At FRA London, we provide trusted, fully insured fire safety services for homes and businesses across London. Our qualified team offers independent, cost-effective solutions tailored to your property, ensuring full compliance and complete peace of mind.
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UK Fire Door Training approvedTrained fire door inspectors
Certificate within 24 hoursDoor-by-door, with photographs
Fully insuredIFSM affiliate, NAPIT and TrustMark
Fire door certificate in London: the short version
FRA London inspects fire doors across all 32 London boroughs and issues an official door-by-door certificate, from £79 per door plus VAT, with lower per-door prices for multiple doors. Our UK Fire Door Training approved inspectors check each door against its test label, measure the gaps to BS 8214 and test the seals, hinges, closer, glazing and signage, photographing everything. Your digital certificate is emailed within 24 hours. Doors that fail get a photo report with a written quote for repairs or replacement, and we re-inspect and certify once the work is done.
Fire door certificate cost London
One clear price per door, agreed before we visit. All prices are plus VAT.
1 fire door
Inspected, photographed and certified
£79
Up to 3 doors
Per door, same full inspection and certificate
£70 each
Up to 6 doors
Per door
£60 each
Up to 12 doors
Per door
£50 each
13+ doors, blocks and portfolios
Quoted in writing per door, with one certificate covering every door
Quote
Every price includes
- Full check of the leaf, frame, seals, hinges, closer, glazing and signage
- Gap measurement with a calibrated gauge
- Photographs of every door inspected
- Door-by-door digital certificate within 24 hours
- Clear remedial recommendations with costs for any door that fails
What changes the price
Number of doorsFlat entrance or communal doorAccess, height and door conditionRemedial work, quoted separatelyRe-inspection after repairsCentral London parking and congestion charges
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Who needs a fire door certificate?
Blocks of flats over 11 metres
The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 require the responsible person to check communal fire doors every three months and flat entrance doors every year. Our certificate is dated, door-by-door evidence those checks were carried out by a competent inspector.
HMO landlords and licensing
Most London councils make working FD30 fire doors a condition of the HMO licence, and many ask for evidence at application or renewal. A certificate from an approved inspector answers that request in one document.
Offices, shops and other workplaces
Under the Fire Safety Order 2005 your fire risk assessment decides which doors protect your escape routes, and enforcement officers and insurers expect evidence they are maintained.
Sales, refinancing and doors fitted by others
Buyers, solicitors and insurers ask for fire door paperwork. If your doors were fitted by another contractor who left no certificate, we inspect what is in place and certify the doors that pass. New doors from our own fire door installation service come with an installation certificate at handover.
The three fire door documents, and which one you need
People say fire door certificate and mean three different documents. We issue all three. This page covers the inspection certificate.
LabelFrom the factory
Manufacturer certificationThe test label or plug on the door edge proving the leaf passed BS 476-22 or BS EN 1634-1. It comes with the door and cannot be issued afterwards.
FitAt handover
Installation certificateIssued when a door is fitted to BS 8214. Every door from our fire door installation service comes with one at handover.
CheckIn service
Inspection certificateIssued after a competent inspector checks a door already in place. This is what councils, insurers and buyers usually ask landlords for.
No label or plug on a door? We record it on the certificate and set out your options, from checking the test evidence to certified replacement.
What we check on every fire door
A fire door only works as a complete assembly. Our inspectors check every component against BS 8214 and the manufacturer’s test evidence, and photograph what they find.
Label, plug and rating
We trace the leaf to its fire test and confirm the FD30 or FD60 rating matches what the location needs.
We check: label or plug present and legible
Door leaf and frame
Splits, warping, unauthorised holes or vents, and loose frame fixings all invalidate a fire door.
We check: leaf, frame and fixings sound
Gaps around the door
Two to four millimetres at the head and sides, and no more than 10 mm under the door, or about 3 mm where it must stop cold smoke.
We check: every gap measured with a gauge
Intumescent and smoke seals
Seals must be continuous, undamaged and not painted over, or smoke gets through long before the heat builds.
We check: seals on every required edge
Hinges and self-closer
Three fire-rated hinges with no missing screws, and a closer that shuts the door fully onto the latch from any angle.
We check: closes fully from 75 mm open
Glazing, letterplates and signage
Fire-rated glass and beads, intumescent letterplates, and a Fire Door Keep Shut sign where the door is self-closing.
We check: every opening in the door is fire rated
How it works
1
Book your inspection
Call or book online with the number of doors and the postcode. We confirm a date, usually within a few working days.
2
On-site inspection
Each door takes around 15 to 20 minutes. Every component is checked and photographed, with minimal disruption to residents or staff.
3
Certificate within 24 hours
Compliant doors are certified door by door, with photographs, and your digital certificate is emailed within 24 hours for your fire safety records.
4
If a door fails
You get a photo report and a written quote. We repair or replace, then re-inspect and issue the certificate once the door passes.
How often fire doors must be checked
Set by Regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, in force since 23 January 2023. Your certificate is dated evidence for each round of checks.
