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Renting a Room - Gas Safety Certificate?
Curious_Moose
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If you rent out a room in your house (where you are still living), is there a legal requirement to get a gas safety certificate from someone who is CORGI registered as there is if you were renting out the whole of the property and you lived elsewhere?
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No, there is no requirement to have a Gas safety certificate if you have a lodger.Well life is harsh, hug me don't reject me.0
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unless there are lots of rooms let out and in that case i would have thought the local authority would classify it as a HMO and it would need a CORGI0
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I thought there was a legal requirement for a gas safety check if you are renting your house out including to lodgers?0
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I thought there was a legal requirement for a gas safety check if you are renting your house out including to lodgers?
You don't rent your house out to lodgers, you rent a room to a lodger, usually. And no, there is no requirement for a gas safety check. The only exception might be if the boiler is in the room you are renting to them --- I suspect (thought I'm not sure) that all equipment in the room has to be safe, though I don't think it has to be inspected.
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According to shelters website you are correct-I thought there was a legal requirement for a gas safety check if you are renting your house out including to lodgers?
http://england.shelter.org.uk/advice/advice-4049.cfm
"If you own your home, you should arrange for a gas safety check to be carried out once year (see 'what does a gas safety check involve' above) - this is not a legal requirement unless you have lodgers or tenants, but is recommended by CORGI."
BTW if you live in a flat you may be required by the freeholder to have a gas safety certificate anyway.I'm not cynical I'm realistic
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You don't rent your house out to lodgers, you rent a room to a lodger, usually. And no, there is no requirement for a gas safety check. The only exception might be if the boiler is in the room you are renting to them --- I suspect (thought I'm not sure) that all equipment in the room has to be safe, though I don't think it has to be inspected.
Peter
This is not correct see above.
You should have your boiler serviced and check every year anyway.I'm not cynical I'm realistic
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Apologies --- you are right, I am wrong :-)
See http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1998/98245104.htm#36 for the relevant act. It turns out you have to give your lodger a copy of the certificate as well, or have a copy displayed "in a prominent position in the premises".
Peter0
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