Fire safety in London’s social housing

More engagement between social housing landlords and residents is needed to ensure Londoners living in social housing feel confident in their fire safety practises.

That is what the London Assembly Fire Committee has found following an investigation into fire safety in London’s social housing.

The Committee has today written to the Mayor and London Fire Brigade (LFB), calling for the Mayor to explore developing a Good Landlord Charter, with access to Greater London Authority (GLA) funding, contingent on meeting commitments on fire safety.

The Committee is also calling on the Mayor to ensure when setting an updated Community Risk Management Plan, that LFB includes key performance indicators (KPIs) for social housing fire safety visits.