No change to gas safety duties for landlords when gas safe register takes over

Gas Safe Register, the new gas safety body replacing the CORGI gas register in Great Britain on 1 April. Only Gas Safe registered engineers will be authorised to carry out this work from the beginning of April.

If you let a property, you must make sure that pipe work, appliances and flues provided for tenants and customers are maintained in a safe condition and you need to have an annual gas safety check.

Franchise owner Stephen Frost from Martin & Co Chelmsford commented “Landlords have a legal duty to keep tenants and customers safe by making sure the gas appliances in properties are suitably maintained. As part of the fully managed service we offer, we can arrange for this to be carried out by one of our approved Gas Safe registered engineers on behalf of the landlord.

Franchise owner Stephen added, “Landlords and tenants should never attempt to install or repair a gas appliance themselves. This is breaking the law and puts lives at risk.”

“Our tenants and customers safety is a top priority for us at Martin & Co Chelmsford.

We will ensure that any gas safety record provided to our clients from 1st April 2009 will only be produced by engineers approved and listed on the Gas Safe Register.

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