We
work with several large local estate agents
undertaking annual gas safety certificates for
their landlords. We also undertake the required
annual checks for many private landlords who book
direct with us.
- You should allow your landlord access to the property to carry out maintenance or safety checks on appliances and/or flues that they provide for your use
- That gas appliances and/or flues you own should be regularly maintained and a safety check carried out at least once every 12 months by a CORGI registered installer
- That, if there is any doubt about the safety of gas equipment it should be turned off and not touched until checked by a competent installer, and remedial action taken as necessary
- Ensure installation pipe work, appliances and flues provided for tenants are maintained in a safe condition
- Ensure an annual safety check is carried out on each appliance and/or flue that you provide for tenants use
- Ensure maintenance and annual safety checks are carried out by a CORGI registered installer
- Keep a record of each safety check for 2 years
- Issue a copy of the safety check to each existing tenant within 28 days of check being completed and to any new tenant before they move in
- Ensure all gas equipment (including any appliance left by a previous tenant) is safe or otherwise removed before re-letting
- If a managing agent is used to help the landlord in meeting their duties, make sure that the management contract clearly specifies who is to make arrangements for maintenance and safety checks to be carried out and for keeping records. However, the landlord maintains overall responsibility for ensuring duties are met, irrespective of whether a managing agent is employed
- Ensure that anyone carrying out work on gas appliances/fittings and/or flues provided for tenants use has the required competence and that only CORGI registered installers are used
- A leaflet explaining some of the main requirements of landlords, under the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, is available from HSE.
Landlords responsibilities - by law you must:
Tenants responsibilities - HSE advises:
- Ensure that the management contract clearly specifies who is to make arrangements for maintenance and safety checks on gas equipment and for keeping associated records
- Where specified by the management contract ensure gas appliances and/or flues are serviced at least once every 12 months or at any other time if there is a safety doubt
- Ensure that maintenance and safety checks on gas appliances/fittings and/or flues provided for tenants use are only carried out by a CORGI registered installer
