The associated legislation with a legionella risk assessment for landlords appears to have run out of control. The information is leaving many landlords confused and concerned about escalating and unnecessary costs. Landlords are able to download a legionella risk assessment form from the website and can be completed by yourself providing you feel comfortable and confident with carrying out the tests for – risk assessment legionella. We offer new landlords a FREE legionella risk assessment, just call your local experts at Letting Agents Wolverhampton.
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As letting experts serving hundreds of landlords, we can make it very clear. The law has not changed with legionella risk assessments and this is made very clear by the HSE, however, landlords still have a duty of care with legionella, which your local experts at Letting Agents Wolverhampton can help you with – just contact our team.
The HSE states very clearly that some consultants and letting agents are misinterpreting the revised L8 ACOP to suggest that new legislation exists for landlords to manage the control of risk with legionella bacteria which is creating unnecessary costs. This is completely wrong, as the law has not changed, read the full report by HSE
We are repeatedly asked by landlords with properties in Willenhall, Bilston, and Wednesfield – do I really need a fully blown legionella risk assessment? The short answer is no, however, we do recommend you carry out the very basics.
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We are repeatedly asked by landlords with properties in Willenhall, Bilston, and Wednesfield – do I really need a fully blown legionella risk assessment? The short answer is no, however, we do recommend you carry out the very basics.
The simple fact is that landlords have a legal duty of care to ensure that the potential risk of exposure to legionella to tenants is controlled. However in most residential properties with small domestic water systems and the water is regularly used then a simple legionella risk assessment should evidence that there are no real risks. If you wish to carry out the assessment yourself then use our free legionella risk assessment form.
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