UK Landlord Forum / Life

Hello. I need advice regarding a failed gas safety certificate on a boiler and the hob on my rental property.

I have Home Serve cover and I organised a British Gas engineer carry out a gas safe on a property which unfortunately failed.

I have since had the boiler repaired and the hob replaced within 28 days of the gas-safe inspection. I spoke to the British Gas representative request a re-test. They informed me that if they visit the property again, they will charge me again for a new gas safety certificate. However, they advised I do not need to get another gas safety certificate as we can marry all the documents together to confirm the work has been done.

I have looked online to check if this is the correct advice but I can't find anything to confirm. Does the marrying of the certificates confirm that the appliances are safe legally for another year and I do not need another gas-safe certificate?

I have no idea what is meant by "marrying the documents together". Either the property has some kind of document that says the gas equipment is safe to the required standard or it doesn't.

A series of documents that reports a failure and the replacement of the thing that failed probably isn't that.

You've done the right thing by getting the boiler fixed and the hob replaced. However, the advice from British Gas about just combining the documents isn't the usual way to handle this. Typically, you need a new gas safety certificate after repairs to show everything is safe for another year.

The documents you have are helpful, but they don't replace the official certificate. To keep everything above board and ensure your tenants are safe, it's best to get a new gas safety inspection and certificate. If British Gas won't do it without charging you again, you might want to find another certified gas engineer for the re-test

Quote from: havens on September 25, 2024, 11:17:19 AMyou might want to find another certified gas engineer for the re-test

Who will be happy to do it for you without charging you.