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HHSRS Explained: The Housing Health and Safety Rating System

A practical introduction to the HHSRS - how hazards are identified, scored and enforced.

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What you'll learn and why it matters

This course walks landlords and agents through the UK Government's Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS), based on the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's June 2026 Operating Guidance (Part 1). You'll learn how assessors inspect a dwelling, identify deficiencies, score the likelihood and severity of harm, and how hazard scores translate into Category 1 and Category 2 enforcement duties. Each lesson ends with a short test, and the course finishes with a final test covering everything.

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