Gas Safety and your Landlord.
Your landlord is responsible for ensuring that gas-powered appliances such as the boiler and cooker are safe to use.
Gas appliances must be checked for safety every 12 months by a Gas Safe registered engineer. Once the check has been completed the landlord will receive a Gas Safety Certificate and provide you with a copy.
The law says you must be provided with a copy of the existing Gas Safety Certificate before you move in.
Things to check:
The Gas Safety Certificate should be no more than 12 months old.
Any engineer that visits the property to work on gas appliances should have a Gas Safe ID card.
Check that the ID number of the engineer or business is valid.
What if I have not seen a Gas Safety Certificate?
Ask the landlord or letting agent for a copy of the current Gas Safety Certificate.
Contact ULHS for advice.
Report the matter to the Health and Safety Executive or your local council.
Electrical Safety and your Landlord.
Landlords are required by law to ensure:
That the electrical installations are safe when you move in and maintained in a safe condition throughout the tenancy.
That fixed electrical installations are tested for safety every five years in any house in House in Multiple Occupations (HMO).
That any appliance is safe to use and carries the ‘CE’ Kite Mark.
Smoke Alarms & Carbon Monoxide Detectors.
Your landlord should provide:
One smoke detector on every floor of your property which is used as living accommodations and
One carbon monoxide detector in any room used as a living room where solid fuel is used.
It is your responsibility as a tenant to test smoke alarms regularly an replace the batteries when they run out (but they should all be in working order when you move in)
If you have any concerns about fire safety in your property you should tell your landlord.
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