HMO fire door regulations come from two directions, and a landlord needs both. The Housing Act 2004, Part 2, cited below, is the licensing regime for houses in multiple occupation, and the licence conditions and the local housing authority's standards say where fire doors are required in the dwelling. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to the common parts, where the landlord is the responsible person with the risk assessment and maintenance duties. The fire door regulations register on this site records, per HMO, which rules apply and what the licence requires.
The licence and the local standards
A licensable HMO is licensed by the local housing authority under Part 2 of the Housing Act 2004, and the licence carries conditions on fire safety. Authorities publish their own standards for what doors are required where, so the register records the authority, the licence reference and its fire door conditions per property rather than a single national rule.
The Fire Safety Order on the common parts
The shared hallways, stairs and kitchens are common parts, and the landlord is the responsible person under the Order: a fire risk assessment under article 9 and maintenance of the precautions, fire doors included, under article 17. The frequency of checks is the risk assessment's; Regulation 10's quarterly and annual checks apply only where the building is a multi-occupied residential building over 11 metres.
The doors that are usually required
The local standards typically call for fire doors on rooms opening onto the escape route and on higher-risk rooms such as the kitchen, with self-closers. Which doors, and to what specification, is the licence's answer, not this page's. The certification and installation records on this site hold the evidence per door once they are fitted.
The record a landlord keeps
The licence conditions, the risk assessment, the certification and installation evidence per door, the checks on the frequency chosen and the repairs. The inspection checklist on this site is the check; DoorsetBook Pro keeps the checks and repairs per door and per property so a licence renewal or an authority inspection is answered from the file.
Questions people ask about HMO fire door regulations
Do HMO fire doors need self-closers?
Where the licence conditions or the local standards require them. Most do on doors to the escape route. The register records the condition per property.
Who inspects HMO fire doors?
The landlord or agent, as responsible person, on the frequency the risk assessment sets, with the local housing authority inspecting against the licence.
Is the register free?
Yes, without an account. Keeping the checks and repairs per property is the paid product.