Gas Safety Certificates in Kenton

EliteShires Property Services carries out landlord gas safety checks in Kenton from £70 for a single appliance, with a small extra charge for each additional one, and the Landlord Gas Safety Record is issued on the day. The check is done by a Gas Safe registered engineer, working from our office at 6 Station Parade on Kenton Lane. What makes Kenton slightly different from a street of modern flats is the heating. A good share of the houses still run a conventional boiler feeding a hot water cylinder, often alongside a gas hob or a gas fire, so the record frequently covers more than one appliance. We confirm the price before we come.

What does the engineer check in a Kenton house?

Every gas appliance and every flue in the property, not just the boiler. In a 1930s semi that commonly means the boiler, a hob in the extended kitchen and, in some front rooms, a gas fire that has been there for years. Each one is tested for gas tightness, operating pressure and heat input, and the engineer checks ventilation, flue performance and the safety devices. The flue is inspected along the length that can be reached, which in older houses may mean looking at a route that has been altered more than once. All of those appliances must appear on the record, because a certificate that lists only the boiler leaves the rest unaccounted for. If an appliance is classified as at-risk or immediately dangerous, the engineer explains why and, with your permission, disconnects it. Leaving a dangerous appliance connected is not an option for a registered engineer.

How do you keep the date from slipping?

Most Kenton landlords own one or two properties, and the check falls due twelve months after the last one, in the middle of everything else going on. That is how records expire without anyone noticing, and an expired record counts as no record at all. We diary the date and contact you ahead of it. The check can be carried out up to two months before the due date without losing the existing renewal date, so there is room to find a time that suits the tenant. Tenants already living there must receive a copy of the record within 28 days of the check, a new tenant needs one before they move in, and you must keep each record for two years. We give you copies for yourself and for the tenant on the day, so the paperwork side is covered as soon as the engineer leaves.

What if the tenant does not answer the door?

Access is the usual reason a check runs late. You are required to take reasonable steps to get in, and to be able to show that you tried. In practice that means written notice, more than one appointment offered, and a record of each attempt. We give the tenant a proper appointment window rather than a vague day, try more than once if we need to, and note down every attempt so the evidence is there if anyone asks. Do not let yourself in without permission. If your tenant works unusual hours or has young children at home in the mornings, a Saturday slot often solves the problem, and booking early inside the two-month window gives you time for a second or third attempt before the old record runs out.

What is included

• A safety check on every gas appliance and flue you provide as landlord
• Gas tightness, operating pressure and heat input tested
• Ventilation and flue performance checked
• Safety devices verified as working
• The Landlord Gas Safety Record issued on the day
• Copies for you and for your tenant

How booking works

1. Tell us how many gas appliances there are and we confirm the price
2. We give your tenant a proper appointment window, not a vague day
3. A Gas Safe registered engineer attends and checks every appliance
4. Anything at-risk or immediately dangerous is classified and, with permission, made safe
5. You get the record the same day, and we diary next year's renewal

What you end up with: A valid Landlord Gas Safety Record covering every appliance and flue you provide, issued by a Gas Safe registered engineer, plus a reminder before it expires so it never lapses.

Why people trust us in Kenton

• Gas work, electrical inspection and energy assessment carried out under the relevant registrations, ask to see the card
• Every price confirmed before we attend, and not revised afterwards
• Coded observations quoted line by line, so you can take the work elsewhere
• A time slot rather than a morning-or-afternoon window
• Work photographed before and after, and reported
• We tell you when you do not need something we sell

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More in Kenton

• EPC Certificates in Kenton: From £75
• EICR Certificates in Kenton: From £120
• Plumbing & Heating in Kenton: From £60 per hour
• Electricians in Kenton: From £60 per hour
• Handyman Services in Kenton: From £45 per hour
• Property Maintenance in Kenton: Per job or monthly account

The full guide to this service is on our gas safety certificates page, and everything we cover locally is on the Kenton page.