Landlord’s Legionella requirements

The Approved Code of Practice L8 “Legionnaires’ disease: the control of legionella bacteria in water systems” was published in 2013 by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and it has not been changed since. That update led to consultants mistakenly claiming that the legislation had changed imposing new requirements on landlords to test residential properties for legionella and to be given a certificate. In itself this was simply not true. Clearly the enquiries to the HSE were of a sufficient number that the Health and Safety Executive published a ‘myth buster’ setting the record straight. This though does not mean ...