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Gas Regulations

All installation, maintenance and safety checks on gas fittings and appliances must be undertaken by a CORGI-registered gas installer.  Furthermore, an annual gas safety check must be carried out and a certificate issued, which should be displayed in the property

PROVIDE FOLLOWING CORGI INFO AND LINK

(http://www.corgi-gas-safety.com/section_gas_law/your_rights.asp)

Checks are required annually, but each new tenant who arrives must be given a copy of the current certificate

CORGI gives the following current advice:

‘As a landlord, you are responsible for the safety of your tenants. The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 specifically deal with the duties of landlords to ensure that gas appliances, fittings and flues provided for tenants' use are safe.

In general, a landlord's gas safety duties apply to appliances and flues in ‘relevant premises' - residential properties occupied for residential purposes under either a licence, a tenancy agreement for a set term, or a lease. Essentially any lease of less than seven years is covered.

Remember, safety checks are not only part of your legal requirements, they ensure that appliances are working correctly and guard against the dangers of carbon monoxide.

Landlords who have breached the gas safety laws and put lives at risk have faced tough sentencing recently in the courts. Their punishment sends a clear warning to anyone tempted to break the law and is undoubtedly helping crack down on illegal gas work.

As a landlord, you have a duty to ensure:

• Gas fittings (appliances, pipework) and flues are maintained in a safe condition;

• All installation, maintenance and safety checks are carried out by a CORGI-registered gas installer;

• An annual safety check is 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 record of each safety check is kept for two years;

• A copy of the current safety check record, which can be either a CORGI Landlord's Gas Safety Record or something similar, is issued to each existing tenant within 28 days of the check being completed, or to any new tenant before they move in (in certain cases, such as holiday property, the record can be displayed).

Please note: An appliance service inspection will not necessarily meet the information recording requirements of a landlord's annual safety check, nor will the annual safety check be sufficient to provide effective maintenance. Always ask the advice of a CORGI-registered gas installer'.

CORGI has a leaflet, Gas Safety in rented accommodation, which can be obtained by calling 0870 401 2258.