Shrewsbury · England
Legionella Risk Assessment in Shrewsbury
From enquiry to certificate: Legionella Risk Assessment for landlords in Shrewsbury, handled by professionals holding the registration the law requires, with pricing confirmed before you commit.
Straight answer
One duty, often mis-sold: assess and control legionella risk. No statutory certificate, no legal annual cycle for ordinary domestic lets — a suitable, current risk assessment with sensible controls (hot water hot, cold water cold, flush after voids) is what compliance looks like in Shrewsbury.
Booking
How it works
We're building coverage in Shrewsbury through our national onboarding programme, and we won't pretend otherwise with a fake availability calendar. Send the property details and we'll confirm by email whether we can cover the job, and the price, before anything is committed.
Credentials
Who you're letting in
The tell for a trustworthy assessor is proportionality: a combi-boiler flat written up as low risk with simple controls, not a scare report recommending lab tests and yearly recertification. We verify training and insurance, and we're explicit with providers that mandatory-sounding certificate language is off the table.
For landlords in Shrewsbury
Letting in Shrewsbury: the practical points
The most useful local habit for Shrewsbury landlords costs nothing: flush every outlet thoroughly before a new tenancy starts, and note it. Stagnant water after voids is the classic risk factor, and the note turns a good habit into evidence Shropshire Council or an insurer can read.
The law
Your legal duty, in plain English
The duty sits under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act framework and applies to residential landlords UK-wide; HSE guidance (ACOP L8 and HSG274) frames what suitable assessment and control mean. There's no prescribed certificate and no fixed review interval for simple domestic systems — review when something changes. Serious failures can be enforced by the HSE or Shropshire Council and prosecuted, with fines set by the courts.
Landlords must assess and control the risk of exposure to legionella in their properties. For most ordinary domestic lets the assessment is simple, and the law does not require a certificate, an annual renewal, or testing of the water.
Penalties stated are statutory maximums or court-set; Shropshire Council is the local housing authority for Shrewsbury.
The inspection
What the assessor actually reviews
The assessor traces water from where it enters the property: any stored cold water, the cylinder or combi arrangement, pipe runs including dead legs, and every outlet — with showers getting particular attention as spray-formers. Temperatures are checked (hot storage at 60°C or above, cold staying cold), stagnation points noted, and the whole picture lands in a written report with photographs.
Pricing
What a legionella assessment costs
Professionally assessed, this is one of the cheaper compliance visits — the guidance range reflects a straightforward domestic survey and written report. Be sceptical of pricing built on urgency around a supposed annual renewal: no such cycle exists in law, and paying yearly for an unchanged low-risk system buys paper, not safety.
FAQ
Legionella Risk Assessment questions, answered
What simple controls reduce legionella risk?
Hot water stored at 60°C or above, cold water kept cold, flushing outlets after void periods, descaling and cleaning showerheads, and insulating or removing redundant pipework. The assessment records which of these apply to your property.
Does an empty property increase legionella risk?
Yes — stagnant water in an unused system is the classic risk factor. Flushing all outlets thoroughly before a new tenancy starts is the standard control after a void period.
How long does a legionella risk assessment take?
Typically 30 to 60 minutes on site for an ordinary house or flat: the assessor traces the water system, checks temperatures and storage, and photographs the evidence for the written report.
Are legionella duties different for HMOs?
The underlying duty is the same, but shared facilities, larger stored-water systems and licence conditions from Shropshire Council raise the bar in practice — HMO landlords more often use professional assessments and periodic reviews as licence evidence.
Who can carry out the assessment in Shrewsbury?
A competent person — which for a simple domestic system can be the landlord themselves if they understand the water system, or a contractor for assurance and documentation. Complex systems with tanks and long pipe runs justify professional assessment.
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