Fire stopping and compartmentation · Yorkshire and the Humber

Fire stopping and compartmentation in Bradford

Social landlords in Bradford can use us to close out fire risk assessment actions on compartmentation and fire stopping.

We take on fire stopping and compartmentation works in Bradford for housing associations (which own most social homes here) and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Most social homes in Bradford belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.

Bradford at a glance

Council: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Council homes: Mostly transferred to housing associations; small new council stock since 2023
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 542,128 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 0.92 (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 Bradford?

Most social homes in Bradford are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need. The council has also owned a small number of new council homes through a Housing Revenue Account reopened in April 2023.

What do we cover in Bradford?

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
Penetration logs with photographs and product references

Fire stopping and compartmentation in a social home

How do we deliver it?

Where our surveys find something outside our scope, such as a missing fire damper or a compromised fire door, we report it to you through the route agreed in your contract.

Which rules apply in Bradford?

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 Bradford?

We price fire stopping and compartmentation works in Bradford 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 Bradford

Does City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council still own council homes?

Do you also work near Bradford?

Yes. We take on fire stopping and compartmentation works across Yorkshire and the Humber, including Calderdale, Pendle, Leeds and Kirklees, and in every other UK nation.

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

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