Gas Safety Check 10 days overdue.

aqua111

My Partner rents out a house.
Despite 3 appointments for the Gas Check, the Gas Safe Contractor has been unable to gain entry
How can he resolve this problem?

Rain_Shadow

I would have thought this was something for which the LL could give 24 hours notice and enter without the tenant's permission as the tenant appears to be preventing the LL meeting a legal obligation and it is very much a safety related thing

fairy_lights

Do you mean your partner is the tenant, or the landlord?
If the latter, has he discussed this with the tenant?

m0bov

Pop a note in the door giving 24hrs notice, then return with contractor and keys. If the locks have been changed the call a lock smith. Withhold the cost from the deposit.

PasturesNew

Has the tenant had any say-so in when the engineer would be coming? I used to be phoned up and told it needed doing and I'd then phone their engineer to arrange a time convenient for me/him.

theartfullodger

aqua111 wrote: »

My Partner rents out a house.
Despite 3 appointments for the Gas Check, the Gas Safe Contractor has been unable to gain entry
How can he resolve this problem?

It is for the landlord to arrange entry and to supervise this, not to expect the tenant to be there. (Some tenants will be but why should a tenant spend his time doing it, taking time off work etc etc).


Re-arrange with partner going there himself, putting the request for the date/time in writing with at least 2 days notice. Do so 3 times if refused entry then apply to the court for access.


Doh!

m0bov

If they are on AST, then consider an S21.

theartfullodger

m0bov wrote: »

If they are on AST, then consider an S21.

What, for not being at the beck and call of the landlord who does not appear to be willing to take on his responsibilities??

That really would be a "revenge eviction".

Cheers, Artful (Landlord btw..)

m0bov

They have had 3 appointments which have not been successful, the LL needs to carry out a safety check by law. If the T is being obstructive, then the LL needs to take action. Getting another T which is compliant, is not revenge.

theartfullodger

We do not know if T is obstructive: From the description given the 3 appointments could have been "gas man is coming round dd/mm/yy @ 10:45 be there" sent by TXT to the wrong 'phone number with 12 hours notice, and tenant is an Ambulance driver in his probationary period (ie can be fired if he doesn't turn up) on-shift. (Extreme I grant but hopefully you get the point..)

Aqua, could you please give us a bit more background??

The good news is the landlord is at least trying to get a certificate done....

fairy_lights

m0bov wrote: »

They have had 3 appointments which have not been successful, the LL needs to carry out a safety check by law. If the T is being obstructive, then the LL needs to take action. Getting another T which is compliant, is not revenge.

But the OP has given us so little information we can't make any assumptions - the LL might have just told the tenant "the engineer is coming round at 11" and assumed the tenant would be there to let them in.