Landlord Safety Certificates in North West London

What happens on a combined certificates visit?

Each specialist does their check in turn while the others work around them, so the property is visited once rather than five times. The order matters on the day. The gas engineer and the energy assessor need the appliances and loft accessible, while the electrician needs power off to each circuit in turn for dead testing. So the gas check and EPC survey usually go first, and the EICR testing follows.

Alarms are tested and replaced once the electrician has finished, so nothing is disturbed afterwards. The legionella assessment and PAT testing fit in around the rest. If the property is occupied, the tenant only has to arrange access once, which is often the hardest part of compliance for an agent. There is no fixed bundle: we price what is actually due at that address.

What do we need from you before the visit?

Mostly access, and a list of what you supply. Getting this right beforehand avoids a second visit.

• Gas: access to every gas appliance you provide, the flues and the meter. Tell us if a tenant has their own gas appliance, as that is outside your check but the pipework serving it is not
• EICR: access to the consumer unit and every room, and permission to switch circuits off for short periods. Warn the tenant about fridges, freezers and medical equipment
• EPC: access to the loft hatch, the boiler and any extension. Receipts or paperwork for wall insulation or new windows help, as unseen work otherwise has to be assumed
• PAT: a rough count of the plug-in appliances you supply. Tenants' own items are not tested unless they ask
• Legionella: access to the cold water tank and hot water cylinder, if there are any, and to every tap and shower
• Existing certificates: send what you hold, so we only book what is due

What if something fails on the day?

You find out before we leave, and you get a fixed price for putting it right. An appliance found to be immediately dangerous is made safe, normally by disconnecting it, and the record says so. An EICR with a C1 or C2 code is unsatisfactory, and the Electrical Safety Standards Regulations 2020 give you 28 days for the remedial work, or less if the report says so. An EPC below E means the property cannot be let without improvement or a registered exemption.

Because our office covers plumbing and electrical work too, most remedial items can go straight into the diary with the same people. You are under no obligation to use us for that work. Each item is quoted separately so another contractor can price it if you prefer. We do not service or repair boilers, so a boiler defect found on a gas check is referred to a heating engineer.

How do the renewal dates line up?

Badly, unless someone manages them. Gas runs to a 12-month cycle, the EICR to five years or the shorter date on the report, and the EPC to ten years. Over a few years the dates scatter across the calendar, and across a portfolio there is something due nearly every month. The gas regulations help here. A check done in the two months before the due date keeps the original anniversary, so an early check does not shorten the cycle.

That lets us pull a gas renewal into the same visit as an EICR or a void without losing time. We hold the diary for each address, remind you ahead of every expiry, and suggest where two renewals can share a visit.

What goes to the tenant, and when?

The gas safety record and the EICR each go to a new tenant before they move in, and to existing tenants within 28 days of each new check or inspection. The EPC goes to prospective tenants, so it has to be commissioned before the property is marketed. A council can ask for the EICR, and you have 7 days to supply it once asked in writing.

Alarms produce no certificate, so record the day-one check on the inventory. We email every record as soon as it is issued, so you can forward it the same day.

Licensing in Harrow, Brent and Barnet

A council licence adds conditions on top of the national rules, and the certificates are your evidence. Harrow's selective licensing covers every privately rented house in six wards: Edgware and Roxeth from 2 May 2026, Greenhill and Marlborough from 6 July 2026, and Wealdstone North and Wealdstone South from 1 September 2026. Brent's selective licensing covers most of the borough, including its Kenton ward, and Brent licenses smaller HMOs as well. Barnet licenses HMOs of three or more people borough-wide until 27 October 2027.

Harrow licensed smaller HMOs of three or four sharers until 5 August 2026; its replacement scheme takes effect on 6 January 2027, and the council is taking applications before then (checked October 2026). Licence conditions commonly ask for the gas record each year and declarations about appliances, alarms and the electrical installation on demand, so keep the full set for each address in one folder.

The landlord database: what to have ready for 2027

Under the Renters' Rights Act 2025, landlords will register each let property on a national database. The service opens regionally from 15 December 2026. Under draft regulations still awaiting Parliament's approval, London properties are due to register between 15 July and 14 October 2027, with a fee of £65 per property per year. The GOV.UK Housing Hub says you will upload the gas safety record if the property has gas, the EICR or Electrical Installation Certificate, and the most recent EPC.

So the certificates you hold in 2027 are the ones that go on the record. Getting them current, and in one place, now is the simplest preparation.

How is a certificates package priced?

Each certificate is a fixed price, worked out from what drives it: the number of gas appliances, the number of electrical circuits, the size and layout of the property for the EPC, the number of supplied appliances for PAT, and the complexity of the water system for legionella. Combining them into one visit cuts the travel and access time that would otherwise be repeated on each booking. Agents and portfolio landlords can be invoiced monthly across several addresses.

Certificates and defined jobs are a fixed price confirmed before we attend; repairs are charged by the hour, with the rate and an estimate confirmed before we attend.

Landlord certificates across North West London

We carry out landlord certificates across Harrow, Kenton, Stanmore and Edgware, and also in Wembley, Kingsbury, Queensbury, Wealdstone, Pinner, Hatch End, Rayners Lane, Burnt Oak, Colindale, Mill Hill and Hendon. Our patch crosses three councils, and the boundaries run through it. Kenton is split between Harrow and Brent along Kenton Road, and Edgware is split between Harrow and Barnet, so two neighbouring lets can fall under different licensing schemes. We check which council the address falls under when we book.

Property Maintenance by area: Maintenance for landlords in Harrow, Maintenance for landlords in Kenton, Maintenance for landlords in Stanmore, Maintenance for landlords in Edgware, Maintenance for landlords in Bushey, Maintenance for landlords in Colindale, Maintenance for landlords in Hendon, Maintenance for landlords in Mill Hill, Maintenance for landlords in Northolt, Maintenance for landlords in Northwood, Maintenance for landlords in Pinner, Maintenance for landlords in Ruislip and Maintenance for landlords in Wembley.

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What this package does not include

We do not service, repair or replace boilers, so boiler work found on a gas check is referred to a heating engineer. We do not carry out fire risk assessments for HMOs or blocks, fire alarm system certification for commercial-grade systems, asbestos surveys or damp investigations. We do not apply for licences on your behalf, though we will supply the certificates your application needs. And we will not sell you a legionella certificate or annual PAT test that the law does not require.

Why people trust us

• Gas work only by Gas Safe registered engineers, electrical inspection by registered electricians and EPCs by accredited assessors: ask to see the ID card
• A walk-in office on Kenton Lane, not a serviced address
• Remedial items itemised 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

We are building a review profile under this name and would rather show you none than borrow someone else's. Ask us for references from landlords and we will put you in touch.

Official sources

• legislation.gov.uk: Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, regulation 36
• legislation.gov.uk: Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, regulation 3
• GOV.UK: Domestic private rented property minimum energy efficiency standard, landlord guidance (updated 5 May 2026)
• GOV.UK: Smoke and carbon monoxide alarm regulations, Q&A booklet for the private rented sector
• GOV.UK Housing Hub: Get ready to register your rental property
• Harrow Council: Selective licensing designations
• Harrow Council: HMO licence

Last reviewed October 2026 by EliteShires Property Services.