Seller Has No Gas or Electricity Cerificates

Kyrae

[Deleted User] said:

I haven’t read the whole thread but 

If you have the address and postcode you can check when they boiler was last serviced it cost about £6  -£10 including the certificate 
I can’t remember the name of the site but if you search gas - electric  check certificates you should be able to find it 
I did this recently as I’m selling my parents house and I know they had it serviced but I couldn’t find the certificates for it 

Have tried googling but can't find the website, if you remember it please can you let me know, sounds very handy

Slithery

https://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/gas-safety/gas-safety-certificates-records/
http://www.checkmynotification.com/

Chris_English

Noneforit999 said:

Chris_English said:

I’m a bit alarmed at some posters here saying that they never get their boiler serviced. Part of the service is checking for CO emissions, and cleaning the jets to ensure that CO doesn’t become an issue.

Not getting this done seems crazy.

I have had ours 'serviced' a few times as part of a boiler cover package, Homecare etc.

Not once did they clean any 'jets' or check for CO emissions.

They were more of a 'Take the cover off and look for any obvious leaks, ask if everything is working ok and pop head in the airing cupboard to check the tank'. In and out in < 10 minutes.

Each to their own but these days I don't bother. 

So your response to an inadequate service in the last is not to get it done at all?

That’s madness. Relying on CO monitors rather than also checking the clean burning of the system is a crazy route to take.

canaldumidi

Slithery said:

https://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/gas-safety/gas-safety-certificates-records/
http://www.checkmynotification.com/

There's a difference between a 'gas safety report', required on all tenanted properties, amd 'boiler service' which is not required on any propertoes, tenanted or otherwise.

The gasSafe register shows 'gas safety reports'. Most 'boiler services' are not reported to GasSafe so won't appear there. Engineer leaves paperwork with his customer.

Noneforit999

FataVerde said:

[Deleted User] said:

I haven’t read the whole thread but 

If you have the address and postcode you can check when they boiler was last serviced it cost about £6  -£10 including the certificate 
I can’t remember the name of the site but if you search gas - electric  check certificates you should be able to find it 
I did this recently as I’m selling my parents house and I know they had it serviced but I couldn’t find the certificates for it 

Yes, I got that useful information here and the boiler was installed 12 years ago and never been serviced or inspected since.

....and yet its probably working absolutely fine like the millions of other unserviced boilers all over the country.

As a vendor, I wouldn't entertain dropping the price because the boiler had not been serviced or inspected.

If you want to arrange for it to be inspected, that's your problem as a buyer.

newsgroupmonkey_

Chris_English said:

Noneforit999 said:

Chris_English said:

I’m a bit alarmed at some posters here saying that they never get their boiler serviced. Part of the service is checking for CO emissions, and cleaning the jets to ensure that CO doesn’t become an issue.

Not getting this done seems crazy.

I have had ours 'serviced' a few times as part of a boiler cover package, Homecare etc.

Not once did they clean any 'jets' or check for CO emissions.

They were more of a 'Take the cover off and look for any obvious leaks, ask if everything is working ok and pop head in the airing cupboard to check the tank'. In and out in < 10 minutes.

Each to their own but these days I don't bother. 

So your response to an inadequate service in the last is not to get it done at all?

That’s madness. Relying on CO monitors rather than also checking the clean burning of the system is a crazy route to take.

OK, let me put it a different way.

The last 3 times I've had mine serviced, they've made it worse. Twice I've had to have parts replaced due to being broken whilst being serviced.

I'm not the only one - last time we had a discussion on this, loads of people agreed.

badger09

canaldumidi said:

Slithery said:

https://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/gas-safety/gas-safety-certificates-records/
http://www.checkmynotification.com/

There's a difference between a 'gas safety report', required on all tenanted properties, amd 'boiler service' which is not required on any propertoes, tenanted or otherwise.

The gasSafe register shows 'gas safety reports'. Most 'boiler services' are not reported to GasSafe so won't appear there. Engineer leaves paperwork with his customer.

That was my understanding. So a record of boiler/gas fire etc installation should be found there, but pointless looking for service records.

Jumblebumble

canaldumidi said:

Slithery said:

https://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/gas-safety/gas-safety-certificates-records/
http://www.checkmynotification.com/

There's a difference between a 'gas safety report', required on all tenanted properties, amd 'boiler service' which is not required on any propertoes, tenanted or otherwise.

The gasSafe register shows 'gas safety reports'. Most 'boiler services' are not reported to GasSafe so won't appear there. Engineer leaves paperwork with his customer.

I am unable to find any way of checking on line if a property has had a  landlords gas safety check
Could you assist me if you have a moment with the exact URL
( To avoid confusion I can see how to check notifiable work to building control but that is not relevant to this enquiry)

Thanks

canaldumidi

Jumblebumble said:

canaldumidi said:

Slithery said:

https://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/gas-safety/gas-safety-certificates-records/
http://www.checkmynotification.com/

There's a difference between a 'gas safety report', required on all tenanted properties, amd 'boiler service' which is not required on any propertoes, tenanted or otherwise.

The gasSafe register shows 'gas safety reports'. Most 'boiler services' are not reported to GasSafe so won't appear there. Engineer leaves paperwork with his customer.

I am unable to find any way of checking on line if a property has had a  landlords gas safety check
Could you assist me if you have a moment with the exact URL
( To avoid confusion I can see how to check notifiable work to building control but that is not relevant to this enquiry)

Thanks

You may be right that GasSafe don't keep a register of safety inspection records. There's some information here:

https://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/gas-safety/gas-safety-certificates-records/gas-safety-record/

and here

https://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/gas-safety/gas-safety-certificates-records/