HHSRS Assessment

Stay Compliant with Professional HHSRS Assessment Services

With the ever-changing property compliance regulations, ensuring compliance across a property portfolio can quickly become complex and time-consuming. For landlords, freeholders, and property and asset managers, failing to stay compliant across multiple properties can lead to hefty fines, legal disputes and even possible imprisonment. The good news is that there is a solution that can empower you in your property portfolio compliance.

Our portfolio compliance solutions empower you with the tools, insights, and automation that are needed to effectively manage legal and regulatory requirements across your entire property portfolio. From fire safety and energy compliance to licensing and building regulations, Yuno helps property professionals stay up-to-date with compliance.

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What Is an HHSRS Assessment?

An HHSRS assessment refers to an inspection process that is used to evaluate the health and safety risks of a rental property. This framework is used by local authorities to identify potential hazards that could affect tenants to ensure that all residential properties meet safety standards.

The HHSRS assessment looks at 29 categories of potential hazards, from trip-and-fall hazards and fire safety risks to water supply and sanitation issues. Each of the 29 hazards is scored based on severity. If a property is found to have serious hazards, then local authorities can take enforcement action that requires landlords to make necessary improvements.

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Why HHSRS Compliance Matters for Landlords

There are serious legal and financial consequences that come with failing an HHSRS assessment, and landlords may be faced with

Improvement Notices which require immediate corrective action.
Prohibition Orders that restrict property use until the issues are resolved.
Civil penalties of up to £30,000 for serious breaches.
Rent Repayment Orders, which means that tenants can claim back rent if a property is deemed unfit.

HHSRS compliance is vital for avoiding fines and enforcement action as well as for protecting tenants’ well-being. With this in mind, Yuno helps landlords and property managers stay compliant by identifying risks early and providing guidance for resolving hazards efficiently.

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How It Works How to Complete an HHSRS Assessment

Completing an HHSRS assessment is essential for landlords, The process involves:

Property Inspection

A full assessment of the rental property to identify potential hazards under the HHSRS framework.

Risk Scoring

Each hazard is evaluated and scored based on its potential harm to tenants, categorising hazards as either Category 1 (serious, requiring immediate action) or Category 2 (less serious, with discretionary action), This is based on the potential harm and likelihood of it happening.

Remediation Plan

If hazards are identified, landlords must take corrective action to remove risks and meet legal standards.

Compliance Review

After improvements are made, a follow-up inspection may be required to ensure that the property meets HHSRS safety standards.

Note: This can be complex; an expert like an EHO should be consulted, especially if the local council has started enforcement action.

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Our HHSRS Assessment Services

Yuno provides comprehensive HHSRS assessment services to help landlords, property managers, and housing providers meet legal safety standards.

Our HHSRS Assessment Services include:

Full Property Hazard Inspections

Identify risks across all 29 HHSRS hazard categories.

Legal Compliance Guidance

Empower you with the steps required to meet HHSRS compliance and avoid enforcement action.

Remediation Support

Providing expert advice on how to resolve hazards quickly and efficiently to ensure tenant safety.

Pre-Tenancy and Routine Checks

Implement proactive property assessments to ensure potential hazards are addressed before tenants move in.

