Durham business owner prosecuted following eight serious fire safety breaches
September 8, 2023
A business owner and his company has been pleaded guilty following several serious fire safety breaches found during an inspection. Read More
Six companies charged with fire safety offences for blaze which destroyed Cheshire retirement village
August 1, 2023
Six companies have been charged with offences under the Fire Safety Order 2005 following the 2019 fire at Beechmere retirement village. Read More
£400,000 fine for two companies after hospital staff violently attacked by patients
August 1, 2023
Two companies have been fined £400,000 after staff at a South Wales mental health hospital were subjected to violent attacks from patients. Read More
Camden HMO fined £49,000 for fire safety failures
June 23, 2023
A management company in Camden running a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) has been prosecuted and fined for fire safety safety failures. Read More
£500k fine for Camden Council after failing to address fire defects which led to “unnecessary death”
May 11, 2023
Camden Council pleaded guilty to two fire safety offences and was sentenced at Westminster Magistrates’ Court to pay a fine of £500,000. Read More
Leaseholders win almost £200,000 combustible balcony remediation costs under Building Safety Act
April 17, 2023
In what is believed to be the first ruling of its kind, a group of 18 leaseholders in Sutton has won nearly £195,000 from the freeholder. Read More
Exclusive: The Cameron House Hotel Fire – What do we know & what do we still not know?
March 13, 2023
Fire Safety Consultant, Alan Cox, examines the 2017 Cameron House Hotel fire, where two guests died, asking why we still don't know all the facts. Read More
£600k fine for building contractor and director following “repeated failings” in fire risk management
November 10, 2022
A building contractor has been fined £600,000 and its director has been ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work and fined £4,200. Read More
£50k fine for London hotel after fire safety failings found including ‘lack of sufficient fire doors and detectors’
October 26, 2022
The owner of The Bank Hotel in Barking has been ordered to pay £50,000 ignored a prohibition notice for ‘serious fire safety failings’. Read More
Warrington care home fined £60,000 for ‘serious breaches’ of fire safety regulations
October 20, 2022
Ashberry Healthcare has been fined more than £60,000 following what the Judge said to be “unforgivable” fire safety failures. Read More
Maximum fine for fire safety breaches handed to landlord of Dawlish property
August 23, 2022
A maximum fine of £8695 for fire safety breaches has been handed to an estate agent in Dawlish after an investigation in 2021. Read More
Court ruling finds contractor liable for £8 million cost of removing unsafe cladding
August 5, 2022
The High Court in London has handed down a landmark judgment that establishes legal liability for remedial safety work on buildings. Read More
£20k fine for Yorkshire property company for failing to carry out fire safety improvement works
April 29, 2022
A Yorkshire property company has been fined £20,000 for failing to carry out safety and fire safety improvement works on a property. Read More
Manufacturing company fined after worker falls from ladder whilst installing security camera
April 28, 2022
A manufacturer has been prosecuted after a worker installing a security camera sustained multiple fractures after falling from a ladder. Read More
£40k fine for Bedford office block landlord for “multiple breaches of the Fire Safety Order”
April 19, 2022
After multiple breaches of the Fire Safety Order, a landlord and responsible person for an office block in Bedford have been fined £40,000. Read More
Care home fined £46k after woman dies in fire
March 14, 2022
Care home, Elder Healthcare, which runs on the Isle of Man, has been fined £46,000 for health and safety breaches after a 95-year-old died in a fire. Read More
