This page has been provided to give additional information about the 2021-2022 Leaseholder Flat Door survey and subsequent actions required as a result.
Fire Doors
Leaseholders are required to have suitable fire doors at the entrance to their property. These documents outline the requirement.
- Spec blockade door and FA
- Wands FA door Drawing
- Fire Door – Information Sheet
- Revision of lease Oct 2017 – Fire Door
- Leasehold Information on Flat Door Compliance (added 31 Jan 2022)
- Reminder to provide Compliance information (18 May 2022)
Useful links. These do not carry any recommendation from the Management of Goulden House Co-operative and are provided for information only
- https://www.bmtrada.com/ Certification, Timber inspection, Training & Technical services.
- https://www.krispar.co.uk/ Was the Supplier and Fitter of council tenanted flat doors. Council approved.
- http://capitalhomeservices.co.uk/ Timber Fire Door Installation Certified
- K&C Partners, Emil Kirilov, 07956321857 Certified.
- Hector Murazzano, [email protected], 07494093133
Council Tenants
The council replaced flat doors for Council tenants a few years ago to meet the current fire regulations. Tenants are reminded they should not make any alterations to their front doors as this could compromise their safety so is not permitted. Tenants can contact the Estate office if they have any concerns or questions.
Private Tenants
Privately renting tenants should be aware that their landlord is required to ensure their front door meets the Leasehold fire specification and they will have been given the results of the above mentioned survey and a timescale in which to carry out any required works (if any). Private tenants can contact the Estate office if they have any concerns or questions.
Update June 2025
Health, Safety, Fire & Smoke Regulations/Non-Compliance:
Non-Compliant Leasehold Flat Doors – Leaseholders whose Flat Doors have not been addressed by them, remain in the Non-Compliant Category of Health, Safety, Fire & Smoke Regulations, are now firmly in the minority category. I can confirm the following:
- 206 Flat Doors are now fully compliant to Health, Safety, Fire & Smoke Regulations
- 63 Flat Doors remain non-compliant, with 33 leaseholders engaging to advise they were in the process of addressing their Flat Door Defects and 30 Leaseholders have not engaged at all. We require your Flat Door Certification as a matter of urgency
- When applying for a lease extension, Wandsworth Borough Council, will request your Flat Door Certification in compliance with Health, Safety, Fire & Smoke Regulations.
- The Fire Risk Assessment of Goulden House will be undertaken this year and please ensure that you address your flat door defects because any of the remaining defective lessee flat doors will be identified by the FRA Accessor and placed within the official Fire Risk Assessment.
- Leaseholders who Sub-Let your properties, please ensure that if your flat door was identified by Pyro Fire Services as being defective, you have a legal duty to address your flat door defects and prior to you sub-letting your property, knowingly sub-letting your property with a serious identified risk is placing your tenants in potential danger as you are with your fellow residents.
- Estate Manager instructed by Wandsworth Borough Council, to undertake external visual inspection of the remaining non-compliant Flat Doors, the latter will be completed within the next 10 days because of the urgency attached to it and my report findings will be issued directly to Wandsworth Borough Council, as per their directive.
- Estate Manager will undertake a full annual inspection of all front doors, the latter to include access to check the door closer is working etc., this is a legal requirement in compliance with Health & Safety, via Wandsworth Borough Council. Notification will be issued by the Estate Office to all residents, advising on dates when the inspection will be undertaken and that access is required.
Important to Note: May I take this opportunity to thank the residents (206 in total), who have adhered to their responsibilities as leaseholders, in ensuring that their flat doors are compliant with Health, Safety, Fire & Smoke Regulations, the latter to protect themselves as well as their fellow residents.
To the remaining, non-compliant lessees, please use this page pertaining to information regarding flat doors and please submit your Flat Door Certification to the Estate Office at [email protected] as a matter of urgency.
For and on behalf of Goulden House Co-Operative Ltd
Annie Gleeson MSc
Estate Manager