Fire door installation and remediation · London

Fire door installation and remediation in the City of London

If your fire risk assessments in the City of London include door actions, we can price and complete them, with photographs of every door.

Fire door installation and remediation in the City of London is carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. The City of London Corporation still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.

City of London at a glance

Council: City of London Corporation
Region: London
Council homes: Council-owned, managed by the council
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 10,938 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 1.22 (VOA 2026)

Council housing status from Housing Revenue Account records (MHCLG and the 2012 HRA list, updated for later transfers) and council publications, checked October 2026. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.

Who owns the social homes in the City of London?

The City of London Corporation owns council homes, most of them on estates in neighbouring London boroughs, and manages them through its Housing Revenue Account. Housing associations also own social homes in the area, and we can work for both.

What do we cover in the City of London?

Communal, riser and cupboard fire doors
Remedials from inspection reports: gaps, closers, seals, hinges, glazing
Fire door signage and keep-shut notices
Photographic evidence of every door before and after
Data for your fire door register

Fire door installation and remediation in a social home

How do we deliver it?

Residents are told the day their door will be replaced, and the work is planned so the flat is secure at the end of each visit.

Which rules apply in the City of London?

Under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, in residential buildings with storeys over 11 metres high, communal fire doors must be checked every three months and flat entrance doors every year on a best-endeavours basis. The Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that flat entrance doors fall under the Fire Safety Order.

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What does fire door installation and remediation cost in the City of London?

Our guide range for a flat entrance fire doorset (FD30S), supplied and fitted in the City of London is £2,950–£4,750 per door. That is the UK range of £2,400–£3,900 (derived from published totals) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.22 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: inner London 1.17–1.32, outer London 1.08–1.26); figures are before VAT where the source states it. Every job is priced after survey; specification, access and the condition of the homes will move the figure.

Questions about fire door installation and remediation in the City of London

Does the City of London Corporation still own council homes?

Can you take on fire door installation and remediation in the City of London as a subcontractor?

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in the City of London can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for fire door installation and remediation, working under their systems and their client's specification.

Which housing standard applies in the City of London?

Social homes in England must meet the Decent Homes Standard, enforced through the Regulator of Social Housing's Safety and Quality Standard. A reformed standard, confirmed in January 2026, must be met by 2035 at the latest.