Fire risk assessments in Islington

We carry out fire risk assessments in Islington for freeholders, residents’ management companies, housing providers, managing agents and landlords. It is one of the most densely populated boroughs in England, and most residents live in flats: in squares and terraces of converted Georgian and Victorian houses, in council and housing association blocks, and in newer developments around Angel, Archway and King’s Cross.

The London Fire Brigade enforces fire safety law in Islington. The council runs borough-wide HMO licensing and is widening selective licensing in 2026, so many landlords are dealing with licence conditions and fire safety at the same time. We also inspect fire doors and service fire alarms, emergency lighting and AOVs.

Where we work in Islington

• Angel
• Barnsbury
• Canonbury
• Highbury
• Holloway
• Archway
• Tufnell Park
• Finsbury Park
• Stroud Green
• Hillrise
• Tollington
• Mildmay
• Clerkenwell
• Caledonian Road

Georgian squares, council estates and new blocks

Barnsbury, Canonbury and much of the south of the borough are lined with late Georgian and early Victorian terraces, many now split into two to five flats. Common findings in these conversions include an unenclosed stair at basement or ground level, lath and plaster ceilings that have been patched or taken down, and electricity and gas meters on the escape route. Because many streets are in conservation areas, the practical fixes are often in detection, door closers and sealing gaps around services rather than structural change.

Islington is also one of London’s larger council landlords, with estates ranging from 1930s walk-up blocks to post-war towers, and many blocks now house a mix of council tenants, leaseholders and private sub-tenants. In mixed-tenure blocks, work done inside flats, such as new front doors fitted by leaseholders or boxing around new pipework, can affect the common parts, so the assessment looks at how alterations are controlled.