Water Safety for Landlords: What You’re Responsible For and How to Get It Right
As a landlord, you’re legally required to manage the health and safety risks in your property. That includes assessing the risk of Legionella in your water systems. Even if your rental property seems low risk, the law still applies.
Why water safety matters in rental properties
Landlords have a legal duty to protect their tenants from health risks in the property, and that includes the risk of Legionella. This bacterium can grow in domestic water systems when conditions allow, and if it becomes airborne, it can be inhaled and cause serious illness.
Legionnaires’ disease is rare, but the risk is preventable. By assessing and managing your water system properly, you can make sure your property remains safe and compliant.
What the law requires from landlords
Even in simple properties, the law still applies. Landlords must carry out a Legionella risk assessment and keep it up to date. In most cases, this means reviewing it every two years or whenever there’s a change in tenants or system use.
There’s no legal need to carry out water sampling unless there’s evidence of a problem, but monitoring temperatures and flushing unused outlets may still be part of your ongoing responsibilities.
What to look out for in domestic systems
Most rental properties are considered low risk. But that doesn’t mean the risk can be ignored. Risks can increase in homes that are left empty, bathrooms that go unused for long periods, or where hot water systems aren’t working efficiently.
Poorly maintained shower heads, dead legs in the pipework, or cold water tanks with no insulation can all become areas of concern. These are exactly the sorts of issues a professional assessment will identify.
How ClearSafe helps landlords stay compliant
We offer simple, affordable Legionella assessments designed specifically for landlords. One of our assessors will inspect the water system, check the layout and usage, and provide a report that explains exactly what needs doing, if anything.
Our reports are written in plain English and focus on practical steps, not technical jargon. We make it easy for you to prove compliance and protect your tenants without adding to your workload.
If you manage one property or several, we’ll help you stay on the right side of your legal responsibilities, with clear advice and reliable support whenever you need it.
We like to keep things simple
Getting water safety sorted doesn’t need to be complicated.
Here’s how it works…
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We assess your site
We review your setup, identify risks and find out what’s needed to meet compliance.
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We build your plan
We create a clear service plan based on your property and responsibilities.
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We take care of it
We handle the work, the checks and the reporting so you stay safe and compliant.
Let’s make water safety simpler, together.
Whether you need expert advice, urgent support or a full compliance plan, we’re here to help.