central heating certificates.

evosy1978

Hello all.

The proeprty im about to rent has what looks like a very old and shody central heating boiler.

I want to ask the estate agent about the boiler certificate, to see if its ok and in working order, (e.g not giving off any bad fumes etc.)

I was told by law the landlord has to produce this.

Can anyone tell me where i stand with this.

Thanks

EliteHeat

Yes, you have to be provided with a copy of the current gas safety certificate.

evosy1978

thanks.

should this certificate of been done recently - is there a time scale for these or should they do it every time they get new tenants in??

thesaint

ts_aly2000 wrote: »

Normally once a year. By law they have to provide you with a copy for inspection from the moment you move in. Most don't though... Which is pretty silly really, well it's criminal. If your house goes boom then they get prosecuted for murder/manslaughter. It's happened before already, often reported on the news, where the landlord has gone to prison.

Really? How many landlords have been prosecuted for Murder/manslaghter, and how often is it reported on the news?

EliteHeat

thesaint wrote: »

Really? How many landlords have been prosecuted for Murder/manslaghter, and how often is it reported on the news?

It happens reasonably frequently, usually as a result of a landlord illegally installing a gas appliance which then either kills someone or endangers their lives.

Gas fires are a favourite as some people seem to think that they are easy to fit and installation costs are quite high compared to their selling price. As it happens, these are by far the most potentially dangerous appliance that you can have in your home. Personally, I now no longer fit them as IMHO, it is absurd to take the risk.

Technically, a new gas safety certificate should be issued for each new tenancy agreement but I have yet to come across either a letting agent or landlord that adheres to this rule.

thesaint

EliteHeat wrote: »

It happens reasonably frequently, usually as a result of a landlord illegally installing a gas appliance which then either kills someone or endangers their lives.
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Thanks for the reply, when you state "Reasonably frequently", what do you mean?
I would expect it to be big news if a landlord was up on a murder charge reasonably frequently.

Canucklehead

Good morning: This leaflet from CORGI should help the OP http://www.trustcorgi.com/obligations/Documents/Gassafetyinrentedaccommodation.pdf
For info on successful prosecutions you could try here www.hse.gov.uk/prosecutions

HTH

Canucklehead

olly300

thesaint wrote: »

Thanks for the reply, when you state "Reasonably frequently", what do you mean?
I would expect it to be big news if a landlord was up on a murder charge reasonably frequently.

The only news stories I see about landlords' breaching legislation and being prosecuted are in the print editions of my local newspapers.

As yet they have not managed to kill anyone but the last reported case was a family who was put in hospital due to carbon monoxide poisoning.