Gas Safety and EICR

chrisw

I absolutely agree that the landlord should carry out the gas safety checks and EICR.

But to put it in perspective, I've lived in my house for 30 years and never had a gas or electrical inspection, nor I suspect, have the majority of private residents.

What many landlords fail to realise is that the checks are in place to protect both them and the tenant.

canaldumidi

chrisw said:

But to put it in perspective, I've lived in my house for 30 years and never had a gas or electrical inspection, nor I suspect, have the majority of private residents.

An interesting moral question: are tenants' lives more valuable than owner-ocupiers'? .............

(well it is Sunday and Thought For the Day is on)

Section62

canaldumidi said:

chrisw said:

But to put it in perspective, I've lived in my house for 30 years and never had a gas or electrical inspection, nor I suspect, have the majority of private residents.

An interesting moral question: are tenants' lives more valuable than owner-ocupiers'? .............

(well it is Sunday and Thought For the Day is on)

Best not go there.

Some politician/lobby group will start demanding compulsory GSCs and EICRs for owner-occupiers as well.

Pixie5740

Section62 said:

canaldumidi said:

chrisw said:

But to put it in perspective, I've lived in my house for 30 years and never had a gas or electrical inspection, nor I suspect, have the majority of private residents.

An interesting moral question: are tenants' lives more valuable than owner-ocupiers'? .............

(well it is Sunday and Thought For the Day is on)

Best not go there.

Some politician/lobby group will start demanding compulsory GSCs and EICRs for owner-occupiers as well.

Did you know that by February 2022 every home in Scotland must have interlinked fire alarms installed? It was just a requirement for let properties and now everyone will have to do it. 

dimbo61

As a responsible Landlord I could not live with myself if I ignored the law and safety of my tenants.
Every year we have a GSC done, PAT testing done every year ( unless the tenants remain in the property longer than a year )
EICR, EPC, Legionnaire checks and Fire safety certificate.
I own a HMO.
Landlords who ignore the most basic checks should be prosecuted and fined and even jailed if there negligence causes injury or death.

brianposter

dimbo61 said:

As a responsible Landlord I could not live with myself if I ignored the law and safety of my tenants.
Every year we have a GSC done, PAT testing done every year ( unless the tenants remain in the property longer than a year )
EICR, EPC, Legionnaire checks and Fire safety certificate.
I own a HMO.
Landlords who ignore the most basic checks should be prosecuted and fined and even jailed if there negligence causes injury or death.

Would you still do those things if you had to pay someone to come 60 miles simply to provide a certificate ?

Snookie12cat

brianposter said:

dimbo61 said:

As a responsible Landlord I could not live with myself if I ignored the law and safety of my tenants.
Every year we have a GSC done, PAT testing done every year ( unless the tenants remain in the property longer than a year )
EICR, EPC, Legionnaire checks and Fire safety certificate.
I own a HMO.
Landlords who ignore the most basic checks should be prosecuted and fined and even jailed if there negligence causes injury or death.

Would you still do those things if you had to pay someone to come 60 miles simply to provide a certificate ?

Why would someone have to go 60 miles? Just get a local engineer to do it?

And in answer to your question, yes because that's the law...

brianposter

Snookie12cat said:
Would you still do those things if you had to pay someone to come 60 miles simply to provide a certificate ?

Why would someone have to go 60 miles? Just get a local engineer to do it?

And in answer to your question, yes because that's the law...

I posted simply to add another perspective as to why perfectly good houses get converted into Airbnbs.

In some places the local engineer is 60 miles away.

Pixie5740

brianposter said:

Snookie12cat said:
Would you still do those things if you had to pay someone to come 60 miles simply to provide a certificate ?

Why would someone have to go 60 miles? Just get a local engineer to do it?

And in answer to your question, yes because that's the law...

I posted simply to add another perspective as to why perfectly good houses get converted into Airbnbs.

In some places the local engineer is 60 miles away.

How does converting a house into an Airbnb help? Holiday homes in the UK also require gas safety certificates. 

brianposter

Because spending £500 on a few certificates tends to persuade a landlord that what they need to do is to maximise their income rather than provide housing.