It is a legal requirement to provide your tenants with a copy of a valid gas safety certificate which must also be renewed every year before the expiry date.
In April 2018 the government introduced new regulations to make it easier for landlords to remain compliant with regards to their gas safety obligations.
Under the new regulations, where a landlord arranges for a gas safety check to be carried out 10-12 months after the previous check, the expiry date will be preserved for the next year. For example, if you had a check done on 1st March 2020, and then your next one on 20th February 2021, the next check would be due on 1st March 2022.
Landlords who fail to comply with gas safety legislation potentially face unlimited fines and imprisonment. Therefore, it’s worth renewing your gas safety certificate in those few months before the certificate expires to allow yourself more time before the next check.
Renewal reminders with OpenRent
At OpenRent, we make it as easy as possible for you to renew your certificate and remain compliant.
Using our Landlord Checklist you can enter in the dates of all of your certificates and we will then send you prompt reminders before they are due for renewal.
If you wish, you can then order your renewal with us by clicking the link in the email.
You will then be able to arrange a suitable time and date with one of our engineers to visit your property and perform the necessary checks.
Our gas safety auto-renewal feature
We also have an auto-renewal service for our particularly busy landlords who would like us to order this for them.
Of course, this service is completely optional and we will email you with an initial reminder, and again before placing the order so that you can let us know if you’d prefer to book yourself.
Need a gas safety check?
As always, you can book a gas safety check (and boiler service) at any time from the OpenRent website.