A fire risk assessment template for holiday lets, B&Bs and small guest houses based on the government guide for small paying guest accommodation – hazards, people at risk, detection and warning, escape routes, emergency lighting, fire doors, fire-fighting equipment, information for guests, maintenance and the written record now required.
Holiday lets, B&Bs & guest houses
Fire Risk Assessment for Small Paying Guest Accommodation
About this document
If you let a holiday home, B&B room or guest house to paying guests, you are the “responsible person” under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and must carry out a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment. Since October 2023 you must record it in full (whatever the size of the business), and share fire safety information with guests. This template follows the structure of the government’s guide for small paying guest accommodation.
The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.
Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.
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