Legionella is the compliance duty most landlords don't know they have. We assess your water systems, then give you a simple, practical control scheme — flushing routines, temperature checks and monitoring — that keeps tenants safe and your duty met long after we leave.
All landlords and employers must assess and control Legionella risk under HSE ACOP L8 and HSG274.
Tanks, cylinders, showers, dead legs, outside taps — every part of the system assessed and mapped.
A written monitoring plan so simple your letting agent or caretaker can run it.
Legionnaires' disease is a serious, sometimes fatal pneumonia caused by inhaling water droplets containing Legionella bacteria — which multiply in water systems between 20°C and 45°C. The assessment finds the risk; the control scheme is what keeps people safe every week after. Most providers skip that part. We don't.
Cold water storage tanks above 20°C · Hot water cylinders below 60°C · Dead legs and blanked-off pipework · Infrequently used showers and taps · Long pipe runs in voids and lofts · Outside taps and garden irrigation · Vacant properties with stagnant systems.
Our assessments follow HSE ACOP L8 and the HSG274 technical guidance — the standards enforcement officers assess you against.
We establish the property type and water system complexity — a simple combi-boiler flat is a very different assessment from an HMO with storage tanks and multiple showers. You get a fixed quote and honest advice on what your duty actually requires (for many small domestic systems, it's simpler and cheaper than you've been told).
⚡ We respond to every enquiry within 2 hoursOur assessor traces the water system from incoming main to every outlet: storage tanks (condition, lids, insulation, temperature), hot water cylinders and flow temperatures, showers and spray outlets, dead legs and little-used outlets, and any special risk systems. We take temperature readings at sentinel points and photograph every risk element.
🕐 Typically 45 minutes – 2 hours on siteWe map your water system schematically, score each element for Legionella proliferation risk (temperature range, stagnation, aerosol creation, susceptible occupants), and identify precisely where the system falls short of ACOP L8 expectations.
You receive the full risk assessment with schematic, photographs and risk ratings — plus the part most providers leave out: a written control scheme with your monitoring calendar, flushing routines, temperature check points and record templates, ready to hand to whoever manages the property day to day.
📄 Delivered within 48 hours of the site visitWhere we've found issues — tanks needing lids, dead legs to cut out, cylinder stats set too low — we set out the fixes in priority order with realistic cost expectations, so a plumber can quote from our report directly. Simple corrections here permanently lower your risk profile and your ongoing monitoring burden.
The assessment must be reviewed regularly and whenever the system or its use changes — new tenants, refurbishment, extended voids. We track your review date and remind you when it's due, keeping your compliance continuous without you having to think about it.
Everything the HSE, your insurer or an environmental health officer would ask to see — plus the practical tools to stay compliant.
Every system element assessed, photographed and risk-rated to ACOP L8 / HSG274 standards.
A clear diagram of your system from main to outlets — the reference document for all future monitoring and plumbing work.
Baseline readings at sentinel points, establishing the benchmark your ongoing checks are measured against.
Your monitoring calendar: what to check, how often, and what readings should be — simple enough for an agent or caretaker to run.
System improvements in priority order with cost expectations, quotable by any plumber directly from the report.
Pre-formatted monitoring logs — the evidence trail the HSE expects, ready to fill in.
All landlords must assess Legionella risk in their rental properties — including single lets with combi boilers.
Shared water systems, storage tanks and multiple showers make HMOs a higher-risk category needing thorough assessment.
Any workplace with hot and cold water systems — offices, gyms, salons, workshops — carries the duty under COSHH.
Care homes, hotels and guest houses serve vulnerable and transient occupants — the highest-consequence category.
Legionnaires' disease kills roughly 1 in 10 of those who contract it. The duty to assess and control the risk sits with landlords and employers under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and COSHH — and after an outbreak, "I didn't know" is not a defence the courts accept.
Free quote within 2 hours. One visit, a full assessment, and a control scheme anyone can run — report within 48 hours.