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The 29 hazards of HHSRS

	Hazard	Health Effects	Type Of Compliance
1	Damp and mould growth Health threats due to dust mites, mould or fungal including mental and social wellbeing health threats associated with damp, humid and mouldy conditions	Allergies, asthma, effects of toxins from mould and fungal infections	Simple
2	Excess cold Threats to health from cold indoor temperatures. A healthy indoor temperature is 18 degrees celsius to 21 degrees celsius.	Respiratory conditions: flu, pneumonia and bronchitis Cardiovascular conditions: heart attacks and strokes	Simple
3	Excess heat Threats due to high indoor temperatures	Dehydration, trauma, stroke, cardiovascular and respiratory	Simple
4	Asbestos and MMF Exposure to asbestos fibres and Manufactured Mineral Fibres (MMF)	Asbestos: Damage to lungs MMF: Damage to skin, eyes and lungs	Simple
5	Biocides Threats to health from chemicals used to treat timber and mould growth	Risk from breathing in, skin contact and swallowing of the chemical	Simple
6	Carbon Monoxide and fuel combustion products Excess levels of carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide and smoke	Dizziness, nausea, headaches, disorientation, unconsciousness and breathing problems	Simple
7	Lead Threats to health from lead ingestion from paint, water pipes, soil and fumes from leaded petrol	Lead poisoning causing nervous disorders, mental health and blood production issues	Simple
8	Radiation Health threats from radon gas and its daughters, primarily airborne but also radon dissolved in water	Lung cancer caused by exposure, which increases amount and length of exposure	Complex
9	Uncombusted fuel gas Threat from fuel gas escaping into the atmosphere within a property	Suffocation	Simple
10	Volatile organic compounds Threat to health from a diverse group of organic chemicals including formaldehyde that are gaseous at room temperature and can be found in a wide variety of materials in the home	Allergies, irritation to the eyes, nose and skin, headaches, nausea, dizziness and drowsiness	Simple
11	Crowding and space Hazards associated with lack of space for living, sleeping and normal household or family life	Psychological distress and mental disorders, increased risk of hygiene issues, accidents and personal space and privacy compromised	Complex
12	Entry by intruders Problems keeping a property secure against unauthorised entry and maintaining defensible space	Fear of burglary occurring, stress and anguish caused by burglary and injuries caused by the intruder	Simple
13	Lighting Threats to physical and mental health associated with inadequate natural or artificial light, including the psychological effects associated with the view from the property through glazing	Depression and psychological effects due to lack of natural light. Eye strain from glare and inadequate light	Simple
14	Noise Threats to physical and mental health due to exposure to noise within the property or within its curtilage	Psychological and physiological changes resulting from lack of sleep, poor concentration, headaches and anxiety	Simple
15	Domestic hygiene, pests and refuse Health hazards due to poor design, layout and construction making it hard to keep clean and hygienic, attracting pests and inadequate and unhygienic provision for storing household waste	Stomach and intestinal disease, infection, asthma, allergies, disease from rats and physical hazards	Simple
16	Food safety Threats of infection from poor provision and facilities to store, prepare and cook food	Stomach and intestinal disease, diarrhoea, vomiting, stomach upset and dehydration	Simple
17	Personal hygiene, sanitation and drainage Threats of infections and threat to mental health associated with personal hygiene, including personal and clothes washing facilities, sanitation and drainage	Stomach and intestinal disease, skin infections and depression	Simple
18	Water supply Threats to health from contamination by bacteria, parasites, viruses and chemical pollutants due to the quality of water supply for drinking household use such as cooking, washing and sanitation	Dehydration, fatigue, headaches, dry skin, bladder infections and legionnaires disease	Simple
19	Falls associated with baths Falls associated with a bath, shower or similar facility	Physical injuries: cuts, lacerations, swellings and bruising.	Simple
20	Falls on the level surfaces Falls on any level surface such as floor, yards and paths, including falls associated with trip steps, thresholds or ramps where the change in level is less than 300mm	Physical injuries: bruising, fractures, head, brain and spinal injuries	Simple
21	Falls associated with stairs and steps Falls associated with stairs and ramps where the change in level is greater than 300mm. It includes internal stairs or ramps within a property, external steps or ramps associated with the property, access to the property and to shared facilities or means of escape from fire and falls over stairs, ramp or step guarding	Physical injuries: bruising, fractures, head, brain and spinal injuries	Simple
22	Falls between levels Falls from one level to another, inside or outside a dwelling where the difference is more than 300mm. Including falls from balconies, landings or out of windows	Physical injuries	Simple
23	Electrical hazards Hazards from electric shock and electricity burns	Electric shock and burns	Simple
24	Fire Threats to health from exposure to uncontrolled fire and associated smoke. It includes injuries from clothing catching fire, a common injuring when trying to put a fire out.	Burns, being overcome by smoke or death	Complex
25	Flames, hot surfaces and materials Burns or injuries caused by contact with a hot flame or fire, hot objects and non-water based liquids. Scalds caused by contact with hot liquids and vapours.	Burns, scalds, permanent scarring and death.	Simple
26	Collision and entrapment Risks of physical injuries from trapping body parts in architectural features such as trapping fingers in doors and windows and colliding with objects such as windows, doors and low ceilings	Physical injuries such as cuts and bruising to the body	Simple
27	Explosions Threats from the blast of an explosion, from debris generated by the blast and from partial or total collapse of a building as a result of the explosion	Physical injuries, crushing, bruising, puncture, fractures, head, brain and spinal injuries.	Simple
28	Ergonomics Threats of physical strain associated with functional space and other features at the dwelling	Strain and sprain injuries	Simple
29	Structural collapse and falling elements The threat of the dwelling collapsing or part of the fabric being displaced or falling due to inadequate fixing or disrepair or as a result of adverse weather conditions.	Physical injuries	Simple

Who Needs an HHSRS Assessment?

Private landlords must meet legal obligations to ensure their rental properties are safe and compliant, while letting agents and property managers must oversee compliance across multiple properties. Social housing providers must also maintain high safety and living standards for tenants while ensuring that properties comply with government regulations.

Our HHSRS assessments are vital for anyone responsible for rental property safety and compliance.

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