Landlord gas safety checks in Maidenhead
Maidenhead has older gas-heated homes and newer flats, some with communal heating, and the landlord's gas duties differ a little between them.
What is different in Maidenhead
Maidenhead is in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead for housing standards, and the Health and Safety Executive enforces the gas safety regulations.
Some newer town-centre blocks have communal heating plant or no gas in the flats at all. If a flat has no gas appliances, there is nothing for a landlord's gas safety check to cover, but find out what heating and hot water arrangements the building has before assuming that is the case.
Where a flat does have its own gas boiler or hob, the usual duties apply: a check every 12 months, a record kept for two years, and a copy for tenants within 28 days or before they move in.
Local housing authority: Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (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 Maidenhead landlords
- Do I need a gas safety record if my flat has no gas appliances?
- If you provide no gas appliances, pipework or flues, there is nothing to check. Make sure that really is the case, including the hob and any communal plant.
General information for England, not legal advice. Check the source and your council before relying on it for a particular property.