Industry Viewfinder
Following these updates at the start of this year, what options best suit your actions on the following updates? g Actioned prior to updated legislation g Actioned because of legislation g Yet to action g Not applicable to my properties
15% of our respondents had actioned this prior to the changes (21%, 2023), 17% have done so because of the regulations (11%, 2023), 8% were yet to do so (2%, 2023), and 60% said the rules didn’t apply to their stock (65%, 2023). Tis means that this year, 20% of those who manage stock with requirements
to check their fire doors to communal areas every three months, are yet to meet this requirement, up notably from 6% last year.
OVER 18 METRES Given the particular importance of the recent changes, there are several new requirements for buildings over 18 metres. Despite this, nearly a third of those who believed the rules applied to their stock were yet to see the standards met.
FIRE EQUIPMENT AND LIFTS When asked if they carry out monthly checks on fire equipment and liſts in the buildings they manage, of those who said the rules applied to their stock, 42% were completing the checks that frequently before the changes (50%, 2023) and 28% were doing so because of the them (33%, 2023). Tis leaves 30% who believed the rules applied to their stock but were not carrying out monthly checks on fire equipment or liſts.
EXTERNAL WALL RECORD We asked if they have prepared a record of the design of the external walls since the regulation changes, 10% had already done so (7%, 2023), 18% actioned this following the changes (6%, 2023), 69% said the rules didn’t apply to their stock (83%, 2023) and 3% believed the rules applied to them, but were yet to take action on this (5%, 2023).
PREPARE A FLOOR AND BUILDING PLAN 8% of respondents had prepared a floor and building plan before the latest changes (11%, 2023), 10% had done so following the changes (8%, 2023), 73% said the rules didn’t apply to their stock (79%, 2023), leaving 9% that were yet to take action (2%, 2023).
WAYFINDING SIGNAGE When asked if they had ensured their buildings contained wayfinding signage following the updates, 15% were already doing so (13%, 2023), 8% had done so
Do you work on any housing that falls under the Fire Safety Regulations 2022 updates this year that require a Responsible Person?
because of the changes (4%, 2023), 70% said the rules didn’t apply to their stock (78%, 2023), and 8% said the rules applied to their stock, but they were yet to do this (4%, 2023).
PERCEPTIONS OF IMPROVEMENT Over the same two years, Housing Management & Maintenance also asked respondents how they would rate the improvement of fire safety in various areas, such as their own stock, or the country’s social housing stock as a whole. Overall, the large majority of respondents believed each area was making
some degree of improvement over the last five years, though this year saw a notable rise in respondents believing the private rented and social housing sectors were in decline.
THEIR STOCK When asked how the fire safety of the housing they manage has improved in the last five years, 18% said it had vastly improved (15%, 2023), 58% said it has improved (39%, 2023), and 20% said it had slightly improved (40%, 2023).
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