On-Site Inspection in Liskeard
We carry out a thorough walk-through of your property to assess the current fire safety measures in place, looking at the building layout, use, and occupancy.
Fire Risk Assessments Liskeard
Protect your property and stay fire safe in Liskeard. Accredited fire risk assessments for landlords, business owners, holiday let operators, and property managers, delivered by qualified experts with over 20 years' combined housing enforcement experience.
Why Fire Risk Assessments Matter in Liskeard
Fire Safety Isn't Optional - Here's Why
If you own or manage a property in Liskeard, whether it's an HMO, rental home, small business premises, or holiday let, you have a legal responsibility to ensure it meets fire safety requirements. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the "Responsible Person" must ensure a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment is in place and reviewed regularly.
Liskeard is a working market town with a period centre, a main-line station that keeps a commuter rental market alive, and a wide rural hinterland running south towards Looe and east to the Tamar. The lettings here are a mix: flats above shops in the town centre, family houses on the edges, and a great many converted barns, farmhouses and annexes in the villages.
The rural conversions are the ones that need the closest look. They tend to combine thick old walls with lightweight new construction, mezzanines and galleries, inner rooms you have to cross another room to leave, and wood burners or oil-fired boilers. All of that is manageable, but it has to be seen in person rather than taken on trust.
Failing to comply can result in fines, enforcement action, or even prosecution. Our accredited fire risk assessments give you peace of mind that your property in Liskeard meets both legal and industry standards.
Registered Fire Risk Assessors
We are registered Intermediate Fire Risk Assessors on the National Fire Risk Assessors Register (NFRAR), formerly the IFSM Tier 2 register. This means:
- – Our registration sits on a national register and can be checked at any time.
- – Our assessments stand up to legal and insurance scrutiny.
View our NFRAR certificates: Mandy Evans (No. 1776) · Tracy Tully (No. 1779)
What We Look At in Liskeard
The things that come up most in Liskeard property
Barn and farmhouse conversions
Galleries, mezzanines and inner rooms make escape routes longer and less obvious. We map the actual route out of every sleeping area rather than assuming the plan matches the building.
Flats above shops in the town centre
A business and a home sharing one building, and often one entrance. The shared route is assessed with the commercial premises so neither side assumes the other has dealt with it.
Solid-fuel and oil-fired heating
Wood burners, ranges and oil boilers are common in South East Cornwall. They bring carbon monoxide duties alongside the fire ones, and servicing records matter as much as the appliance.
Distance from help
A rural property is further from a fire station than a town one, which makes early warning and a clear way out count for more, not less.
Areas covered from here: Liskeard and South East Cornwall, including Looe, Polperro, Menheniot, St Cleer, Pensilva, Callington, Saltash and the Tamar Valley villages.
Not sure which of these applies to your Liskeard property? Tell us what the building is and how it is let, and we will tell you plainly whether you need an assessment, and what it would involve.
Stay Ahead of Compliance Changes
Competence requirements for fire risk assessors are still under discussion rather than settled law. What has already changed is HHSRS enforcement, which is stricter under the Renters' Rights Act 2025. Landlords and duty holders should be ready for it.
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What's Included
Helping you meet your legal duties and protect your property
Helping property owners across Liskeard stay compliant and protected. Our fire risk assessment process includes:
Identifying Fire Hazards
We identify any fire hazards or risks to life, such as sources of ignition, combustible materials, or issues that could delay evacuation in an emergency.
Fire Safety Systems Check
We assess your fire detection and alarm systems, escape routes, and emergency lighting to ensure they meet legal standards and work effectively.
Equipment & Signage Review
We check that fire doors are in good condition, extinguishers are present and serviced, and safety signage is clear, visible, and correctly placed.
Clear, Prioritised Report
You'll receive a detailed, easy-to-understand report outlining any issues, with a prioritised action plan so you know exactly what to address first.
Ongoing Support
We don't just leave you with a report, we're here to offer follow-up advice and guidance to help you implement changes and remain fully compliant over time.
Our Packages
Clear, Fair, and Fully Explained
We offer competitive, fixed-fee pricing based on property type and assessment needs, no hidden costs or confusing terms.
Fire Risk Assessment
Accredited fire risk assessments for landlords, small businesses, holiday lets, and mixed-use premises.
What's included?
