Letting your property? I am able to issue Gas Safety Certificates, Electrical Installation Condition Reports and Energy Performance Certificates.
You can also add a boiler service if your boiler hasn't been serviced this year. A requirement for all boiler parts and labour warranties is that the boiler is serviced annually. Some boilers (especially Worcester, Vaillant, Viessmann, Baxi and Ideal boilers come with extensive 10-year parts and labour warranties when installed new.
If you need a gas safety certificate for letting your property or you need a gas safety certificate for buying a house then I can provide those. I can also produce electrical installation condition reports (EICR's) and energy performance certificates (EPC's).
I'm able to carry out all checks at the same time.
There's a lot of confusion over what a CP12 is. There are a lot 'grandad' letting agents who still use the terminology. However, its an out of date term. CP12 is a shortening of CORGI Proforma 12. Corgi used to be the governing body until 2009 but has ceased to exist since. The new governing body is the Gas Safe Register. You can still ask for a CP12 and most engineers won't correct you but your 'certificate' or record of safety won't mention the word CP12 on it for the above reasons.
For all intents and purposes, a CP12 is the same as a gas safety certificate or record and what any registered gas engineer will provide you.
A homeowner gas safety certificate is not an annual legal requirement – it's just a very good idea. As is having an annual boiler service. A landlords gas safety check is an annual legal requirement and therefore must be carried out again within 1 year. All gas safety certificates last for 1 year and the due date will be mentioned on your certificate. I use software for all certificates I produce and this software enables me to remind customers automatically before their certificate is about to expire.
More on the gas safety certificate law below.
The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 outline the duties of a landlord to ensure all gas appliances, fittings and installations comply with the law.
All premises provided for rent require a gas safety certificate or record. Premises include, but are not limited to, residential premises, hostels, rooms to let, bedsits and B&B's. Rented holiday accommodation such as chalets, cottages, flats, caravans and narrow boats are also included in these regulations.
You, as a landlord, are responsible for providing a tenant with an annual gas safety check within 28 days of completion or before new tenants take possession of your property. You need to keep copies of all safety certificates for up to 2 years. My software enables me to keep copies for you in case you ever lose yours and need it to be sent at short notice.
The minimum amount of information required on a gas safety certificate is:
I am qualified to carry out EICR Testing and issue an Electrical Installation Condition Report which can be used for a variety of uses including letting, buying and selling your house.
EICR is short for Electrical Installation Condition Report. EICR Testing involves a competent electrician undertaking tests and inspections to produce a report to establish the overall 'condition' of a property. The report is either satisfactory or unsatisfactory and defects and issues, if any, will be listed. The EICR was previously called a periodic inspection report.
I am usually asked to carry out an EICR for the following reasons:
Please note, if your electrical installation is new then you require an electrical installation certificate. There are also special rules if you have a HMO (House of Multiple Occupation) which may mean you require an Emergency Lighting Certificate.
Your competent electrician will check the installation against the requirements of BS7671 – The Requirements for Electrical Installations (IEE Wiring Regulations) – this is the British Standard to which electrical safety is measured across the country and is updated when deemed necessary.
The electrician will take into account the age and circumstances of the installation and check the following:
Please note, if your electrical installation is new then you require an electrical installation certificate. There are also special rules if you have a HMO (House of Multiple Occupation) which may mean you require an Emergency Lighting Certificate.
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Includes up to 4 appliances
Legal requirement when letting: Yes
Lasts for: 1 year
Good to know: Can be done 2 months before the expiry date without losing the annual date. More info. Access required to gas meter.
Includes up to one boiler
Legal requirement when letting: No
Lasts for: 1 year
Good to know: a very good idea to service the boiler annually to save it breaking down, most boilers come with parts and labour warranties from 5 years to 10 years but they become void if the boiler is not serviced annually. More info (see clause 4.1.6)
Includes up to 4 appliances (includes one boiler service).
Legal requirement when letting: Yes
Lasts for: 1 year
Good to know: Save £41 if both done at the same time. Access required to gas meter.
Includes up to 4 bedroom properties.
Legal requirement when letting: Yes
Lasts for: 10 years
Good to know: No pass or fail, you get a rating from A to G. You need a minmum E rating to be legally allowed the let your property. Most properties will be either C or D rating with newer ones either B or C. As they last for 10 years, there's a good chance you already have one. You can check online, it takes a few seconds. More info.
Includes one fuse board.
Legal requirement when letting: Yes
Lasts for: 5 years
Good to know: Small fixes carried out free of charge. Access required to all rooms. Do not confuse with an EPC.
Includes up to 20 appliances.
Legal requirement when letting: No
Lasts for: 1 year
Good to know: Not a legal requirement but there is a duty on all landlords to ensure all electrical appliances in a properly are safe. There is currently no legally defined way to prove safety other than a PAT test. New appliances do not need a PAT test for 1 year. Discount provided if only a handful of appliances. Please enquire.
Includes up to 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom properties.
Legal requirement when letting: No
Lasts for: 1 year
Good to know: Not a legal requirement but a lot of letting agents ask for one to be carried out to protect their tenants. This is particularly so in the London area.
Price is per alarm.
Legal requirement when letting: Yes
Good to know: One smoke alarm should be installalled on each floor where there is a room used as a living space. Alarms must be repaired or replaced once informed and found they are faulty.
Price is per alarm.
Legal requirement when letting: Yes
Good to know: One carbon monoxide alarm should be installalled in each room that is used as a living space which contains a fixed combustion appliance. This includes a gas boiler and a gas fire for example. The regulations exclude gas cookers. So a kitchen with a gas cooker wouldn't need a CO alarm unless the boiler was also fitted there. If the boiler was fitted in the bedroom and you also had a gas fire, you would need a total of two CO alarms, one for each room. Alarms must be repaired or replaced once informed and found they are faulty.
Price is per alarm.
Real smoke is used to simulate a real fire.
Pressing the test button only tests if the batteries are working and a circuit is being made.
Legal requirement when letting: N
Good to know: Legally, a landlord's minimum duty is to ensure that all alarms work on the day the tenancy begins. The tenants responsibility is to maintain and test the alarms. Tests carried out by us are documented on the gas safety record we provide to you, the agent and the tenant.
Price is per alarm.
Real carbon monoxide is used to simulate a real CO escape.
Pressing the test button only tests if the batteries are working and a circuit is being made. The CO sensor is NOT tested.
Legal requirement when letting: N
Good to know: We test quite a lot of alarms that don't work or alarms that flash (or sense parts per million of CO on a digital display) but do not sound an alarm to warn the occupier. Some alarms do sound but they take longer than the 3 minutes that the regulations allow. These alarms are classed as faulty and considered dangerous. Tests carried out by us are documented on the gas safety record we provide to you, the agent and the tenant.
Price is per key safe.
Fixed to a discrete location of your choice.
Ideal for contractors, letting agents and tenant viewings.
Perfect for when keys are lost or misplaced.
Code can be changed very easily.
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