Landlord gas safety checks in Woodley
Woodley's post-war family houses are mostly gas-heated, so a gas safety record is part of nearly every tenancy in the town.
What is different in Woodley
Wokingham Borough Council handles housing standards complaints in Woodley, and the Health and Safety Executive enforces the gas safety regulations. If a tenant reports a missing gas safety record, those are the two bodies who may get involved.
Many houses here have had their boilers replaced at least once, sometimes moving from a back boiler behind a fire to a combi on a kitchen wall. When a system has been changed, make sure any redundant appliances and flues were properly capped and disconnected, because anything left connected is part of the yearly check.
If you have more than one rental in Woodley, booking the checks in the same month each year is easier to keep track of. A check done up to two months early keeps its original anniversary date, so you can line them up without losing time.
Local housing authority: Wokingham Borough Council (opens in a new tab)
The rule, in brief
Under the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, a landlord must keep the gas pipework, appliances and flues they provide in a safe condition and have each appliance and flue checked every 12 months by a Gas Safe registered engineer. Keep the record of each check for two years. Give a copy to existing tenants within 28 days of the check, and to new tenants before they move in.
Source: HSE (opens in a new tab) / Gas Safe Register (opens in a new tab)
Gas safety for landlords — the full answerQuestions from Woodley landlords
- Can I move a Woodley property's gas check earlier to match my other lets?
- You can do a check early at any time. A check done within two months of the deadline keeps the original date; one done earlier than that resets the 12-month cycle from the new date.
General information for England, not legal advice. Check the source and your council before relying on it for a particular property.