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Carbon Monoxide is a silent danger
Badly fitted and poorly serviced gas appliances can cause gas leaks, fires, explosions, and carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. CO is a highly poisonous gas that can kill quickly with no warning, as you cannot see it, taste it, or smell it.
Over 1000 people are affected, and around 60 people die, each year by accidental CO poisoning in England and Wales.
Help protect your customers and save lives
Landlords are legally responsible for the safety of their tenants and agents should provide professional services, advice and guidance to ensure their landlords comply with their obligations. If you’re a landlord, you are legally obliged to make sure:
- Gas pipework, appliances and flues provided for tenants are maintained in a safe condition.
- Maintenance and annual safety checks are carried out by a qualified Gas Safe registered engineer.
- A Gas Safety Record is provided to the tenant within 28 days of completing the check or to any new tenant before they move in.
- You keep a copy of the Gas Safety Record until two further checks have taken place.
- All gas equipment (including any appliance left by a previous tenant) is safe or otherwise removed before re-letting.
Since 1 October 2022, landlords are also required to provide a carbon monoxide alarm in any room that contains a fixed combustion appliance (excluding gas cookers) and to maintain the alarms in working order.
Gas safety checks for landlords
Research has shown that more than one in three private landlords did not know it was their responsibility to get gas appliances checked.
