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Right, I actually got a reply from my friend. The door situation is as such: The front door is keyed. Only residents have access. The stairwell is keyed to separate it from the other flat below, so is definitely supposed to be private. The bedrooms are keyed as the norm in student housing.
The tenancy agreement does not mention anything about the fire exit so my friend had absolutely no way to know. None of his flatmates were aware either. The first time they saw the door in use was when the security guy was destroying the bike- he was caught in the act but the damage was already done. The kicker here is that as a private staircase there's no confusion as to who the bike belonged to.
This isn't a bike being trashed outside someone's home. This is a bike being trashed inside it.