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A guide to HHSRS

Improving property safety for tenants through the HHSRS

All rented homes must meet certain standards so they are safe and fit to live in. Local authorities use the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) to assess these standards.

Because the HHSRS has been in place for some time, new council or housing association staff may have missed the initial round of training while existing staff may benefit from a refresher course.

Course content

The course has been designed to give candidates up-to date knowledge of the standards that underpin the rating system and how to apply them during property inspections in areas such as fire safety, carbon monoxide, asbestos, electrical systems and environmental hazards.

Equipping your staff with this knowledge will help them to identify potential safety risks and reduce the chance of rented homes – either council, housing association or private dwellings – failing the decent homes standard. 

The course covers

  • Principles behind the new system
  • The 29 Hazards
  • Property surveys and the survey form
  • Identifying deficiencies and understanding risk
  • Harm outcomes
  • The hazard assessment and a model
  • Decent Homes Standard
  • Enforcement using the HHSRS

Learning aims

  1. To introduce delegates to the HHSRS
  2. To give delegates the skills to carry out a HHSRS assessment
  3. To help the organisation understand how they need to adjust practice to incorporate the HHSRS

The HHSRS courses we currently offer are based on the existing HHSRS standards.  Those standards have been the subject of a review by government the outcomes of which have just been announced.  The outcomes include a revision of the list of hazards and an overall aim of simplifying the current process to make it more accessible across the sector. 
Legislation will be required to implement the recommendations of the review and we await details of the timetable for that process.

Who is this course for

This course will benefit managers responsible for staff who assess properties, housing officers, estate managers, environmental health officers or private property managers.

When and where are courses held?

This course is currently being delivered via Zoom or Teams over two, 3-hour sessions on consecutive days.

You will be sent a comprehensive workbook which can retained and which will act as a reference guide for the future.

Our trainer for this course is highly experienced in the HHSRS field and has been delivering training in this area for over 15 years to housing associations, local authorities and letting companies.

Next on-line course 13h March 2024, £275 plus VAT per person

To book email info@nutsandboltstraining.co.uk or call 0333 355 4165

If you have six or more participants our expert tutors will come to your workplace to deliver the course.

To book this course or for more information please call 0333 355 4165 or email info@nutsandboltstraining.co.uk