Fire Safety Law

27/02/2026

Coventry businessman fined £48,000 after nine workers found sleeping in fire-risk East Durham building.

The owner of an empty office block were nine workers were found camping out has been fined £48,000 for fire safety breaches.

26/02/2026

Public consultation launched on fire safety standards in construction
https://internationalfireandsafetyjournal.com/construction-fire-safety-fia/

25/02/2026

A £35m fire safety claim will go to trial even though the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has rejected the remediation scheme at the core of the case.

A £35m fire safety claim will go to trial even though the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has rejected the remediation scheme at the core of the case. A

13/02/2026

Two companies and one individual have been prosecuted by Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service (WFRS) following unsafe practises putting people at risk of death or serious injury in a fire.

Fire and Rescue

11/02/2026

💡 A 14 year low in compliance emerges from home office fire audit results

Home office fire statistics show compliance at 57% and first visit failures at 43%

Direct365 said it analysed the latest Home Office Fire Statistics in England.

10/02/2026

A housing provider has been fined for fire safety failings following a blaze that killed a vulnerable resident.

Housing association Mount Green was ordered to pay more than £120,000 at Staines Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.

Housing association Mount Green must pay £120,000 after a fatal fire at its Greylees property.

26/01/2026

Landlord pays price for fire safety breaches at unlicensed HMO

News - Helen Gregory - A landlord who let out an unlicensed, mouldy and unsafe home has been told by a court to pay more than £15,000.

22/01/2026

The Scottish Government has opened a wide-ranging Call for Evidence as it prepares for a fundamental review of national building standards and fire safety guidance.

The review, which responds directly to recommendations from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report, aims to strengthen fire protection measures and ensure that buildings across Scotland are designed, constructed, and maintained with public safety at the forefront.
https://www.thefpa.co.uk/news/scottish-government-launches-consultation-ahead-of-major-fire-safety-standards-review

19/01/2026

Council could face £6m bill over fire safety refits

Two council-backed housing and commercial developments require major fire safety upgrades.

16/01/2026

A landlord in Harrow has been ordered to pay £9,000 for failing to supply important safety documents regarding a four-bedroom house that had been converted into multiple units, which was “riddled with fire hazards”
https://www.thefpa.co.uk/news/landlord-prosecuted-over-hmo-fire-hazards

07/01/2026

Several Herefordshire pubs and eateries have been rapped over fire safety failings following a clampdown by inspectors around the county late last year.

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/25744110.fire-safety-prohibitions-herefordshire-businesses/

06/01/2026

Care homes will remain outside the higher-risk building (HRB) definition under the Building Safety Act for the time being, following a government review.

This is despite long-running concerns that care home residents’ vulnerability makes them particularly exposed in the event of a fire.

Care homes fire safety - Care homes will remain outside the higher-risk building (HRB) definition under the Building Safety Act.