HMO Gas Safety

Gas Safety Register is the new hallmark for gas safety in Great Britian. From the 1st April 2009 the Gas Safety Register replaces the Corgi gas safety registration scheme as the officwial gas safety body.

From the 1st of April 2009 by law only Gas Safety registered engineers can carry out work on gas appliances or intallations in houses in multiple occupation.

All gas appliances such as boilers, fires, ovens and hobs must be maintained and services safely.

All Gas Safety Registered Engineers are listed on a new website.

Gas Safety Register

Gas safety certificates are issued by Gas Safe registered engineers to confirm that gas appliances are working safely.

After your gas appliance has been installed or serviced, your Gas Safety Registered Engineer will give you a gas safety certificate. This certificate tells you that the gas appliance is safe and the work meets the safety standards.

It will also tell you when you next need to service the appliance. Getting your appliances serviced every year is vital to its safety and efficiency.

Gas safety certificates for tenants

Tenants must get a copy of the gas safety certificate for their property from their landlord. This certificate shows that gas appliances have been safety checked and serviced every year by a registered engineer.

Ask your landlord for a copy of the gas safety certificate and check the date. Make sure you understand your landlord’s legal responsibilities.

Gas safety certificates for landlords

By law, landlords must provide up-to-date gas safety certificates to their tenants. This certificate shows the tenant appliances have been serviced and the property is gas safe. Make sure you know your legal responsibilities as a landlord.

The ‘Landlord Gas Safety Record’ is often referred to as a ‘Gas Safety Certificate’ or ‘CP12’ form. Gas Safe Register does not produce its own gas safety certificate but many retailers produce these certificates.

As a landlord, you must have a gas safety check carried out by a Gas Safe registered engineer on all of your properties every year.

More information on Gas Safety for Landlords is available on the HSE Website

Gas safety certificates for home owners

New homebuyers should be given a copy of the gas safety certificate by their vendor or you should arrange to get appliances checked by a Gas Safe registered engineer. Make sure you get the gas safety certificate from the vendor before moving in.

Learn about what steps you should be taking to make sure your new home is gas safe.

What information should the certificate contain?

As a minimum, the record of a gas safety check must contain:

• a description of and the location of each appliance or flue checked
• the name, registration number and signature of the individual carrying out the check
• the date on which the appliance or flue was checked
• the address of the property at which the appliance or flue is installed
• the name and address of the landlord (or his agent where appropriate)
• any defect identified and any remedial action taken
• a statement confirming that the safety check completed complies with the requirements of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998

Any gas safety record given to you after 1 April 2009 will only be valid if the engineer is registered with Gas Safe Register.