It is important that the self closing mechanism is never removed or disabled for any reason.
Are fire doors a legal requirement in flats.
The front door of every individual flat needs to be a tested and certified fire door.
And even some larger owner occupied houses.
The requirement is in the control of asbestos regulations 2012 and applies only to common areas such as foyers corridors staircases lifts.
They should be fitted with the appropriate intumescent strips smoke seals and a self closing mechanism.
Yes over time legal requirements and fire safety standards have changed as such a door installed when the building was constructed or prior to 2000 will now not meet the necessary standard so you may need to upgrade some elements or replace your door to ensure the flat door meets current.
In a similar way to fire safety there is a legal duty on the person responsible for managing the maintenance and repair of common areas in buildings containing flats to manage asbestos.
Fire doors are generally fire resistant sealed frame doors made of various materials and installed in fire rated walls.
Fire doors are a legal requirement in almost all commercial buildings most accommodation premises including blocks of flats sheltered accommodation houses of multiple occupancy etc.
This includes fire safety if it makes the property unsafe to live in.