Gas safety certificate

MoneySaver9999_2

Hello,

My tenancy agreement states that a copy of the gas safety certificate must be provided within 28 days. The property has a gas meter but there are no gas appliances.

Is the landlord still required to provide the certificate in this case?

Thanks

Building_Surveyor

Gas meter = gas connections somewhere even if there are no gas appliances. Is the gas supply capped? There well may be a gas cooker point although not connected to an appliance, still needs to be checked by a gas engineer. If the property has a gas supply which by the sounds of it it does then it still should be checked. Hopefully the gas is capped if not in use?

MoneySaver9999_2

Building_Surveyor wrote: »

Gas meter = gas connections somewhere even if there are no gas appliances. Is the gas supply capped? There well may be a gas cooker point although not connected to an appliance, still needs to be checked by a gas engineer. If the property has a gas supply which by the sounds of it it does then it still should be checked. Hopefully the gas is capped if not in use?

Sorry I have no idea if the gas supply is capped (or even what that means!)

There are no gas appliances (electric boiler and cooker), but there is definitely a gas meter and I accidentally opened the bill for a previous tenant and there was a charge for gas (although it was only about £2 for the whole year).

The tenancy agreement also says that the gas certificate must be sent to me within 28 days.

Building_Surveyor

Gas capped means the supply to the property is shut off. E.g. If you install a gas cooker it won't work until the gas supply is turned on. It's done by a gas engineer. It's normally capped at the meter and any points in the property I.e cooker point, fire point etc. sounds to me like there is a supply therefore u need a certificate. Definitely check whether it is capped as a priority. If you have no intention of using it then it should be. Plus the gas supplier will charge you a standing charge for not using it which is the cost of them 'supplying' it to you in simple terms.

G_M

You need to be clearer about the set-up.

There is a gas supply, to a gas meter? Yes?

But there are no gas appliances (boiler, fire, cooker) - correct?

What about pipework eg from the meter to a point in the kitchen (or elsewhere) where a cooker (etc) could be connected (but is not)?

If there is one or more appliance, the LL must obtain, and give the tenant, an annual gas safety certificate.

If there is pipework, this must be safely maintained but there is no requirement for an annual gas safety certificate.

The HSE makes recommendations about pipework maintenance, but this is not compulsory.

edit: the clause in your contract is almost certainly a standard clause used in all the agency's contracts. It would apply if there were appliances requiring a certificate.

Actually - it would still not apply, since the law says a new tenant should be given the certificate before they move in (not 28 days later) and the law overrules the contract!

lemontart

given there is a bill for gas I would speak to agency/landlord and ask for it or for them to send a gas safe registered engineer to cap said meter and inform gas supplier.

G_M

lemontart wrote: »

given there is a bill for gas I would speak to agency/landlord and ask for it or for them to send a gas safe registered engineer to cap said meter and inform gas supplier.

or contact the gas supplier, inform them you are the new occupant and you do not want a gas supply or a gas account.