Leads for fire risk assessors, paid per qualified enquiry

Why people search for a fire risk assessment

In England and Wales, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 puts a duty on the responsible person to carry out a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment and keep it under review. It applies to non-domestic premises and to the common parts of blocks of flats and HMOs. That covers offices, shops, guest accommodation, and the shared areas of multi-occupied residential buildings.

For many owners the trigger is not a calendar date. It is a licence application, a new managing agent, an insurer's question, a visit from the council or fire service, or a surveyor asking for the existing assessment. They search when they need a competent person and a written report.

What a fire risk assessment enquiry looks like

• A landlord with a five-bed HMO who needs an assessment for a licence application or renewal
• A managing agent taking over a block of flats where the last assessment is missing or out of date
• A small business moving into new premises whose insurer wants a written assessment
• A guest house or holiday let owner who wants the assessment reviewed after changes
• An owner who has changed the layout, doors or alarm and needs the assessment updated

What counts as a qualified lead for you

A qualified fire risk assessment lead has real contact details, asks for a fire risk assessment (or a closely related service you've told me you offer), and is for a property in the area you cover. I agree the definition in writing before we start, so there is no argument later about what you are paying for. For the longer version, read what is a qualified lead.

Who this suits

It suits established assessors and fire safety companies that already have the competence and capacity to take more work in a defined area. It does not suit anyone after a guaranteed volume, or a way to buy their way into the trade.