Newham has undergone dramatic transformation since the 2012 Olympics, with the Stratford area and Olympic Park becoming one of London's most significant high-rise residential development zones. The borough now contains dozens of residential towers exceeding 18 metres, alongside substantial social housing estates in Canning Town, Plaistow and East Ham that include post-war tower blocks requiring fire safety assessment.
The Stratford towers and Olympic Park residential developments feature modern external wall systems including curtain walling, rainscreen cladding and composite panels, while the borough's older social housing stock presents the fire safety challenges typical of 1960s and 1970s construction. The Royal Docks and Silvertown regeneration will add further high-rise residential development.
We provide fire safety consultancy across Newham for developers, managing agents, the local authority, housing associations and leaseholders, covering the full range of fire safety assessment and Building Safety Act compliance services.
Newham's residential towers, from Olympic Park and Stratford high-rises to Canning Town estate blocks, require FRAEW assessment of external wall systems under PAS 9980:2022, covering curtain walling, rainscreen cladding, rendered insulation and concrete panel systems.
EWS1 certificates are in high demand across Newham, particularly in Stratford and the Olympic Park where leaseholders in modern towers require certificates for mortgage purposes. We provide timely assessments signed by qualified RICS professionals.
Fire compartmentation surveys in Newham cover both modern high-rise developments where compartmentation must meet current standards and older social housing towers where alterations have compromised fire-resisting construction.
Fire door inspections across Newham's residential buildings ensure compliance with Building Safety Act and Fire Safety (England) Regulations requirements. We deliver comprehensive programmes covering all communal and flat entrance fire doors.
RICS regulated building condition surveys for residential and commercial property.
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View ServiceYes. The residential towers in and around the Olympic Park exceed 18 metres and are subject to the Building Safety Act 2022. These buildings require registration with the Building Safety Regulator and proportionate fire safety assessment. Our FRAEW assessments to PAS 9980:2022 provide the external wall appraisal needed for ongoing compliance.
Yes. We work with Newham housing providers to assess social housing towers across Canning Town, Plaistow and East Ham. Our FRAEW assessments to PAS 9980:2022 provide a risk-based approach appropriate to the construction type and age of each building, prioritising genuine safety improvements.
Many leaseholders in Stratford's residential towers require EWS1 certificates for mortgage applications. Where buildings have external wall systems that need assessment, we provide proportionate PAS 9980 appraisals and issue EWS1 certificates signed by qualified RICS professionals.
Modern curtain walling assessment involves desktop review of design specifications and as-built records, visual inspection of the installed system, and targeted intrusive investigation where necessary to verify cavity barrier and insulation materials. We apply the PAS 9980 framework to determine risk levels and any remediation required.