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What are your duties as a landlord in relation to gas safety?

You have duties under the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 to arrange maintenance by a Gas Safe Registered engineer^[3] for all pipework, appliances and flues, which you own and have provided for your tenants use. You must also arrange for an annual gas safety check to be carried out every 12 months by a Gas Safe Registered engineer. You must keep a record of the safety check for 2 years and issue a copy to each existing tenant within 28 days of the check being completed and issue a copy to any new tenants before they move in.

What are your duties as a landlord in relation to electrical inspection?

There are two main Acts of Parliament that impose a statutory duty on landlords with respect to the safety of electrical equipment:

• The Consumer Protection Act 1987
• The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

The Consumer Protection Act affects all persons who let property in the course of their business because it defines them as "suppliers", i.e. they are supplying goods to the tenant. There are several items of secondary legislation under the umbrella of the Consumer protection Act which are directly relevant to the supply of electrical goods, including:

• The Low Voltage Electrical Equipment Regulations 1989
• The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994
• The General Product Safety Regulations 1994
• The Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994

In essence, these regulations impose a duty on landlords to ensure that all electrical equipment supplied by them is safe for use by the tenant. The Consumer Protection Act provides a defence of 'due diligence', i.e. a landlord can defend a contravention of the Act if he can demonstrate that he took reasonable steps to avoid committing the offence.

Whether you're a landlord or an owner-occupier, cK provide the safety, economy, reliability and peace of mind you want. As a trusted business with a reputation to protect, we've supported the landlord, homeowner and tenant with inspection, installation, maintenance and repairs since 1987.

Here are the benefits for the landlord and their tenants:

• The inspection proves that your property meets the regulations
• Gas, electrical, and smoke alarm inspection can be combined in one visit.
• We notify the landlord and tenant after the inspection.
• Automatic reminders mean the landlord never misses an annual safety inspection.
• All our employees are uniformed and carry identification