Alas just like anything else the residents committee employed him in good faith, they responded to the assessor's glossy A4 advert in a housing magazine. They have not got the heart to confiormt him - all of the residents are in their eighties, and frankly don't want the hassle (who can blame them)
Im growing increasingly angry about the lack of guidance out there to assist the RP in selecting a competent assessor / tradesperson etc.
So in such a hypothetical case where the responsible persons have bought a pig in a poke although in good faith, what action is a fire and rescue service likely to take?
1- Shrug shoulders and walk away making appropriate tutting noises? -
2- Serve an enforcement notice on the responsible person?
3- Consider legal action against the assessor under the Fire Safety Order? (go on read em their rights)
4- Report the risk assessor to the Trading Standards department?
Please dont tell me its number 1.