked smoke alarm in each letting)
“BS5839-6 (2019) has changed the requirements for HMO premises of 1-2 stories (below 200m2) for new or materially altered premises, which will now require a grade D category LD1 rather than LD2.”
If it's missing: High priority in your action plan
The fire alarm is Grade F. This house needs a Grade A system with LD2 coverage. Have a qualified alarm engineer upgrade it to BS 5839-1. Required by SADC HMO Amenity Standards (St Albans City and District Council) (2019).
Fire doors
RequiredFire doors with self-closers on every bedroom and the kitchen
“Ensure that there are self-closing fire doors that provide 30 minutes fire and smoke protection (FD30S) on all bedrooms, kitchens and living rooms.”
If it's missing: High priority in your action plan
Not every bedroom door is a fire door with a self-closer. Fit FD30 fire doors with self-closers to all bedrooms. Required by SADC HMO Amenity Standards (St Albans City and District Council) (2019).
Escape route
RequiredA protected escape route, with the hall and stairs giving 30 minutes' fire resistance
“All HMOs shall be provided with an adequate protected means of escape from fire, together with other fire precautions including so far as necessary, a fire detection and warning system with emergency lighting to the satisfaction of the inspecting officer.”
If it's missing: High priority in your action plan
The hallway and stairs are not confirmed as a 30-minute protected route. Make good any holes or open-plan gaps so walls and ceilings give 30 minutes' fire resistance. Required by SADC HMO Amenity Standards (St Albans City and District Council) (2019).
Kitchen heat detector
RequiredA linked heat detector in the kitchen
“additional interlinked heat alarm with integral battery back-up located in the kitchen”
If it's missing: High priority in your action plan
Not every kitchen has a linked heat alarm. Fit an interlinked heat alarm in each kitchen. Required by LACORS Housing - Fire Safety: guidance on fire safety provisions for certain types of existing housing (July 2008).
Emergency lighting
RequiredEmergency lighting on the escape route
“Arrange for the installation of suitable and sufficient emergency lighting to provide adequate coverage to the protected fire escape route. The number and position of any luminaries should be determined by your fire risk assessment.”
If it's missing: High priority in your action plan
The escape route needs emergency lighting and it is missing or damaged. Install or repair emergency lighting to BS 5266-1. Required by SADC HMO Amenity Standards (St Albans City and District Council) (2019).
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Answer structured questions covering fire hazards, means of escape, fire detection, fire doors, and more, mapped to BS 9792:2025 and the RRO 2005. Progress saved automatically.
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