HMO Fire Risk Assessment Cost — Nottingham Pricing Guide
Exact prices for HMO fire risk assessments in Nottingham by bedroom count. All prices include the written report. Portfolios quoted together for landlords with three or more properties.
HMO Fire Risk Assessment Prices — Nottingham
These are the starting prices for HMO fire risk assessments in Nottingham and the surrounding Nottinghamshire area. The final price is confirmed before any visit is booked.
Small HMO, typically 2 floors. Standard written report included. Most common for student lets near Nottingham Trent University.
Medium HMO. Most common size in Nottingham’s NG7 and NG1 areas. Includes full written report and action plan.
Large HMO, often 3+ floors. Price confirmed on request based on layout and complexity.
| HMO Size | Starting Price | Typical Inspection Time | Report Turnaround |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3–4 bedrooms | From £250 | 45–60 mins | 5 working days |
| 5–7 bedrooms | From £350 | 60–90 mins | 5 working days |
| 8–12 bedrooms | From £450 | 90–120 mins | 5 working days |
| 13+ bedrooms | POA | Half day | By agreement |
| Portfolio — 3+ HMOs | Discounted rate | Per property | 5 working days each |
What Affects the Cost of an HMO Fire Risk Assessment?
The starting prices above are based on a typical property. The final price depends on the following factors — all of which we confirm before booking:
Number of bedrooms
The primary driver of price. More bedrooms mean more rooms to inspect, more occupants to assess escape routes for, and a longer, more detailed written report.
Number of floors
A three-storey HMO takes significantly longer to assess than a two-storey property of the same number of bedrooms. Each floor requires assessment of stairwells, compartmentation and detection coverage.
Complexity of layout
A simple terraced house converted to 5 bedrooms is quicker to assess than a converted Victorian property with irregular room layouts, multiple return staircases and a basement. We factor this in when confirming the price.
Condition of the property
A property with a significant number of deficiencies — missing fire door closers, no interlinked detection, poor compartmentation — requires a more detailed written report and action plan. This may add to the overall time and therefore cost.
Portfolio pricing
Landlords with multiple HMOs benefit from a reduced per-property rate. If you have three or more properties to assess, the combined price will be less than booking each individually.
Frequently Asked Questions — HMO Pricing
How to Spot a Bad Fire Risk Assessment
There is a pattern in this industry that costs landlords money, and it is worth knowing about before you book anyone — including us.
It works like this. An assessor quotes noticeably below everyone else. They visit, spend a short time on site, and produce a report listing a long set of deficiencies. The following day, an email arrives quoting for the remedial works — a fire door survey, new doors, detection upgrades. The assessment was never really the product. It was the sales call.
The variant that catches people out most often is misclassification. A property gets assessed against HMO standards when it is not an HMO, which generates findings that do not apply and works that are not required. Landlords have reported paying for a report, challenging it, getting a refund, and then obtaining a clean report elsewhere for less money.
Warning signs worth taking seriously
- A quote given without asking how many floors and rooms the property has — the two things that actually determine the work
- An inspection that takes twenty minutes for a multi-storey property
- A report that arrives alongside, or immediately before, a quote for remedial works
- Findings that do not match the building — the classic being a non-HMO assessed as an HMO
- Existing compliant equipment not recorded, making the property look worse than it is
- Generic wording that could describe any building, with no reference to your specific layout
- No register number, no professional indemnity details, no sample report offered
When to Book — the Nottingham Timing Problem
A practical scheduling note that saves people money and stress.
Nottingham has two large universities and one of the biggest student rental markets in the country. The consequence is that demand for HMO assessments, gas safety checks, electrical work and cleaning all compress into the same few weeks in late July and August, as landlords turn properties round before the September intake. Everyone wants the same fortnight.
If your assessment is due for renewal in the autumn, booking it in May or June rather than August means you get a choice of dates instead of whatever is left. It also means that if the assessment turns up work that needs doing — a door that needs replacing, detection that needs upgrading — you have time to get it done before tenants move in, rather than trying to arrange contractor access around a full house.
The same logic applies to licence renewals. If your HMO licence expires in September, starting the fire risk assessment in June leaves room for the council to come back with questions.
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