JohnM

There are 5 floors in total. The basement is currently just a storage area and there is a flat per floor.

We are in the process of buying four flats that are in poor repair. They were converted to flats prior to 1988 and we are being told they have a one hour fire time down the main stair case. They do have an integrated fire system which has been regularly tested and their is fire boarding between the flats. There is no secondary route to escape the property and it would be difficult to add in an external fire escape. We want to upgrade the property to modern building regulations but we are concerned that we will be required to put in a secondary fire route - which is likely to cause major problems with neighbours. Can anyone advise whether a secondary route is likely to be made a requirement as we renovate the property. JohnM