Holiday let safety requirements and compliance
Health and safety requirements for self-catering holiday accommodation. Covers fire safety, gas safety, electrical safety, legionella prevention, risk …
Premises maintenance
UK-wide
Maintain your business premises
Essential maintenance requirements including fire safety, gas and electrical safety, and legionella risk management.
Guide summary
You must maintain your business premises by law. Arrange a fire risk assessment, annual gas safety checks, electrical inspections every 3 to 5 years, and a legionella risk assessment. Keep written records of all checks and appoint a qualified person to do them.
- Do a fire risk assessment and review it every year or when changes happen
- Test fire alarms weekly and emergency lighting monthly
- Check gas safety every 12 months using a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Keep gas safety records for 2 years and give tenants a copy within 28 days
- Get an Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) every 3 to 5 years
- Do Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) based on your risk assessment
- Assess and control legionella risk in your water systems
- Keep hot water at 60°C and cold water below 20°C
- Keep written records of all inspections if you have 5 or more employees
- Tell the fire service about fire safety in buildings over 11 metres tall
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Regular maintenance keeps your premises safe and helps you meet legal requirements. Some maintenance tasks are legally required at specific intervals.
Fire safety
All non-domestic premises must have a fire risk assessment and comply with fire safety regulations.
Gas safety
If your premises have gas appliances, you must arrange annual safety checks.
Electrical safety
Keep your electrical installation and portable appliances safe.
Water safety (legionella)
You must assess and control legionella risk in your water systems.
Maintenance schedule
Create a schedule to track required maintenance:
| Check | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Fire risk assessment review | Annually (or when changes) |
| Fire alarm test | Weekly |
| Emergency lighting test | Monthly |
| Gas safety check | Every 12 months |
| EICR | Every 3-5 years |
| Legionella review | Every 2 years |
| PAT testing | Based on risk assessment |