information for landlords
Landlords have specific legal responsibilities to their tenants
when it comes to gas safety
Understanding the law for rental accommodation
If you are a landlord letting a property equipped with gas
appliances you need to understand and comply with the law relating
to gas safety.
If you let a property, you must make sure that pipe work,
appliances and flues provided for tenants are maintained in a safe
condition. You need to have a gas safety
check every year. A Gas Safe registered
engineer must carry out the safety check in your properties.
You must give your tenants a copy of the gas
safety record within 28 days of it being carried out or before
they move in.
You should also make sure your tenants know where to turn off
the gas and what to do in the event of a gas emergency.
Annual checks
As a landlord, you are legally responsible for making sure that
a Gas Safe registered engineer checks the
gas appliances in your rental properties every 12 months and gives
you copies of the gas safety records.
Gas safety records
When your Gas Safe registered engineer
has checked the gas appliances in your rental property they will
give you a gas safety record.
This record confirms the gas appliances have been checked and
are safe.
You must give your tenant a copy of these gas
safety records within 28 days of the checks being done, or
give a copy of the gas safety record to a new tenant before
they move in.
Remember, you must keep a record of each safety check for two
years.
Visit the HSE website for more information about landlords'
responsibility for gas safety.
What Next?
Free gas safety inspection
If you have had a gas appliance fitted, fixed or serviced in the
last six months you can nominate your property for a free gas
safety inspection
Gas records
Find out more about gas safety records