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CP12 landlord gas safety certificates across Bristol. Gas Safe inspection of every appliance and the pipework, so you meet your legal obligations.
Almost all of Julian's work comes from repeat customers and recommendations. Over forty years, that is the only measure that means anything.
If you let out a property with gas appliances, you are legally required to have every appliance and flue checked for safety every twelve months by a Gas Safe registered engineer. The record you receive is commonly known as a CP12 or landlord gas safety certificate.
Julian is Gas Safe registered, reg. 198984, and issues landlord certificates across Bristol and the surrounding area. He has been working on gas installations locally for over forty years, and he works alone, so you deal with the same engineer each year rather than whoever a call centre sends.
The duty covers boilers, gas fires, cookers, hobs and water heaters, along with the pipework and flues serving them. It applies whether you let a single flat or several properties.
You must give a copy of the record to existing tenants within 28 days of the check, and to any new tenant at the start of their tenancy. Records need to be kept for at least two years.
Renew up to two months early without losing time from the cycle.
Julian contacts your tenant directly, which is usually quicker than relaying messages.
Many landlords combine the certificate with an annual boiler service on the same visit.
Part of gas engineer services in Bristol.
The visit follows the same process as a gas safety inspection, with the results recorded on the statutory form. It usually takes under an hour in a typical flat or house.
A tightness test on the whole installation comes first, which shows whether the system is holding pressure. Each appliance is then examined for condition and stability, and the gas pressure and rate are measured against the manufacturer figures.
Combustion is analysed with a flue gas analyser to confirm the appliance is burning cleanly, and the flue is checked for condition, correct termination and clearance. Ventilation is measured against what the appliances in that room require.
Safety devices are tested to confirm they cut the gas off as they should. The certificate then records every appliance, the checks carried out, the results, and the date of the next check.
Where an appliance belongs to the tenant rather than to you, the connecting pipework and flue still fall within your responsibility, and that is recorded accordingly.
Keep the previous certificates rather than discarding them once a new one arrives. An unbroken run of records is what demonstrates compliance if it is ever questioned.
Does not make the appliance unsafe now, but should be corrected.
A fault exists that could become dangerous.
Presents a danger to life or property right now.
The check is due every twelve months. You can have it carried out in the two months before the expiry date without losing any time from the cycle, because the new certificate runs from the old expiry date rather than the date of the visit. That gives a sensible window to get it booked.
Access is the usual sticking point. Julian can arrange the appointment directly with your tenant if you prefer, which tends to be quicker than passing messages back and forth. Every gas appliance needs to be reachable, including anything in a garage, outbuilding or airing cupboard.
If a fault is found, you get told straight away with a clear explanation of how serious it is. Anything classified as immediately dangerous has to be disconnected on the spot. Minor issues can be booked in at your convenience, and a quote for remedial work is given separately.
Where the property runs on LPG rather than mains gas, the same legal duty applies and Julian is LPG qualified, so those properties are covered too.
A gas safety check is not the same as a service. Many landlords book the certificate alongside an annual boiler service on the same visit, which keeps the boiler warranty valid and reduces the chance of a breakdown call mid-tenancy.
The duty sits with whoever the landlord is, not the letting agent and not the tenant. If you use an agent to manage the property, the responsibility for the check being done still rests with you, and it is worth confirming in writing who is booking it rather than assuming.
The check covers every gas appliance and every flue in the property, including anything in a garage, outbuilding or loft. Appliances belonging to the tenant sit outside your duty, but the connecting pipework and flue serving them do not, and those still have to be recorded.
Records must be kept for at least two years, a copy given to existing tenants within 28 days of the check, and a copy provided to any new tenant before they move in. For a new tenancy the certificate has to be in place at the start rather than caught up afterwards.
Where a tenant refuses access, you are expected to take reasonable steps and keep a written record of every attempt. Repeated letters, dated and kept on file, are what demonstrate you did what was required.
If an appliance is found immediately dangerous it has to be disconnected on the spot, and you will be told at the time along with what is needed to put it right.
Certificates cover Bristol and roughly ten miles around Staple Hill, and the same duty applies to LPG properties as to mains gas, which Julian is qualified to cover.
The certificate runs for twelve months. A check carried out in the final two months of the existing certificate keeps the original expiry date, so being early costs you nothing. Letting it run out entirely means you are in breach from the day it expires, not from the day someone notices.
A safety check and a boiler service are different pieces of work. The check confirms the appliances are safe to use. The service maintains the boiler and protects the manufacturer guarantee. Having one does not give you the other.
The certificate covers every gas appliance the landlord owns in the property, not only the boiler. A gas fire in a back room or a cooker left behind by a previous tenant still has to be on the document.
A copy goes to the tenant within twenty eight days of the check, and to a new tenant at the start of the tenancy. Landlords are required to keep copies for two years. Julian issues the certificate on the day and sends it through electronically, which makes both of those obligations considerably easier to satisfy.
It is the common name for the landlord gas safety record, the document issued after the annual check of gas appliances and flues in a rented property.
Every twelve months. You can have the check done up to two months early without shortening the cycle.
No. The certificate confirms appliances are safe. A service cleans and adjusts the boiler and is what the manufacturer warranty requires. Many landlords book both together.
Yes. Existing tenants within 28 days of the check, and new tenants at the start of the tenancy. Keep records for at least two years.
You still have to take reasonable steps and keep a record of your attempts. Julian can contact the tenant directly to arrange a time, which often resolves it.
If you manage several properties, Julian can put them on the same annual cycle so the renewals fall together rather than scattered through the year. It makes the record keeping considerably simpler and reduces the chance of one slipping past its expiry date unnoticed.
See also gas safety inspections, boiler servicing, gas engineer and gas cooker installation. We cover Staple Hill, Fishponds, Kingswood and more areas.
Call Julian on 07831 718509 to book your annual check. Give him the property address and tenant contact details and he will arrange access directly, then send the certificate through once the visit is complete.
If you need something other than a certificate, gas engineer services covers the rest of the gas work Julian does.
Call Julian to arrange your annual landlord gas safety check.