Gas
Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 – Where there
is gas at a property, the Landlord is required by law to obtain a Gas
Safety Certificate from a Corgi registered gas installer, prior to the
commencement of the tenancy and annually whilst the property remains tenanted.
All appliances, flues and chimneys belonging to the Landlord must be checked
and even if all of the appliances and flues belong to the tenant, the
Landlord must still provide gas safety certification for the incoming
service. Even if there is nothing more than a gas meter at the property
then this still must be checked.
We can provide this certificate via one of our approved
Contractors at a reasonable cost.
Fire and Furnishings (Fire)(Safety)
Regulations 1988 as amended 1993 – Should your decision be
to let your property on a furnished basis then all soft furnishings must
comply with the Regulations. All furniture manufactured after 1 March
1990 must by law comply with the safety standard and should carry a permanent
label to verify this. Exempt from the Regulations are furnishings manufactured
prior to 1950 and those filled with natural fibres and materials. We can,
of course, advise you further.
The Electrical Equipment (Safety)
Regulations 1994 – These Regulations require that electrical
equipment at the property be “safe and of no risk to human or animal”.
Although, as a Landlord, legislation does not require you to have items
professionally checked, clearly only a qualified electrician can do this
and we would recommend that all appliances are PAT (portable appliance
test) tested at the outset of a tenancy.
We can provide this certificate via one of our approved Contractors at
a reasonable cost.
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