Landlord Gas Safety Certificates
Landlord Gas Safety Certificates
LANDLORD GAS SAFETY CERTIFICATES
In 1996 the government made law that all landlords who rent part, or all of a property, must have all gas appliances and pipe work checked and a certificate to prove it every 12 months.
If you are a landlord with your gas appliances unchecked, call us today for your Landlords Gas Safety Certificate (CP 12).
Landlords who don't meet the requirements of The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 can face prosecution and heavy fines. In a recent case where two people died, the landlord was fined £350,000. Tennants can also face legal action against them.
What does a Landlord Gas Safety Inspection Include?
A CORGI registered engineer will check the following during a Landlord gas safety inspection:
- Check appliance for gas tightness.
- Check standing and working pressure if test points available.
- Check burner pressure / gas rate against manufacturers data plate.
- Check for satisfactory provision of all necessary ventilation.
- Test flue flow to ensure removal of products of combustion.
- Check satisfactory operation of all the flame failure devices.
- Check for physical stability, presence and effectiveness of stability brackets (where appropriate).
- Investigate any evidence of unsafe operation and report to a responsible person. An appliance can not be deemed as having been checked, until the above has been completed.
For a Landlords Safety Record inspection a tightness test of the full system should be added to the above.
On completion of the above safety checks the gas operative will accurately record the findings on the Landlord/Homeowner Gas Safety Record. This document is in 3 parts. One to be kept by the Landlord, one to be issued to the tenants and the third to be kept by the gas operative.
£60 including VAT for first appliance
£15 including VAT per appliance thereafter
Discounts available for multiple properties