Housing associations, managing agents and inspection companies working in Cardiff run legionella programmes under Wales's regulatory framework. Here's what applies, how often it's due, and how local providers manage it with Kaarr.
Duties come from the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and COSHH 2002, with the approved code of practice L8 and technical guidance HSG274 Part 2 setting out what landlords must do for hot and cold water systems.
Cardiff Council is the local housing authority. Every private landlord and letting agent in Wales must be registered and licensed through Rent Smart Wales, which Cardiff Council hosts on behalf of Welsh local authorities, and homes must be fit for human habitation under the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue authority.
Rows of Victorian terraces in areas such as Cathays and Splott sit alongside post-war council estates, and social landlords here work to the Welsh Housing Quality Standard 2023, which sets decarbonisation and quality targets beyond the older standard.
In Wales, legionella control for private landlords is tied to licensing. Rent Smart Wales publishes a guide for landlords and agents stating that licence conditions require compliance with the Code of Practice made under the Housing (Wales) Act 2014. That Code requires rented homes to be kept safe, with no unacceptable risk to tenants' health. The guide says each property needs at least a legionella risk assessment, which must be reviewed regularly, with records kept of the control measures used. Its examples include flushing the system before a let, storing water at 60 degrees Celsius and advising tenants to clean showerheads. It warns that risk can rise where a home stands empty, naming student lets as an example.
The workflow, report template and scheduling for legionella are the same in every city. See how Kaarr runs legionella, then book a demo with your Cardiff stock in mind.
Cardiff is in Wales, so the governing framework is: HSWA 1974 · COSHH 2002 · ACOP L8 / HSG274. Duties come from the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and COSHH 2002, with the approved code of practice L8 and technical guidance HSG274 Part 2 setting out what landlords must do for hot and cold water systems.
The legal duty is a suitable and sufficient risk assessment kept up to date — reviewed regularly and whenever the water system or its use changes. An annual review, with routine monitoring tasks in between (like monthly temperature checks), is the standard approach.
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