Practical writing on UK property compliance, leases and running estates, from the people building Proprietas.
Ofsted-ready estates compliance for multi-academy trusts 2026: school fire risk assessment, statutory inspections, FRA for educational premises and trust-wide evidence packs.
How often a legionella risk assessment must be reviewed under ACOP L8: there's no fixed legal interval, but common practice is at least every two years, and immediately after any significant change.
The legal basis, the responsible person, what a suitable and sufficient FRA must cover, how often to review it, and the failings that catch trusts out.
Every statutory regime a UK estates team must track — fire, electrical, gas, legionella, asbestos, lifts — who's liable and how often each one is due.
What ACOP L8 requires, how legionella testing differs from a risk assessment, and the extra controls higher-risk premises like care homes and schools need.
What a care home must track for CQC — Regulation 15 premises plus the full statutory safety set — and what compliance software should do for a multi-home group.
When a property needs an HMO licence, how mandatory, additional and selective licensing stack, what the council checks, the renewal trap, and the penalties.
A plain-English map of every statutory duty that keeps a UK building legal: who owns it, how often it's due, and how to stop anything slipping through.
What a fire risk assessment requires under UK law, how often it must be reviewed, and why the Responsible Person carries personal criminal liability.
What an EICR is, the five-year rule under the 2020 regulations, the C1/C2/FI codes you must act on, and the £30,000 penalty, with automated expiry chasing.
The annual gas safety check explained — the 12-month rule, the Landlord Gas Safety Record, the 28-day tenant deadline, and the penalties for getting it wrong.
What ACOP L8 and COSHH require for legionella: who is the duty holder, when you need an assessment, who can do it, controls vs testing, and the 'certificate' myth.