3 moBuildings over 11 m
Communal fire doorsQuarterly checks of every fire door in the common parts, including self-closing devices, by the responsible person.
1 yrBuildings over 11 m
Flat entrance doorsAnnual best-endeavours checks of every flat entrance door that opens onto the common parts.
FRAAll other buildings
Set by your fire risk assessmentNo fixed legal interval. We recommend a check at least every six months, with a professional inspection annually.
If a door fails: repair or replace
Most failed doors do not need replacing. The defects we find most often can be fixed and re-certified:
- Intumescent or smoke seals that are torn, missing or painted over
- Gaps wider than 4 mm at the head or sides
- A closer that no longer shuts the door onto the latch
- Fewer than three hinges, loose hinges or missing screws
- Non-fire-rated glass, letterplates or vents cut into the leaf
- No label or plug, so the door cannot be traced to a fire test
We quote repairs in writing with the photo report. A door beyond repair is replaced through our fire door installation service, supplied and fitted from £1,249 per door. For a whole block, a fire door survey gives you a door-by-door schedule to plan the work, and the London Fire Brigade’s fire door guidance explains the checks residents can do themselves.
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Why choose FRA London for your fire door certificate?
Fire safety is all we do
We carry out fire risk assessments and fire door inspections across London every week, so we certify to the same standard an enforcement officer will check against.
Approved, insured inspectors
UK Fire Door Training approved, IFSM affiliate member, NAPIT and TrustMark registered, and fully insured.
Fixed price, fast turnaround
From £79 per door agreed up front, with lower per-door prices for multiple doors, photographs of every door, and your digital certificate within 24 hours.
One team for the whole job
Inspection, repairs, replacement doors and all your other fire safety certificates, with one point of contact and one set of records.
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Page reviewed by
M Umar Iqbal, Operations Manager at FRA London
Umar oversees every fire door inspection and certificate we issue. He is UK Fire Door Training approved and a trained fire risk assessor who has spent more than two years working alongside our assessors on inspections across London, after seven years as a Gas Safe and electrical engineer in building compliance.
UK Fire Door Training approvedFire risk assessor trainedGas Safe and electrical engineer
Fire door certificates across London
Our inspectors cover Greater London from our office on Upper Street, Islington.
Fire door certificate FAQs
How much does a fire door certificate cost in London?
A fire door certificate costs £79 for a single door, £70 per door for up to three doors, £60 per door for up to six and £50 per door for up to twelve, plus VAT. That covers the full inspection, photographs of every door and your door-by-door digital certificate within 24 hours. Remedial work such as new seals, closer adjustments or frame repairs is quoted separately, and larger blocks, HMOs and portfolios are quoted per door in writing.
Is a fire door certificate a legal requirement?
The law does not name a certificate, but it does require the responsible person to keep fire doors in working order under the Fire Safety Order 2005 and to carry out regular checks under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022. A certificate from a competent inspector is the dated evidence that councils, the fire service, insurers and buyers ask to see.
How long does a fire door certificate last?
The certificate records the condition of each door on the day it was inspected, so renew it with your required checks: every three months for communal doors in buildings over 11 metres, every year for flat entrance doors, and as your fire risk assessment sets in other buildings. We recommend a check at least every six months, with a professional fire door inspection annually.
Who can issue a fire door certificate?
A competent person with fire door training and evidence to back their findings. Our inspectors are UK Fire Door Training approved, and FRA London is an IFSM affiliate member, NAPIT and TrustMark registered and fully insured. Every certificate names the inspector and is backed by photographs of each door.
Do landlords need a fire door certificate?
If you let flats in a building with shared corridors or stairwells, you are responsible for the fire doors, and for buildings over 11 metres the quarterly and annual checks are a legal duty. Most London councils also make working fire doors an HMO licence condition. A certificate is the simplest way to evidence all of it in one document.
What happens if a door fails the inspection?
You get a photo report listing what failed on each door and a written quote to put it right. Most failures, such as worn seals or a faulty closer, are repairs. A door beyond repair is replaced through our fire door installation service from £1,249 supplied and fitted. Once the work is done we re-inspect and issue the certificate.
Can you certify fire doors another company installed?
Yes. We inspect the doors as they stand, trace each leaf to its test label or plug, and certify every door that passes. If a door has no label or plug and no test evidence, we record that on the certificate and set out your options, which can include replacement with a certified doorset.
How long does the inspection take?
Around 15 to 20 minutes per door, so a small HMO is usually done within an hour or two and a block is scheduled floor by floor. Your digital certificate follows within 24 hours of the visit.
What is the difference between a fire door certificate, an inspection and a survey?
A fire door inspection is the routine check of each door. A fire door survey maps every door in a block into a door-by-door schedule for planning work. The certificate is the formal document issued after inspection, with photographs, suitable as evidence for councils, insurers, licensing and sales.
Do new fire doors come with a certificate?
Doors we supply and fit come with an installation certificate at handover, so you do not need a separate inspection certificate on day one. The inspection certificate on this page is for doors already in place, including doors fitted by other contractors.
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Last updated: October 2026