why is my gas meter going round I'm not using any gas

PasturesNew

Yes, it's a 100% legal requirement - and you have to have a copy of the certificate too.

It's a biggie. Essential. Compulsory. Must have. No excuses. Yearly.

lkmc01

thanks. do you know of a web link where I can find the legal details just incase the landlord gets all funny?

utility_csa

Until you said their was a pilot light i would have told you to report it to national grid on 0800111999 as a no gas situation, surprised no one else did..

Check all the land lord requirements here;

http://www.hse.gov.uk/gas/domestic/faqlandlord.htm#faq2

You have duties under the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 to arrange maintenance by a Gas Safe Registered engineer for all pipework, appliances and flues, which you own and have provided for your tenants use. You must also arrange for an annual gas safety check to be carried out every 12 months by a Gas Safe Registered engineer. You must keep a record of the safety check for 2 years and issue a copy to each existing tenant within 28 days of the check being completed and issue a copy to any new tenants before they move in.

Any gas appliance that you own and provide for the tenant's use is included in your legal duties. If a tenant has their own gas appliance that you have not provided, then you have responsibilities for parts of the associated installation and pipework but not for the actual appliance.

There are some good practice measures that you could adopt with appliances that tenants own:

Send a reminder to the tenant that their appliances should be serviced and checked for safety each year by a Gas Safe Registered, and where possible, offer to include these (at reasonable cost) within gas safety maintenance undertaken on your behalf.
At the start of the tenancy, advise the tenant of any flues or chimneys that are unsuitable for the installation of a gas appliance. You may also wish to consider regulating the installation of any appliance by a tenant through the conditions of the tenancy agreement.
It is also recommended to include all flues (e.g. chimneys) connected to gas appliances within your landlord's gas safety check, even where they do not serve appliances provided by the landlord. This may also help to fulfil other legal duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.

macman

PasturesNew wrote: »

Yes, it's a 100% legal requirement - and you have to have a copy of the certificate too.

It's a biggie. Essential. Compulsory. Must have. No excuses. Yearly.

Surely the legal requirement is an annual Landlord's Gas Safety Certificate (which the OP should have been given before commencing their tenancy)?
Is there a legal requirement to have the boiler serviced annually in addition?
OP, you should demand the GSC within 7 days and threaten to report your LL if it does not arrive. The LL faces a heavy fine and potentially a prison sentence for not complying.

Cardew

lkmc01 wrote: »

thanks alot. we have been in rented house for 1 year 3 months and they have not mentioned getting the boiler serviced. will have a word. is this a legal requirement then?

http://www.hse.gov.uk/gas/domestic/faqlandlord.htm

http://www.rentfromtheowner.co.uk/clerks/index.asp?id=159

macman

So there is no annual servicing requirement, just the GSC.
There is a requirement for maintenance, but no regular checking period is defined.