Holiday accommodation
If you own or run holiday accommodation such as a holiday cottage, house, or apartment you will need to make sure that you understand and meet your fire safety obligations.
Outdoor accommodation such as holiday caravans, shepherds' huts, tree houses, glamping pods, bothies, lodges, yurts and even camping, will also need to consider fire safety. For these types of accommodation, other issues such as the use of open fires and cooking, and the way the accommodation is constructed, may also need to be taken into account.
If your holiday accommodation consists of larger premises where 10 or more people sleep on the first floor, your fire safety obligations will differ.
Learn more below....
Your fire safety responsibilities
Your fire safety responsibilities for holiday accommodation will depend upon the size of your accommodation.
For single premises with:
- a ground floor or ground and first floor
- sleeping accommodation for no more than 10 people
- for houses, cottages and chalets, has no more than four bedrooms on the first floor
- for individual flats (purpose-built or converted and excluding unusually large flats)
the Home Office Guidance for Small-paying Guest Accommodation (see below) provides helpful information.
For larger premises where people sleep:
including guest accommodation such as B&Bs, inns, individual and multiple self catering accommodation, hotels, hotels and even narrow boats and cruisers, please consult the Government guidance for Sleeping Accommodation - details below.
In both cases you will have a legal duty to carry out a Fire Risk Assessment.
Small paying guest accommodation
Learn what you need to do if you own and/or run small paying guest accommodation and access the Home Office Guidance
Sleeping accommodation
If you own or run larger premises with sleeping accommodation, this Government guide will advise you on how to carry out your fire risk assessment
Fire Risk Assessments
Learn about fire risk assessments, what they are and why you need them.