What Is Involved Getting Your Landlord Gas Safety Certificate

A landlord gas safety certificate is incredibly important for any residential property to obtain because, as a landlord, you are legally responsible for the safety of your tenants and if you don’t provide a safe environment in which they can live it can lead to a number of devastating issues that could’ve been easily prevented. 

Therefore, its best to get your landlord gas safety certificate as swiftly as possible so that you and your tenants can have piece of mind that The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 are being met and that all of the gas appliances, fittings and flues provided for tenants are as safe as possible.

These certificates have to be renewed each year in the UK within 2 months of the last certificates expiration - so it is vital you book an appointment as soon as possible. 

Gas safety certificates are given out by one of our Gas Safe registered engineers who will come to your property and perform a thorough inspection of your properties gas systems and appliances. 

Types Of Gas Safety Certificates 

The first step in getting a landlord gas safety certificate is knowing which gas safety certificate applies to your property. There are 5 main types of safety certificates: 

Gas Safety Certificate: Gas metre only 

This certificate is required if you don’t have any gas appliances in your property but you still have gas running through the pipework. All the appliances could be electric, but because the pipe work in the property still has gas going through it –  a gas meter test is still required to check its safety. You may also want to keep the gas pipe work active if you think at a later stage you may want to install gas appliances. It is important that a gas meter or tightness test is performed every year to ensure there are no gas leaks in the property. This set-up is common in council flats. 

Gas Safety Certificate: 1 Appliance 

This is commonly for if the only gas appliance in the property is the gas boiler. When the boiler is tested, the gas meter and pipework will also be inspected. 

Gas Safety Certificate: 2 Appliances

The most common cases for 2 appliances are a gas boiler and a gas fire, or a gas boiler and a gas hob. When the boiler is tested, the gas meter and pipework will also be inspected. 

Gas Safety Certificate: 3 Appliances

Three appliances could include any variety of gas boiler, gas hob, gas oven and potentially two gas fires. 

Gas Safety Certificate: 4 Appliances

There are infinite varieties of four gas appliances, but many of the main ones have been covered already 

Once you know which gas safety certificate is needed for your property you can book a timeslot between 8am and 8pm and we will send over our engineers. Always ensure you check this engineer's ID card before any work is carried out - to ensure you are speaking with one of our qualified engineers. 

Pre-inspection Checklist

Before one of our engineers comes to your property, it is vital that you complete a Gas Inspection Pre-Inspection Checklist, so that our engineers can complete their inspection properly once there. 

What Our Gas Safety Engineers Look For

There are a lot of different appliances that will become involved in the inspection for your landlord's gas safety certificate. Therefore, our gas safety engineers ensure they look closely at all these different things when they come to inspect your residential property, such as: 

Areas We Cover 

Landlord Certificates Ltd are a London-based company and we cover areas across London and the M25 surrounding areas. We have over 12 years of experience, so you can trust us to do a good job. 

We aim to be a prompt, friendly safety certificate service and strive to provide our clients with accurate, and enjoyable gas safety inspections on a regular basis that are quick and easy to book and a fair price. 

If you would like any further information on what is involved in getting your landlord gas safety certificate with us, don’t hesitate to contact one of our passionate team members and they’ll be happy to answer any questions.