No gas safety certificate

booksurr

cjdavies wrote: »

However as a warning, this useless may decide then after to issue you a section 21

Are you in a fixed term? If so until when?

if you read the Op you would see receipt (or not) of a S21 is rather irrelevant

Markb06 wrote: »

We are moving out this year as we have had enough of his attitude as a landlord and we have enough to move out should we need to so we are not worried on him trying to serve a notice on us to leave as this would allow us to leave earlier.

Marvel1

booksurr wrote: »

if you read the Op you would see receipt (or not) of a S21 is rather irrelevant

Oops.

In that case get the HSE involved, since he can't be bothered to follow the law of being a landlord.

westernpromise

caprikid1 wrote: »

Ironically I guess how many people beat their Landlords up about gas Safety Certificates and then purchase their own house never to do one again ?


Not saying that it's not essential for a Landlord as it is but after I moved out of rented and bought I never considered getting one done.

They are an abject farce. I have a property that I let out that has a gas-effect fire. When I lived there it was fine but when I wanted to let it out it became illegal.

The people who draft this sort of law think all tenants are !!!!!! and apt to kill themselves. I'm surprised there is no requirement on landlords to certify that there are no scissors or plastic bags in the property. Those are dangerous to idiots too.

theartfullodger

Guest101 wrote: »

Only thing you can do is report to the HSE

Indeed: If only to protect next tenant, and neighbours...

It easy to do, online, please be a good citizen!
https://extranet.hse.gov.uk/lfserver/external/lgsr1

G_M

Markb06 wrote: »

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I rang him a few days ago to find he had changed his number and not told me. So I had to contact him on whatsapp as his old number was still linked to his account. I asked him if he changed his number and if I could have a new one. He then gave it me and I rang him to talk about the certificate. I reminded him it was a legal requirement. He said his usual line "I am not in at the moment" so he couldn't check his paperwork "Usual story from him" He said he would be in touch today before midday about it but nothing.

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Stop messing around on whatsapp and communicate properly.

The law (Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 S48) says the landlord has to give you an address where you can write to him.

* if he has not given you an address, you don't have to pay rent

* if he has given you an address - use it! Write him a polite letter reminding him that the last gas safety report expired on xxx date, and asking him to arrange an inspection within the next week, and to let you know what day the engineer will come.

If this fails, THEN contact HSE.