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One clear fire safety record for each building, reviewed by your council.

Fire safety is complicated. Your part doesn't have to be.

Golden Ledger brings your building's fire safety information into one clear record. We fill in what official records already show. You confirm it and add what you have, and your council reviews it. It is free for owners.

Check with your council firstIt is in the box marked Your access code on the letter. Free for owners. When you enter your code, we show you your building's address, so you can see it is yours.

Who are you?

I own or manage a building

You had a letter about a building you own, or look after for its owner. Claim it, answer the questions and send your documents.

For building owners

I live in a building

Your council is checking your building. You do not need to do anything. Here are your rights and who to contact.

For residents

I work for a council

See which buildings in your area the law covers, whether each owner has answered, and what your team has accepted.

For councils

What to expect

Free, and it shows which funding may help.Your council pays for Golden Ledger, so it costs you nothing. As you answer, we show which government funding routes may help pay for any work on your building.Funding and schemesStarted for you from official records.Your building's height comes from Ordnance Survey and its registered owner from HM Land Registry. You check and confirm instead of typing, and correct anything that is wrong.Every stepOne question at a time, saved as you go.Plain questions in plain English. Stop whenever you like and come back later. Upload the documents you already have; a clear photo taken on your phone is fine.For building owners
Why it matters

A good fire safety record protects the people inside, and helps protect the building's value.

Building safety law exists so that people are safe in their homes and firefighters have the information they need. The papers your council asks for, such as your fire risk assessment, a fire risk appraisal of the external walls (FRAEW) or an EWS1 form, are often the papers lenders, buyers and insurers ask for too. Put them together once, and they can work for all of them.

Safer homes.

Your residents, and the fire service, can rely on what is known about the building.

Easier to sell, let, insure and mortgage.

A buyer's lender may ask for an EWS1 form before lending on a flat in a building with external walls to assess.

Funding you may not know about.

We show the government routes that may pay for cladding or alarm work.

How it works

Eight stages, and your council has done the first two.

From the letter to an accepted submission. You start at stage 3.

  1. 01Your council finds your building
  2. 02You receive a letter
  3. 03You start hereStart hereYou enter your code
  4. 04You set up your company
  5. 05You answer the questions
  6. 06You send your full submission
  7. 07Your council reviews your submission
  8. 08Your submission is accepted
The law

Two lines decide what applies to you.

Every block of flatsFire Safety Act 2021The fire risk assessment for a block of flats covers its external walls and the front doors of the flats (Fire Safety Act 2021 s.1, amending the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 art. 6).11 m residential buildingFire Safety (England) Regulations 2022Where the top storey is more than 11 metres above the ground, communal fire doors are checked every three months, and flat entrance doors every year on a best endeavours basis (reg 10).Higher-risk buildingBuilding Safety Act 2022At least 18 metres or 7 storeys, with at least two homes (s.65). It must be registered with the Building Safety Regulator before people live in it (s.77), and its accountable persons keep its information up to date (s.88).

Sources: Fire Safety Act 2021 s.1, Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 reg 10, Building Safety Act 2022 s.65. Checked on .

Help with costs

Get help paying for any work your building needs

Most owners do not pay for cladding work themselves. As you answer, Golden Ledger shows which routes may apply to your building, and who would apply.

Cladding Safety SchemeOpenThe one open route for cladding funding on buildings over 11 m in England, London included, since 1 September 2025Interim Measures Alarm FundOpenA whole-building fire alarm where interim measures are needed. Open since 1 April 2026Developer remediation contractDeveloper paysIf the original developer signed, the developer pays to fix itCladding Safety Scheme, under 11 mClosedClosed to new applications on 9 October 2026Building Safety Fund and ACM fundsClosedClosed to new applications on 1 September 2025

Official pages: Cladding Safety Scheme (GOV.UK), Interim Measures Alarm Fund (GOV.UK), Developer remediation contract (GOV.UK), Buildings under 11 metres (GOV.UK), Building Safety Fund (GOV.UK).

Checked against GOV.UK on 26 October 2026. Schemes open and close; this may have changed since, so confirm on GOV.UK before relying on it.

Your information goes to your council.

Your council sees every answer and document you send, and reviews each one. We never ask for payment or bank details, and we never ask for your password by letter, email or phone. Documents are read in Microsoft Azure's UK South region. A Microsoft service suggests answers; you confirm each one.

For councils

See the buildings in scope in your area, and how far each one has got.

Golden Ledger finds the residential buildings that are higher-risk buildings (Building Safety Act 2022 s.65) or 11 m residential buildings (Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 reg 10). It gives each registered owner a unique code to claim their building, and puts every answer in front of your team to accept or follow up. We do the data work; your team reviews and acts.

How it works for councilsBook a demo

Illustrative borough. Each bar is a building drawn to its height. Navy fills it as it moves through the stages. Gold means your council has accepted it.

Got your letter to hand?

Enter the code printed on it to claim your building. It is free for owners, because your council pays.

Work for a council?

See what your team gets, and book a demo.

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