Gas Safety Certificates

Annual gas safety checks, booked and on file.

Landlords must have every gas appliance, fitting and flue checked by a Gas Safe registered engineer every 12 months. We book the engineer, arrange access with your tenant and keep the record — so an expired certificate never holds up a tenancy.

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Between checks: 12 months
To give tenants a copy: 28 days
Records kept: 2 years
Registered engineers only: Gas Safe

The inspection

What a landlord gas safety check covers.

The engineer tests each appliance and records the results on a landlord gas safety record — often called a CP12 — which you keep on file and share with your tenants. New tenants receive a copy before they move in.

Every gas appliance — boilers, hobs, ovens and gas fires
Flues and chimneys, so fumes are carried safely away
Ventilation around each appliance
Gas pressure and how each burner is operating
Safety devices that cut off the gas when they should
Any defect found, recorded with the action taken

How it works

Four steps, and next year's check is already in the diary.

Book
Send us the address and the expiry date of the current record, and we book a Gas Safe registered engineer.
Access arranged
We agree a time with your tenant and give proper notice, so the engineer isn't turned away at the door.
Check and record
The engineer tests every appliance, fitting and flue and issues the landlord gas safety record.
Copies and reminders
The record goes to you and your tenants, and the renewal is diarised so the next check is booked in good time.

If an appliance fails

Anything unsafe is dealt with there and then.

An engineer who finds a dangerous appliance will make it safe — which can mean switching it off or disconnecting it — and explain why. We then organise the repair or replacement and a re-check, keeping you and your tenant informed until it's resolved.

Plain-English explanation

What was found, how serious it is and what has to happen next.

Repair quotes for your approval

Nothing beyond making the appliance safe goes ahead without your say-so.

Re-check once fixed

The record is only complete when every appliance passes.

Letting for the first time?

A gas record is one of three certificates a let needs.

Rented homes also need a current electrical report and an Energy Performance Certificate. We can arrange all three in one go.

EPC CertificatesEnergy Performance Certificates from accredited assessors — needed before a home is marketed for sale or to let, and valid for ten years.

EICR CertificatesElectrical Installation Condition Reports by qualified electricians — required at least every five years in a rented home — with any remedial work organised in time.

Gas safety FAQs

Early renewals, access and homeowners.

Can a gas safety check be renewed early?

Yes. A check carried out up to two months before the current record expires keeps the original renewal date, so booking early costs you nothing.

What if my tenant won't let the gas engineer in?

Landlords must take all reasonable steps to get the check done. We give written notice, offer alternative appointments and keep a record of every attempt — the evidence you would need if access continues to be refused.

Do homeowners need a Gas Safety Certificate?

There is no legal requirement if you live in the property yourself, but Gas Safe Register recommends an annual safety check for every gas appliance. We can book one for peace of mind, or ahead of letting the property.

Certificate due?

Book the next check before the current record runs out.

Send us the expiry date and we'll take it from there — engineer, access, record and reminder.

Book a gas safety check 07935 573 405