As you may know, it is now law for all residential properties to have a risk assessment in place for Legionella. Similar to the legal requirement of a CP12 and EPC certifications, landlords are now required to have a risk assessment carried out of every properties water system. The aim of a risk assessment is to assess the water system in place to ensure no high risks are present that could possibly be fatal.
There is useful information on the Health and Safety Executive website. Please follow the link to their website that outlines your duty and the enforcement around this;
http://www.hse.gov.uk/legionnaires/what-you-must-do.htm
Also, heres a short video from RICS – Property Standards Director, Peter Bolton King FRICS puts members legionnella testing questions their UK Residential Director, Andrew Bulmer FRICS.
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