Hi
Apologies in advance, I wasn’t quite sure where to post this. If it’s in the wrong place please let me know. but it’s driving me crazy and I’m not sure where to look for information.
I’m in the process of purchasing a Duplex apartment above a commercial property. We’ve had a full building survey completed and some questions came up about fire regulations. When I asked for recommendations for specialists in this topic to hire for an inspection no one has been able to recommend. The building was built in the 1930’s with a retail unit below which was refurbed in 2010 but still waiting on building regs for this refurb. The duplex has its own entrance and exit at the rear with no communal/shared areas.
what should I be requesting from the seller and freeholder (also owns the retail space below) from a fire safety perspective?
1) Is a 60 minute fire separation law/required or is a 30 min suspended ceiling sufficient?
2) interlinking fire alarms, if one is in place what should I look for to ensure it’s up to standard?
3) Gas / electric certificates?
4) building regs from the refurb?
5) How do I potentially pay for a for safety inspection, is this something I can even do before purchasing the property?
