Landlords & the importance of the Legionella Risk Assessment!
If you are a landlord then chances are you know how serious and important having an annual gas safety certificate on your rented property is. You probably have an EPC in place also following either your own research or being informed that and EPC certificate is necessary on all lettings properties. However there is the distinct possibility that you currently do not have a Legionella Risk assessment in place for the property which you own and choose to rent to a paying tenant. Currently there is still a sizeable rate of Landlords who are not even aware of the Legionella Risk Assessment, and those who are in the know and have taken the time to ask their letting agent if it is a good thing to get one done still may well be without one in place.
The reasons for this is a lack of clarity amongst both landlords and more worryingly lettings agents to date. If the water system within your rented property contains the Legionella bacteria it may lead to your tenant contracting the disease which is know as ‘Legionellosis’. If death to you tenant occurs from Legionellosis and this is traced to the properties water system then under UK health and safety laws, you as the owner, may be considered responsible for the tenants death. Most lettings agents are currently dwelling on the fact that because there is no mandatory regulation from a property perspective to have this report in place (I.e as there is with the Gas safety Certificate and the EPC), and as a result are not educating landlords as to the importance of the report and leaving their landlords open to risks in the future.
Albert Victoria of Sawbridgeworth are a lettings management company which specialises in Legionella Risk Assessments as well as an array of additional energy and construction surveys, many of which greatly assist landlords with lettings and most importantly compliance while letting in the current market. Our lettings management fee is just 6% and you can expect your Legionella Risk Assessment and your EPC report completely free of charge, so call us today on 01279442032 for a free valuation and more details.
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