Fireplaces
Gas Repairs & Safety
Gas installation and repairs can be dangerous to your property and to your tenants if not conducted with professional care. For this reason, the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 enforce a legal responsibility on landlords to use a qualified CORGI engineer for gas maintenance work and to obtain an annual service proving safety compliance.
The Regulations state the landlord's responsibilities are to:
- Ensure installation pipe work, appliances and flues provided for tenants are maintained in a safe condition
- Ensure maintenance and annual safety checks are carried out specifically by a CORGI registered engineer
- 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 the check being completed and to any new tenant before they move in
CORGI registered engineers and the Annual CP12 Certificate
Landlords are required to ensure their gas installation tradesman is registered with CORGI. This means they have the qualifications to carry out safe gas repairs and to provide your property with the annual gas safety check, called a CP12 Inspection.
The CORGI registered engineer will then issue a Safety Certificate. For legal compliance a landlord needs to keep this certificate current and to supply their tenants with a copy. It is also the duty of landlords to ensure that the gas appliances and flues they provide for tenants' use are maintained in a safe condition at all times.
We cover the whole of the Lancashire area and would be happy to discuss your gas safetr requirements.
