Holiday let safety requirements and compliance
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Premises maintenance
Maintain your business premises
Essential maintenance requirements including fire safety, gas and electrical safety, and legionella risk management.
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Guide summary
You must keep your business premises safe by doing regular checks. These include fire risk assessments, gas and electrical safety checks, and managing legionella risk in water systems. Some checks must be done yearly or more often.
- Do a fire risk assessment for all non-domestic premises
- Review fire risk assessment when changes occur
- Check communal fire doors every 3 months (residential over 11m)
- Get gas appliances checked every 12 months by Gas Safe engineer
- Keep gas safety records for 2 years
- Test fixed electrical systems every 3-5 years
- Assess legionella risk in water systems every 2 years
- Keep hot water at 60°C or higher to stop bacteria
- Test fire alarms weekly and emergency lights monthly
- Record all checks and inspections
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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 |