Gas Safety Cert Quotes ?

georgie_boy

Hi,
Anyone in Mid Cornwall do a reasonable Gas Safety Certificate quote please ?

I have 2 apartments that have a gas boiler for CH, (& poss a gas fire & cooker hob in same room), in Bodmin.

[maybe worth a trip for someone who hasn't been to this historic place: Jamaica Inn, Bodmin Moor, Bodmin Jail etc]

There are 15 units in the block, I may be able to get more custom later.

cheers all

chubbybrown4real

Is it on Natural gas or LPG

georgie_boy

chubbybrown4real wrote: »

Is it on Natural gas or LPG

Hi Chubby:

They're on Natural gas.

The living quarters are open plan. The Boiler is in a kitchen cupboard, which I thought only ran the CH.

There is a fire on the lounge wall (white rocks type) , which i'm pretty sure is electric.

I thought that the cooker was also electric, but my partner seems to think that it might be gas.

I've asked the agent to confirm things.

Apologies for not knowing the full set-up, but I bought them new & Let them, so I don't personally know the details of most of the fittings.

They've both been empty for a while (too long !) but are tenanted from last week.

cheers

Cornish_Piskey

Suggest you read Landlord's Responsibilities on the Health & Safety Executive website.

Most reputable letting agents insist on having a valid Landlord's Gas Safety Record in place prior to letting a property.

The LGSR is only valid for a year and must be renewed annually. A copy must be given to the tenant within 28 days of it being issued and the landlord should keep his copy for a minimum of two years.

A responsible gas engineer will insist on servicing all gas appliances in the property before issuing the certificate.

As a landlord is under a legal obligation to maintain all the gas appliances in a property which belong to him, it makes economic sense to have both the servicing and the landlord's gas safety check done at the same time.

It would also be a good idea to fit a carbon monoxide detector in your properties, although this is not yet a legal requirement.

georgie_boy

Hi guys,

I had a PM recently in reply to this post.

When I tried to reply to it, I get the message:
"J???? has chosen not to receive private messages or may not be allowed to receive private messages. Therefore you may not send your message to him/her."

I'm assuming that he wants to receive a reply, or he wouldn't have PM'd me, asking for contact.

Any ideas please ?

gas4you

£75 a unit if the hob is gas and fire is electric is about average.

bengasman

georgie_boy wrote: »

They've both been empty for a while (too long !) but are tenanted from last week.

cheers

I would strongly suggest you get a lgsc issued today in stead of looking for the cheapest, as you have been committing a criminal offense by letting the flats out whilst failing to comply with the gsiur; each offense carries a penalty of £5000 iirc.

bengasman

Cornish_Piskey wrote: »

... A responsible gas engineer will insist on servicing all gas appliances in the property before issuing the certificate.....

Nonsense, that depends entirely on the appliances and their condition.

gas4you

Ben, can you not remember the case a couple of years ago where a RGI didn't test one appliance, it became faulty later, someone was either badly hurt or killed and the RGI got done for it?

Can't remember the full details and I certainly didn't agree with the decision, but that is what the court decided.

We are supposed to have a crystal ball now, that tells us if and when an appliance will fault in the future!!

bengasman

There have been multiple cases where a rgi got done for something only because "their" lawyer was better than his, not because he did the wrong thing.
Part of our job today, is to be part "lawyer", part engineer. Provided I get paid for my time if I win, I am happy to defend any of my actions in court, whether I have serviced the boiler for a lgsc or not. I have turned boilers off that were "approved" by 4 consecutive engineers before me, and condemned and riddored others that were tested by somebody else the day before. I have also reinstated boilers that were condemned by others ( including BG and independents ) and written off as beyond salvage, and in some cases it needed little more than a clean.

macman

bengasman wrote: »

I would strongly suggest you get a lgsc issued today in stead of looking for the cheapest, as you have been committing a criminal offense by letting the flats out whilst failing to comply with the gsiur; each offense carries a penalty of £5000 iirc.

It can also carry a custodial sentence...