What the law asks of landlords
Under the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, landlords must:
- Have every gas appliance, fitting and flue they provide checked by a Gas Safe registered engineer every 12 months
- Give existing tenants a copy of the gas safety record within 28 days of the check
- Give new tenants a copy before they move in
- Keep each record for at least two years
The record is still widely called a CP12, after the old form it replaced. It's the same thing.
What we check
- Each gas appliance, including boilers, cookers, hobs and fires, for safe operation
- Flues and chimneys, to make sure fumes are being carried away properly
- A tightness test on the gas installation
- Ventilation for appliances that need it
- Safety devices working as they should
If anything isn't right, we'll explain what we found and what it needs. If an appliance is dangerous, we're required to make it safe there and then, and we'll talk you through the next steps.
Carbon monoxide alarms
In England, rented homes need a carbon monoxide alarm in any room with a fixed combustion appliance, such as a boiler or gas fire (gas cookers are excluded). We'll let you know if any are missing when we do the check.
Any kind of let
Whether it's a student house in Leamington, a family let in Warwick or a holiday cottage near Stratford, the check and the paperwork are the same. We can do it on the same visit as the annual boiler service, which saves arranging access with your tenants twice.
Homeowners and buyers
You don't need to be a landlord to want a gas safety check. Plenty of people book one when they move into a new house, before they sell, or when they're not sure an old gas fire is safe.
We carry out gas safety checks across Warwick, Leamington Spa, Kenilworth, Wellesbourne and Stratford-upon-Avon, plus the villages in between.