Landlord Certifications

• tenants
• landlords

The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 specifically deal with the duties of landlords to ensure that gas appliances, fittings and flues provided for tenants’ use are safe. In general, a landlord’s gas safety duties apply to appliances and flues in ‘relevant premises’ - residential properties occupied for residential purposes under either a licence, a tenancy agreement for a set term, or a lease. Essentially any lease of less than seven years is covered.

Remember, safety checks are not only part of a legal requirements, they ensure that appliances are working correctly and guard against the dangers of carbon monoxide. Around 50 deaths in the UK every year and hundreds of serious injuries are caused by carbon monoxide poisoning due to faulty gas appliances and flues.

Landlords who have breached the gas safety laws and put lives at risk have faced tough sentencing in the courts. Their punishment sends a clear warning to anyone tempted to break the law and is undoubtedly helping crack down on illegal gas work.

BJ Plumbing Services offer a full inspection of all gas appliances and flues for rented properties. On completion of the inspection, a gas safety check record will be issued, which is valid for 12 months.

A basic landlords certificate costs as little as £1.25 per week. Servicing of gas appliances is additional. We can however negotiate a special rate for letting agencies for volume work.

Tenants

• Gas fittings (appliances, pipe work) and flues being maintained in a safe condition.
• An annual safety check carried out on each gas appliance/flue by a CORGI-registered gas installer. Checks need to have taken place within one year of the start of the tenancy/lease date, unless the appliances have been installed for less than 12 months, in which case they should be checked within 12 months of their installation date.
• A copy of the current safety check record issued to you within 28 days of the check being completed. In certain cases, such as holiday property, the record can be displayed.
• A copy of the safety checks if you are about to move into rented accommodation.
• Remember: safety checks are part of your legal rights. They ensure that your appliances are working effectively and guard against the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Landlords

In general, a landlord's gas safety duties apply to appliances and flues in "relevant premises" - residential properties occupied for residential purposes under either a licence, a tenancy agreement for a set term, or a lease. Essentially any lease of less than seven years is covered.

Remember, safety checks are not only part of your legal requirements, they ensure that appliances are working correctly and guard against the dangers of carbon monoxide.

Landlords who have breached the gas safety laws and put lives at risk have faced tough sentencing recently in the courts. Their punishment sends a clear warning to anyone tempted to break the law and is undoubtedly helping crack down on illegal gas work.

NB: Any change of tenancy requires a further safety check to be carried out.

We cover the following areas:

Tamworth - Sutton Coldfield - Lichfield - Nuneaton - Kingsbury
Atherstone - Burton on Trent

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