Need a fire risk assessment in Cardiff or a legionella risk assessment for a Cardiff let, HMO or workplace? Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the Responsible Person for a workplace or the common parts of an HMO or block must carry out, record and review a fire risk assessment; South Wales Fire and Rescue Service enforces it locally. Under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, COSHH and HSE ACoP L8, landlords and employers must assess and control legionella. Typical fees: FRA £180–£350 small premises, £350–£750 medium or sleeping-risk; legionella from £90. For national detail see our fire risk assessments and legionella risk assessments pages, then request a Cardiff quote.
Safety Certificates UK matches vetted assessors covering Cardiff and the surrounding area. We do not assess in-house. Request a quote and we coordinate a local visit.
Tell us about the premises and the service you need.
Dutyholders in Cardiff need practical records for water systems and fire safety — not a generic checklist posted from hundreds of miles away. Cardiff’s student HMOs, Bay commercial and capital-city offices combine modern plant with dense multi-occupancy housing. Safety Certificates UK operates as a nationwide matching network: we coordinate vetted assessors who can attend premises in and around Cardiff, so you get local knowledge without paying a national call-out premium for every visit.
Under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and COSHH, people in control of premises must manage the risk from legionella so far as reasonably practicable. The Health and Safety Executive’s Approved Code of Practice L8 and technical guidance HSG274 set the expected approach: understand your water systems, assess the risk, implement controls, and keep records. In Cardiff, that typically covers hot and cold domestic services in rental stock, showers in HMOs or sports facilities, and plant serving offices or hospitality. A competent legionella risk assessment is the foundation document insurers, lenders and enforcing authorities expect to see.
Fire safety sits alongside water hygiene. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (and related housing fire safety duties) requires a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment for most non-domestic premises and the common parts of many residential buildings. landlords, education, hospitality and public estates in Cardiff often need both documents for the same asset — especially where Welsh housing and commercial landlords regularly need L8-aligned and fire risk assessment evidence for licensing and insurance.
We are honest about how we work. Safety Certificates UK / PASECOM does not employ in-house surveyors to complete every assessment ourselves. We match your enquiry to a competent assessor in the network covering Cardiff and the surrounding area, then help keep the paperwork usable: clear findings, proportionate recommendations, and formats that portfolio managers can file once rather than chase repeatedly. That matching model is how we cover Cardiff as part of nationwide GB coverage while still prioritising assessors who know local stock.
When you request a quote, tell us the premises type, postcode, occupancy and whether you need legionella only, fire only, or a multi-service bundle (including EICR, PAT, alarms or health and safety audits). We aim to respond the same working day. For deeper guidance, browse the Advice Hub, or go straight to the quote page if you already know what you need.
Most Cardiff enquiries we coordinate cover Cathays and Roath student HMOs, Bay apartments, city-centre offices and event-driven hospitality. National law is the same — Fire Safety Order article 9 for fire, and HSWA / COSHH with ACoP L8 for legionella — but the inspection follows local stock. Tell us the building type, postcode and whether you need fire, legionella or both. Keep national how-to detail on the fire and legionella service pages; use this page for a local quote.
Cardiff work is quoted within the same bands we publish nationally. The matched assessor confirms the figure once they know the premises type, size and systems.
Need both? Choose “Multi-service bundle” on the form and we coordinate legionella and fire in one visit.
Cardiff FAQ
Local answers for landlords, agents and businesses in Cardiff. For what each assessment covers nationally, see our legionella risk assessments and fire risk assessments pages.
Cardiff enquiries include student HMOs in Cathays and Roath, flat conversions in larger Victorian houses, apartment blocks in Cardiff Bay, city-centre offices and shops, hotels and bars that are busiest on event days, schools and care homes. Converted houses often have loft tanks feeding several flats, and event-driven hospitality can have outlets that sit unused for days before a peak.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 applies in Wales as well as England, so the employer, owner or person in control of the premises is the Responsible Person for fire. The legionella duty sits with the landlord or employer under health and safety law and ACoP L8. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service enforces fire safety in Cardiff. Landlords also need to register with Rent Smart Wales and be licensed if they manage lets themselves.
Review when the building, its occupants or its use changes — a new student intake, conversion into flats, refurbishment, new plant or an incident — and at a planned interval set by the assessor. Properties that stand empty over the summer or between events should have water systems rechecked before people return. Keep each review in writing alongside the original report.
The postcode, premises type, number of flats, rooms or floors, and the service you need — legionella, fire or both. Mention loft tanks, basements, shared kitchens and any previous reports. We match an assessor covering Cardiff and South Wales, who confirms the price and date, inspects the premises and issues a written report with prioritised actions.
Cardiff prices follow our published bands: legionella £90–£180 for domestic lets, £150–£350 for HMOs and complex systems, from £250 for commercial, care or dental sites; fire risk assessments £180–£350 for small premises and £350–£750 for medium or sleeping-risk buildings. Combining legionella and fire for a Cardiff HMO in one visit is usually the most efficient option.
No. We are a matching network: we take your enquiry and connect you with an independent assessor who covers Cardiff and the surrounding area. The assessor confirms the quote, carries out the visit and issues the report. We coordinate the booking and follow-up but do not survey in-house or sell remedial work.
Official sources: HSE — Legionnaires’ disease · HSE ACoP L8 · HSG274 · Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 · Fire Safety Act 2021 · GOV.UK — fire safety responsibilities · Rent Smart Wales
Tell us the premises type, postcode and timeline. We match a vetted independent assessor covering Cardiff — we do not assess in-house. Bundle legionella and fire in one coordinated visit if useful.
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