If the Local Authority has recently visited a property and found no hazards, in order to avoid duplication DASH may not need to visit the property in order to complete the accreditation process.

The reason for this is that Local Authority staff are trained to the same or similar standards to DASH and have a working appreciation of the mark we would like the properties to achieve.

However, while we appreciate that agents carry out regular inspections of properties, they would not necessarily be trained to look for the same things so another visit is required.