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Six-Monthly Thorough Examination — King's Cross to Hampstead

Passenger Lift Inspections in Camden

Independent six-monthly thorough examination of passenger lifts across Camden. The borough runs from some of the newest buildings in London at King's Cross to Victorian terraces and mansion flats in Hampstead, with university, hospital and council estate lifts in between.

07496 873972All equipment in King's Cross

The passenger-lift stock in Camden

King's Cross and Euston are dominated by new offices and residential towers with modern traction and machine-room-less lifts. Holborn and Bloomsbury hold older office stock, university buildings and student accommodation, where lifts carry heavy term-time traffic. Kentish Town, Camden Town and Swiss Cottage have large council and housing association estates whose lifts are the only accessible route for many residents. Hampstead and Belsize Park have mansion blocks and converted houses with small, older lifts.

What the six-monthly examination covers

Every one of these is six-monthly. Student accommodation and estate lifts take heavy use and some abuse, so door equipment, landing controls and car finishes are where defects usually show. In a residential block with a single lift, the visit is planned so that residents who cannot use the stairs know when the lift will be out of service and for how long.

Areas covered around Camden

Passenger lifts carry people, so the statutory interval is six months — not twelve.

  • King's Cross
  • Holborn
  • Bloomsbury
  • Euston
  • Camden Town
  • Kentish Town
  • Hampstead
  • Swiss Cottage

Passenger lift inspections in other London boroughs

Common Questions

Passenger lift inspections in Camden — common questions

Our block has only one lift. How long will it be out of service?

Usually an hour or two, depending on the lift. The brake, governor and safety gear cannot be proved on a lift that is carrying people, so it has to come out of service while that is done. We agree the time with you in advance so residents can be told, and it only stays out of service if the examination finds it unsafe.

Do lifts in student accommodation need examining every six months?

Yes. Any lift that carries people is on the six-monthly interval, whoever the people are. Student blocks are often heavily used through term and quiet in the holidays, so a visit can usually be timed for the vacation if that suits the operator.

Further reading

How Often Does a Passenger Lift Need Inspecting?
Every six months. The confusion is almost never about the number — it is about whether the maintenance visits already cover it. They do not. A service contract and a thorough examination are different things done by different people for different reasons, and having one does not satisfy the duty for the other.
Will the Examiner Leave My Lift Out of Service?
It is the question duty-holders ask least often and worry about most, and it is the real reason many let their maintenance contractor examine its own work. A thorough examination takes the lift out of normal service deliberately — that is what testing the safety gear means. Getting it back is specific to the installation in front of you rather than to the name on the doors.
Can My Lift Company Carry Out the LOLER Inspection?
It is one of the most common questions duty-holders ask, and the honest answer is not a flat no. LOLER does not name a prohibited person. What it requires is a competent person, and HSE expects that person to be sufficiently independent and impartial to make objective decisions — which is where a maintenance provider examining its own work runs into difficulty. This is about the structure of the arrangement, not about anyone's honesty.

Book a passenger lift examination in Camden

Tell us what needs inspecting and where — company name, contact details and a note on the equipment. We'll reply within one business hour.

Already have an asset list or examination schedule? Email it to info@integrityliftcompliance.co.uk and we'll come back with a survey plan rather than ask you to retype it.

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