Legionella risk assessments: I can hear the landlords across the country groan…

The letting industry is awash with rules, regs and requirements ranging from deposit schemes to referencing to immigration checks through to inventories, smoke alarms, gas safety checks and now legionella (legionnaires’ disease) risk assessments. I can hear the landlords across the country groan….. yet another hoop to jump through, yet another cost to bare and surely its all…

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Legionella and HSE Guidance – Why ignorance is not always bliss…

The HSE recently published its guidance document on Legionella risk assessment and control and more specifically the required response from landlords and managing agents (known affectionally as ‘ the duty holder ‘). Wonder if that title comes with an Oscar styled trophy?  Love a bit of bling….. 🙂 Anyway; there are many, many, many discussions…

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