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Lanlord Checks

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rwknott
rwknott Posts: 22 Forumite
in House buying, renting & selling
Hello People

Any Advice would be a great help. What checks should a landord do on a house you rent form them?

Should they do Gas and Electric checks?

Thanks

Rob

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  • MX5huggy
    MX5huggy Posts: 7,162 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Gas has to have a Landlords gas saftey cert done every year.

    Electrics are more of a gray area they have to be safe but not checked but how do you know they are safe if they are not checked?
  • rwknott
    rwknott Posts: 22 Forumite
    Thanks for that. I've had one gas check in 3 years! I've had no electric check! Next door is a sparky and he thinks they should do it every year as he does that for landlords. I didn't know the truth behind that.

    Thanks

    Rob
  • poppysarah
    poppysarah Posts: 11,522 Forumite
    gas every 12 months. energy certificate needed now.
    No electricity one yet I don't think.
  • rwknott
    rwknott Posts: 22 Forumite
    thanks for info
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    poppysarah wrote: »
    gas every 12 months. energy certificate needed now.
    No electricity one yet I don't think.

    Energy certs needed from a month ago, but only every 10 years, and only for new tenancies.
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • TJ27
    TJ27 Posts: 741 Forumite
    Electric intallation cert required if you are in a HMO. The previous cert should recommend a time period before the next test but it's usually five years.
  • MX5huggy
    MX5huggy Posts: 7,162 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    Energy certs needed from a month ago, but only every 10 years, and only for new tenancies.

    Thats Energy performance cert, for how much CO2 a house will use nothing to do with how safe the electrics are.
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