- Full on-site inspection of the property
- Identification of potential fire hazards
- Review of fire escape routes, alarms, and equipment
- Check of fire doors, signage, and extinguishers
- Risk rating and compliance check
- Written report with recommended actions
HHSRS Assessment
Full Housing Health and Safety Rating System assessments to help you meet legal obligations.
What's included?
- Comprehensive on-site property inspection
- Identification of Category 1 and Category 2 hazards
- Photographic documentation of findings
- Practical guidance for compliance with the Housing Act 2004
- Clear, prioritised report tailored to your property type
- Follow-up advice to support remedial works
Combined Package
A cost-effective way to ensure full property safety compliance with both fire safety and housing health standards in one visit.
What's included?
- Full Fire Risk Assessment (as above)
- Full HHSRS Assessment (as above)
- Combined, prioritised action plan covering all safety requirements
- Reduced disruption with a single on-site visit
- Expert support to address both fire safety and housing hazards together
Consultancy
Tailored consultancy services for landlords, property managers, small business owners, and holiday let operators.
What's included?
- Licensing guidance for HMOs and other regulated properties
- Pre-purchase or pre-let compliance checks
- Fire safety and amenity standard advice
- Support with improvement notices and enforcement action
- Liaison with local authorities and fire officers on your behalf
Jodi Webb
“Highly recommend this company for fire safety risk assessments, HHSRS Assessments and training. They are highly qualified and experienced and provide accurate assessments and very useful guidance on the compliance minefields in holiday letting and residential lettings.”
Townsend Property
“PALS offer a great service to landlords and letting agents, with fire risk assessments and HHSRS assessments carried out by qualified professionals. We wholeheartedly recommend them.”
Creek & Country
“We are so glad we found PALS to carry out fire safety risk assessments. They are very knowledgeable and thorough. Thanks for all your help!”
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- Mandy Evans, NFRAR Registered Assessor No. 1776
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Areas We Cover
Also serving landlords across Cornwall
We carry out fire risk assessments across the whole of Cornwall and into Devon. Explore our other local pages, or head to the main service page for full details of what's included.
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Contact UsCommon Questions
Frequently asked questions answered
We understand that property compliance can feel overwhelming, so we've answered some common questions to help make things clearer.
Yes. South East Cornwall has a lot of barn conversions, farmhouses and annexes let as homes or as holiday accommodation, and they often mix old construction with newer extensions. We assess the property as it actually is, escape routes, detection, heating arrangements and any solid-fuel appliances included.
The business below is responsible for its own premises, and the shared parts of the building, the entrance, hall and stairs, are covered by the Fire Safety Order as well. The inside of a single private flat is not. Responsibility follows control, so as the flat's landlord you are responsible for what you control, and we can help set out plainly who covers what.
If it is let to paying guests, yes. It is separate accommodation with its own occupants and its own way out. Where the annexe shares a wall, a roof space or an escape route with the main house, the assessment covers that relationship too, because that is usually where the risk actually sits.
Liskeard and the wider area, including Looe, Polperro, Menheniot, St Cleer, Pensilva, Callington, Saltash and out towards the Tamar Valley villages, the same service and the same written report wherever the property is.
It depends on the building and how it is let. The Fire Safety Order covers the shared parts of any building with two or more flats, houses in multiple occupation, holiday lets and small commercial premises, and for those a written assessment is needed. A house let to one household is not covered by the Order, though its safety is still dealt with under the housing regime, which is where an HHSRS assessment comes in. For flats it is worth asking for a Type 3 assessment, which also looks at the fire precautions inside the flats under the LACORS guidance.
HHSRS stands for the Housing Health and Safety Rating System. It's a government framework used to assess potential health and safety risks in rental properties. Landlords are required to ensure their properties meet these standards to avoid enforcement action.
Costs vary depending on the type, size and layout of your property. We'll provide a personalised quote after discussing your needs, no obligation, no hidden fees.
On-site assessments typically take 1 to 2 hours. Once completed, we aim to deliver your report within a few working days, depending on the type of service.
We offer in-person services across Devon and Cornwall, with digital consultations available for some services if you're based further afield.
Absolutely. With over 20 years of combined experience in housing compliance, including working within local authority teams, we know what enforcement officers are looking for. We'll help you feel confident and prepared.