You’ve accepted an offer on your house, the packing boxes are ready, and suddenly your buyer’s solicitor drops a bombshell: The mortgage lender is holding up the funds until you prove your fire doors are compliant.

This happens to thousands of UK sellers every year—especially those who have done loft conversions, built integral garages, or own leasehold flats.

Why Are Insurers and Lenders So Strict?
If a property has three or more storeys, building regulations dictate that a safe, fire-protected escape corridor must exist from the top floor to the front door. If you have replaced original fire doors with standard lightweight doors for aesthetics, you have broken that fire compartment. If a fire occurs, the home insurance policy is void. Because of this risk, banks will simply refuse to lend money to your buyer.

How to Save Your House Sale Quickly
You do not need to hire expensive corporate contracting firms with bloated administrative fees to solve this.

We provide quick-turnaround domestic fire door retrofitting and compliance sign-offs. Our lead installer holds a personal FireQual qualification—the premier industry credential for individual competence. We will ensure your doors have the required fire-ratings, proper 3-hinge sets, and undamaged intumescent seals, providing a signed compliance file that satisfies any surveyor or insurance provider.

Don’t let a missing certificate ruin your chain. Get your doors certified before you list. GET A QUOTE NOW