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Fire stopping and compartmentation in Southwark

If your blocks in Southwark need fire stopping remedials, we can survey, specify tested systems and complete the work to the manufacturer's details.

Fire stopping and compartmentation works in Southwark are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. The London Borough of Southwark still owns about 38,183 council homes here, alongside housing association stock.

Southwark at a glance

Council: London Borough of Southwark
Region: London
Council homes: Council-owned, managed by the council
Approx. council homes: 38,183 (2020)
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 320,017 (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 Southwark?

The London Borough of Southwark still owns council homes in Southwark and manages them directly, funded through its Housing Revenue Account. The latest published figure we found is about 38,183 council homes (2020). Housing associations also own and manage social homes in the area, and we can work for both.

What do we cover in Southwark?

Compartmentation surveys of risers, ceiling voids and roof spaces
Sealing service penetrations with tested systems
Cavity barriers and fire-rated batt systems
Fire-rated boarding and ceiling repairs
Fire dampers coordination with specialists

Fire stopping and compartmentation in a social home

How do we deliver it?

Each penetration is numbered, photographed before and after, and logged with the product used, so your building safety case has evidence rather than assurances.

Which rules apply in Southwark?

Under the Building Safety Act 2022, building work in higher-risk buildings (18 metres or 7 storeys and above, with at least two homes) needs Building Safety Regulator approval before it starts unless it is exempt; most repairs and like-for-like replacements are exempt, but heating systems, fuse boxes and glazing units are not. Approval can take up to eight weeks for existing buildings, so we build it into the programme.

Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about fire stopping and compartmentation works

What do fire stopping and compartmentation works cost in Southwark?

We price fire stopping and compartmentation works in Southwark after a survey rather than from a guide range, because the number and type of penetrations, access to risers and voids, and building height vary from block to block. Send us the details and we will arrange a visit.

Questions about fire stopping and compartmentation works in Southwark

Does the London Borough of Southwark still own council homes?

Do you also work near Southwark?

Yes. We take on fire stopping and compartmentation works across London, including Lambeth, the City of London, Lewisham and Tower Hamlets, and in every other UK nation.

Can you take on fire stopping and compartmentation works in Southwark as a subcontractor?

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Southwark can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for fire stopping and compartmentation works, working under their systems and their client's specification.