house has no gas cooker fitted- is this legal?

overdraftoverdrive

Hi,

Me and OH are looking at renting a house.

we really like it, except for the fact that there are no white goods- this would obviously mean that we would need to shell out for fridges, washers etc.

However, the agency told us that this includes no gas cooker- we would have to provide one! I'm sure i read somewhere that this is not the responsibility of the tenant and all houses should have certain things legally. This doesn't seem right that my partner and i should fit a cooker to the house.

Obviously it would need to be a corgi registered engineer, and isn't corgi standards the job of the landlord not a new tenant? That aside we really want the house- its very cheap and in a good area. Am i right in thinking there is something rum about this? thanks!

chewmylegoff

the landlord has to have a gas safety check carried out for the gas powered appliances/heating that they provide with the house. however, there is no law that they have to provide you with a gas cooker (if there was such a law then it would be illegal to rent a property with an electric cooker in it). the LL doesn't have to provide any cooking appliances - and as long as you are aware that there is no cooker before you sign the lease, the landlord has done nothing wrong.

if you were to fit a gas cooker yourself, you would (a) have to get the landlord's permission to do so and (b) have to have the work done by a corgi registered fitter.

even if this was your own home (b) would apply, as far as i am aware.

not sure what the landlord's responsibility w.r.t. annual gas safety check would be after you had fitted the cooker.

Wickedkitten

They do have to make sure there is a cooker point but of course they aren't legally obliged to provide you with a gas cooker. The good thing is when it comes time to leave, you can take it with you.

alexlyne

When i moved into my first home, there was no cooker.. there was a gas point behind the cupboards.. but no space for a cooker. When I viewed the house, they had a foreman grill and a microwave! The kitchen was done as an extension when the house was renovated 5 years previously. I used a camping stove for 6 months before I had the money to get a *proper* job done on the kitchen.

I realise this doesn't help you, but thought I'd share it with you all anyways

PasturesNew

Houses to rent range from unfurnished to fully furnished and even serviced. The range of what is/is not provided is the choice of the landlord and the tenant.

The landlord can choose what he wants to put in his rental. The tenant can choose what they have/will provide ... and when you're viewing it is to see if what the landlord is providing matches your wants/needs.

Many people lug their white goods about with them, or expect to stay somewhere years so have these things. Others have nothing at all.

If you want things that are not present then you can either just walk away and check for future places that those are provided, or you can ask the Agent if the landlord would consider providing them.

Pssst

No. The landlord isnt required to provide white goods or cooker unless stipulated in the tenancy agreement.

overdraftoverdrive

Ok, thanks everybody. with the fitting of this cooker then, would we be the ones who would have to pay for a corgi engineer, and could we do this independently without having the landlord oversee the work? what are the practicalities of this? And anybody have any ideas of what this would cost?

Pssst

I would think that you will be responsible for engaging an engineer to fit the cooker. Have a look here
http://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/

I doubt you'd have to inform landlord as if a connection point is provided then no further alterations would be required to the building structure.

barnaby-bear

overdraftoverdrive wrote: »

Ok, thanks everybody. with the fitting of this cooker then, would we be the ones who would have to pay for a corgi engineer, and could we do this independently without having the landlord oversee the work? what are the practicalities of this? And anybody have any ideas of what this would cost?

You'd have to pay - this is why the LL doesn't want to get involved.
It cost me £85, practically he turns up and connects a pipe in about 2 seconds, he then spends 2min wiring in the firing mechanism (you need a suitable electricity socket or even some gas cookers have plugs) - bloody ridiculous that most gas cookers need electricity.

BillTrac

Mine doesnt - it has a battery for the ignition

chewmylegoff

BillTrac wrote: »

Mine doesnt - it has a battery for the ignition

congratulations.