Gas Inspections for Landlords

Why test?

Legal - All private landlords have a legal requirement to have a gas safety inspection carried out on any accommodation they have rented out.

Equipment - The inspection ensures that the entire gas appliances are installed correctly and are in a safe condition. A poor performing boiler could be working at up to 50% of its peak efficiency. As a landlord you and your property could also be at risk from the tenants own equipment.

Risks - The risks can arise with potential gas leak and or carbon monoxide poisoning, both of which can be extremely hazardous.

Tenancy – By law any equipment supplied under a tenancy agreement must be safe.

Penalties – If proven in a court of law fines can, and have been in excess of £20’000 plus cost or custodial sentences

Who needs a test?

Anyone who rents out residential accommodation will need a 12 month certificate of compliance; this could cover houses, flats, bedsits, holiday homes, caravans, or boats. Tests should be carried out on any gas appliance; this could be a water heater, heating boiler, combi boiler, fires, and cookers.

When to test?

Gas safety inspections must be carried out every 12 months by a corgi registered engineer. It is also advisable to check at the end of any tenancy agreement or prior to entering into a new one.

Corgi CP12 Landlords Certificates

A Corgi CP12 Landlords will be supplied on completion of a successful inspection.

Boiler service

Whilst carrying out the statutory inspections we can also carry out a boiler service, ensuring that your boiler is not only safe but is running at its maximum efficiency.

Landlord Gas Inspections

The following will be inspected carefully during the inspection:

• Gas soundness test to the complete system
• Coverage from the meter controls value to the appliances
• Visual inspection of any exposed pipe work
• Visual inspection of flue
• Smoke test of flue
• Boiler efficiency plus adjustments if necessary
• Check safety devices
• Check operating pressures
• Assessment of ventilation within the property
• Report completion

What we do

• Assign a single point of contact at HCL for you to deal with
• Our single point of contact will always be assigned to your individual installation and will be able to update you on any of the items or work
• Install robust policies and procedures to ensure safety at all times
• Determine the extent of the inspection and the current controls in place
• Determine the time and date for the inspection
• Agree down times or isolation periods for machines and equipment
• Take complete control during the inspection of all gas supplies in the building.
• Implement a shut down procedure and ensure that this is communicated to all personnel in the building or entering the building.
• Hand the installation back over to yourselves on completion
• Produce certificate of compliance
• Diarise timescales and co ordinate any re tests to ensure compliance with regulations is always in place
• Retain copy reports on file to later use as and when required
• We can offer reduced rates for landlords requiring more than one property to be inspected.

Regulations

Gas safety ( installation and use) 1998
Health and safety – duty of care
The electrical equipment (safety) Regulation 1994 requires that all mains electrical equipment supplied with the accommodation must be safe.