What Are My Main Duties As A Landlord?

1. Ensure gas fittings and flues are maintained in a safe condition.
2. Ensure an annual safety check is carried out on each gas appliance/flue.
3. All installation, maintenance and safety checks to be carried out by a CORGI registered gas installer.
4. Keep a record of each safety check for 2 years.
5. Issue of copy of the safety check record to each tenant within 28 days

The Safety inspection will detail

• the date the appliance or flue was examined and the address where the appliance is installed.  
• the landlords details (name, address and, where necessary managing agents details)
• description and location of the appliance or flue.
• recognition of and recording of any defects
  • the name and signature of the gas operative and the CORGI registration number of the engineer of their employer

The following checks will be carried out to ensure the appliance is safe to use:

• appliance operating pressure or heat input, or wensure adequate ventilation is available where required
  visual examination of the flue system
• where applicable, results of a flue flow test
• where applicable, results of a spillage test
• ensure flue termination is satisfactory
• the appliance is safe to use

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.

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LAWS ON GAS SAFETY

The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1984 (Amended 1990) place duties on gas appliances users and who carrying out work on them. They also exist to protect the general public.

Landlords' Boiler Service & Gas Safety Check (CP12 )

If you have a tenant under license or a set term tenancy agreement or a lease of under seven years' duration, then you must ensure that all gas appliances, fittings and flues provided for your tenant's use are safe. As a Landlord, you have a legal obligation to ensure:

• 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 (CP12) issued to you within 28 days of the check being completed. In certain cases, such as holiday property, the record can be displayed.
• Have a copy of the safety checks must be made available for existing and new tenants alike.
• Remember: safety checks are part of your legal obligations. They ensure that your appliances are working effectively and guard against the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning.
• t's in your own interest and that of Public Safety, that you ensure that the law is complied with. If you or someone else is concerned about gas safety where you or they live, then you can ring the Health & Safety Executive Gas Safety Advice Line on 0800 300363 or if you smell gas then phone Transco's gas emergency service on 0800 111999.

LANDLORD SAFETY CERTIFICATES

Gas appliances that have been supplied by the landlord in tenanted accommodation are, by law, required to be tested and certified on an annual basis.

Properties requiring certification are those that are occupied for residential purposes and covered by licence, tenancy agreement for a set time period, or a lease, this includes a lease under a term of 7 years including rooms to let in bedsit accommodation, bed and breakfast premises, private households, rented holiday homes including chalets, flats, narrow boats on inland waterways) and caravans if they are hired.
Managing agents may be used however, responsibility for ensuring that all necessary checks are carried and and records accurately kept needs to be clearly defined.

The Health and Safety Executive produce a useful brochure giving more information.

• HSE Website
• CORGI have also produced a brochure which you may view or download from their website called 'Gas Safety in Rental Accommodation - A Guide for Landlords and Tenants'

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