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Peter buckworth

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Hi whilst following up on the links here, thought you may be interested to know that the legionnaires disease is in water and is triggered through heat. The disease can feed off scale and rust and dirt deposits in water tanks. However, it is the system. Its also in compost and car window sprays etc (water) So the combi boilers or mains water feeds still means a property must be checked out. If there is sitting water or warm water in the system between 20 and 50 degrees it can trigger the disease. Now if you have a risk assessment and walk away then that's not enough to comply with the HSE guidlines and I would urge all reading this to read the guidlines its all in there. If those guidlines are not adhered to then a lawyer acting for a tenant can drive a barge through it and you would be at risk of fines and potential prosecution and if you manage x hundreds of properties then you are potentially doubling the risk for yourself. Its not all about shared water tanks either although this will need to be seen to by someone. This is something that is not sinking in yet. Hope this helps.

From: Peter buckworth 04 October 2015 09:48 AM

Hi Ralph No we have checked them out and its true what they say. Dont know about fines re HSE whats more relevant is the need and yes if you re read the HSE Guidlines there is an awful lot in there that needs to be done other than a risk assessment. Refer to HSE Guidlines scope and application of works. read this lot and you will be able to see that its more complicated than you may think. Nlic are a good outfit and come recommended. Best of luck

From: Peter buckworth 04 October 2015 09:41 AM

Hi Ant Yes all duty holding letting agents must provide for their landlords a risk assessment. Testing of water is only required if there is a risk. I have read the HSE law guidelines about all this and believe me any letting agent wont have the time to carry it all out. The other issue coming letting agents way is that tenants have the right to see a risk assessment followed up with the ongoing duty of care and if that is not in place for every property on your books then you could loose your business through legal action. See Devon weeks fine for a DevonshireLlandord. The Landlord is now looking to the letting Agent to cover it off as well.

From: Peter buckworth 01 October 2015 20:21 PM

All Letting Agents in The UK should contact www.nlic.uk 0131 510 3203. They offer a completely FREE service to letting agents as well as a subsidised new income stream and provide an end to end solution to carrying out the risk assessment. Their service is unrivaled and very economical. They do not charge for additional call outs to the properties, they manage for letting agents the admin and they are highly flexible. Nlic stands for The National Legionella Information Centre. They also provide indemnity to letting agents and manage the national at risk register, so well worth contacting them to get this sorted out.

From: Peter buckworth 01 October 2015 18:11 PM

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