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Gas Safety and EICR

BACKTOBACK · 2021-11-27 14:55:04

Just after opinions please. I am living in privately rented accommodation which does not have either a gas safety check or Electrical Installation Condition Report. I have been here for around 11 years. Landlord is not interested and just threatens eviction all the time. Apart from this the property is okay and nothing…

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lookstraightahead Posts: 5,558 Forumite

29 November 2021 at 8:44AM

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 ?

Well if they wouldn't, they shouldn't be a landlord.

you don't train in any profession to simply not follow the law. Being a landlord is a job with responsibilities.

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