Landlord gas safety checks · Great Britain
Arrange the annual gas safety check for your rental home and give your tenants their copy of the record. The guide below explains who can do the work and what to ask when booking.
Arrange a landlord gas safety check
Confirm the engineer on the Gas Safe Register and ask which appliances and flues the price covers.
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What needs checking?
In Great Britain, landlords must keep relevant gas pipework, appliances and flues in a safe condition, arrange an annual safety check for gas appliances and flues they provide for tenants, and keep a record. Use a Gas Safe registered engineer who is qualified to work on those appliances.
Give a copy of the gas safety record to each existing tenant within 28 days of the check and to a new tenant before occupation. Display rules can apply where tenants occupy for less than 28 days. Act promptly on any defect and prevent use of equipment identified as unsafe.
Does the check include a boiler service?
A gas safety check is not automatically a full boiler service. The check looks at gas safety. A service maintains the boiler following the manufacturer’s instructions. Ask what the appointment includes and keep separate service or repair paperwork.
When the record arrives
Read the record when it arrives. It should list the property, landlord or agent, appliances and flues checked, the date, results, faults and action taken, and the engineer’s registration details. Ask the engineer about anything you do not understand or any appliance you expected to see listed.
Arranging a time with your tenant
Contact your tenant early, give the required notice and offer a choice of reasonable appointments. Keep a record of your attempts to arrange access. You still need to meet your gas-safety duties, but you must not enter unlawfully. Read HSE’s guidance and get legal advice if you cannot agree access.
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland has separate legislation and official guidance. Its core landlord duties also include maintaining provided gas equipment, arranging annual checks through a Gas Safe registered engineer and supplying records, but use nidirect or HSENI for the current local position.