Landlord Gas Safety Guides

Start here to understand the record and which responsibilities apply to your situation.

• What Is a Landlord Gas Safety Certificate (CP12)? What It Covers and Looks Like. Read this to understand the Landlord Gas Safety Record, the appliances and flues it covers, and the findings it records.
• Landlord Gas Safety Regulations Explained (Gas Safety Regulations 1998, Reg 36). Choose this for landlord duties in England, including annual checks, keeping records and giving tenants their copies.
• Gas Safety Rules for Homeowners and Selling a House. Use this if you own, buy or sell a home and need guidance for your circumstances.

Choose the renewal guide for your next deadline, or the checklist for a new tenancy.

• How Long Does a Gas Safety Certificate Last? Renewal Deadlines and Early Checks. Read this to plan the next annual check, understand eligible early renewal and find guidance on a missed deadline.
• Gas Safety Before a New Tenancy: A Landlord Checklist. Follow this when preparing a property for new tenants, checking the existing record and arranging the paperwork handover before they move in.

Find out how to prepare, how a check differs from servicing, and what the findings mean.

• What Happens During a Gas Safety Check (and How Long It Takes). Choose this to prepare access to landlord-provided gas appliances and flues and understand what affects the visit’s length.
• Gas Safety Certificate vs Boiler Service: What Is the Difference?. Read this to distinguish the safety inspection and record from boiler maintenance before deciding what to book.
• What If a Gas Safety Check Fails? Unsafe Appliances Explained. Use this to understand recorded defects, Immediately Dangerous and At Risk findings, warning notices and arranging remedial work with a Gas Safe registered engineer.
• How Much Does a Landlord Gas Safety Certificate Cost in London?. Compare typical London ranges and the effects of appliance numbers, property type, combined servicing and appointment timing.

Choose the copy guide for missing paperwork, or the verification guide to check a record and engineer.

• Lost Your Gas Safety Certificate? How to Get a Copy. Follow this to request a copy from the landlord or issuing business and distinguish the landlord record from installation paperwork.
• How to Check a Landlord Gas Safety Record and Verify an Engineer. Use this to review record details and understand checks on the registered business, attending engineer’s ID card and relevant work categories.

Use these guides to check borough licensing requirements and the separate rules for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

• London Property Licensing and Gas Safety: Borough by Borough. Start here to understand how London property licensing relates to gas safety and which borough-specific requirements need checking for your property.
• Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Rules for Landlords in England. Read this to understand the alarm responsibilities that apply alongside gas safety checks, including which requirements to consider for the rooms and appliances in a rented home.

Choose the access guide if you arrange checks, or the tenant guide if you rent the property.

• For landlords and agents: Tenant Will Not Allow Access for a Gas Safety Check: What Landlords Can Do. Read this for guidance on arranging access and documenting reasonable attempts when a visit cannot proceed.
• For tenants: Your Landlord and Gas Safety: A Tenant's Guide. Choose this to understand obtaining your copy of the record and raising concerns about gas safety in your rented home.