I am buying ground floor flat. Front door to front garden, kitchen door to back garden, no comunal areas with flat upstairs. Walls made of bricks. My solicitor is asking for FRAEW. Seller said he doesn't have one. There was fire risk assessment done before but expired a year ago. What to do now.

Fire Risk Assessments have no expiry date in law if the premises have not changed - as this should address the external wall (either to say it is low risk or that it needs an FRAEW) it should suffice.
An FRAEW can run into four figures or more to obtain and in a small traditional build like this would be disproportionate, however some lenders and solicitors are out of touch from reality in the current climate.

Hi I have a small block of flats, two storey and on the first floor are a number of "bay windows" with spandrel panels attached, I cannot find out any product information on them regarding any fire safety performance. Would this be risk assessed as low risk due to the placement and minimal coverage? Thanks in advance.

PAS9980 addresses this (particularly the new version in draft if published as it stands) with very small buildings like this being low risk, but if in doubt ask a competent FRAEW assessor as to their thoughts, although a full FRAEW is unlikely to be required

On 10/05/2025 at 22:38, AnthonyB said:

PAS9980 addresses this (particularly the new version in draft if published as it stands) with very small buildings like this being low risk, but if in doubt ask a competent FRAEW assessor as to their thoughts, although a full FRAEW is unlikely to be required

Many thanks Anthony, will contact a FRAEW assessor.