Gas Safety, Servicing and Repairs for Landlords
Letting property comes with a hard legal obligation: every gas appliance and flue must be checked annually by a Gas Safe registered engineer and recorded on a gas safety record.
Letting property comes with a hard legal obligation: every gas appliance and flue must be checked annually by a Gas Safe registered engineer and recorded on a gas safety record. What actually makes a landlord's life easier, though, is an engineer who deals with tenants sensibly, turns paperwork around quickly, and tells you honestly when an appliance is nearing the end of its life rather than billing you repeatedly.
Certificates and record keeping
We carry out the annual gas safety check, issue the record, and email it to you and to your managing agent so it lands where it needs to be. Where a property fails, you get a clear statement of what failed, what it takes to put right, and whether the appliance should be isolated in the meantime.
Access and tenants
Most delay in landlord work is access, not engineering. We contact tenants directly to arrange a time where you'd like us to, give a realistic window, and report back if we can't get in — so you have a documented trail of reasonable attempts if access becomes a dispute.
Servicing alongside the check
A gas safety check is a safety inspection, not a service. Combining the two on the same visit is usually the sensible option: it maintains manufacturer guarantees, reduces mid-winter breakdown calls from tenants, and costs less than arranging two separate visits.
Repair or replace decisions
For a rental, the real cost of an old boiler is call-out frequency and tenant dissatisfaction, not just the repair bill. We'll give you the repair price and an installation quote together so you can make a commercial decision, with finance available on installations if you'd rather spread the cost.
Common questions
How often does a rental property need a gas safety check?
Every 12 months, carried out by a Gas Safe registered engineer, covering every gas appliance and flue in the property. A copy must be given to tenants and retained by the landlord.
Do you handle multiple properties?
Yes. Send an address list and we'll plan the visits and invoice sensibly rather than treating each one as an isolated job.
What if the property fails the check?
We explain exactly what failed and what's required. Where it's safe to do so we quote to fix on the spot; where an appliance is unsafe it will be isolated and documented.
Do you cover HMOs?
Yes, including checks across every let unit and the communal areas, with documentation appropriate to licensing requirements.