Improve housing quality and meet Decent Homes Standards with Cotality's HHSRS Risk Assessment.
Our HHSRS risk assessment helps landlords and lenders identify and resolve health and safety hazards in residential properties. By identifying Category 1 risks, it supports compliance with the Decent Homes Standard, action on liabilities, and prioritisation for further investigation. Ideal for portfolio-wide planning, it enables smarter investment decisions and proactive maintenance strategies.
Why manage HHSRS Risks?
- Legal Compliance & Risk Reduction
- Identify and address Category 1 hazards (e.g. damp, excess cold, fire risk, structural issues), ensuring properties meet legal safety standards and avoid enforcement action.
- Supports Decent Homes Standard
- The Decent Homes Standard requires properties to be free from serious HHSRS hazards (Category 1), which are risks that could cause significant harm to occupants.
- Local authorities are legally obligated to take action when Category 1 hazards are identified, including issuing Improvement Notices, Emergency Remedial Action, or Prohibition Orders.
- Improved Tenant Retention
- Addressing hazards helps prevent illness, injury, and long-term health problems for tenants -especially vulnerable groups like children and older adults.
- Safer, healthier homes lead to longer tenancies and fewer complaints, enhancing landlord reputation and reducing turnover.
- Proactive Maintenance Planning
- Helps landlords anticipate costly repairs, implement monitoring or undertake surveys, and budget for improvements before issues escalate.
- Protection Against Regulatory Scrutiny
- With the introduction of Awaab's Law, having professional assessments in place helps landlords stay ahead of potential interventions.
How Cotality assesses HHSRS Risk for safer, compliant homes
Cotality uses advanced data analytics and machine learning to assess Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) risks across residential portfolios. Our HHSRS Risk service evaluates housing stock using complaints, monitoring, survey and other landlord-held data to identify hazards like damp, mould, and poor ventilation.
This approach helps local authorities assess risk across their area, and landlords meet legal obligations under the Decent Homes Standard, by identifying and prioritising high-risk properties for intervention.
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