Lambeth contains one of London's largest concentrations of social housing tower blocks, with significant clusters of high-rise residential buildings along the Vauxhall corridor, across the Brixton estates and in Stockwell. The borough's towers include buildings constructed under various post-war systems, from large panel construction to traditional in-situ concrete frames with applied external wall systems.
The Vauxhall and Nine Elms area has also seen a surge of new high-rise residential development, creating a second tier of fire safety demand for modern buildings with curtain walling and rainscreen cladding systems. These newer towers are subject to Building Safety Act gateway requirements and require fire safety assessment from inception.
We provide fire safety consultancy across Lambeth for the local authority, housing associations, private sector building owners and leaseholders, addressing the full range of fire safety assessment and compliance needs.
Lambeth's residential towers, from Vauxhall high-rises to Brixton and Stockwell estate blocks, require proportionate FRAEW assessment of external wall systems under PAS 9980:2022, including concrete panel, rendered insulation and modern cladding systems.
Leaseholders in Lambeth's social housing towers and private developments frequently require EWS1 certificates for sale or remortgage. We provide timely assessments and certificates signed by qualified RICS professionals.
Fire compartmentation in Lambeth's social housing towers is commonly compromised by decades of service installations and maintenance. Our surveys provide complete mapping of compartmentation breaches with costed remediation programmes.
Fire door compliance across Lambeth's residential estates requires systematic inspection and replacement programming. We assess fire door sets against current standards and provide clear prioritisation for managing agents and housing teams.
RICS regulated building condition surveys for residential and commercial property.
View ServiceExternal wall fire review certificates for mortgage and sale purposes.
View ServiceParty wall advice for extensions, loft conversions and basement projects.
View ServiceYes. The high-rise residential buildings along the Vauxhall corridor, both newer private developments and existing social housing towers, are subject to Building Safety Act requirements where they exceed 18 metres. FRAEW assessments to PAS 9980:2022 provide the proportionate external wall appraisal required for compliance.
Yes. We deliver estate-wide fire safety programmes covering FRAEW assessments, fire compartmentation surveys, fire door inspections and Building Safety Act compliance advice. This holistic approach allows housing providers to prioritise investment based on risk and achieve consistent fire safety standards across their portfolio.
Many of Lambeth's social housing towers with unsafe cladding are eligible for government remediation funding through the Cladding Safety Scheme or Building Safety Fund. We assist with the assessment and application process, providing FRAEW reports and remediation specifications in the format required by funding bodies.
PAS 9980:2022 provides a proportionate, risk-based framework for assessing external wall fire risk that avoids the blanket remediation approach of earlier guidance. For Lambeth building owners, this means assessments that consider the specific construction, fire safety measures and occupancy of each building, leading to targeted, cost-effective recommendations.