Homeowners, landlords, tenants, businesses and LPG users
Decide from the hob owner, property use, fuel and requested record
A landlord-provided hob in a rented home, a tenant-owned appliance, an owner-occupied kitchen and a commercial or LPG hob do not create the same duty or inspection route. Send the postcode, ownership, fuel, hob data, other appliances, access and exact output first.
The direct answer
Choose the gas-hob route before choosing the certificate
Use the homeowner maintenance route
An owner-occupier does not automatically need the annual landlord record. State whether the request concerns routine safety, servicing, a sale, an insurer, a lender or a known fault.
Include it in the property appliance schedule
For relevant rented property in Great Britain, the landlord's annual check covers the gas appliances and flues the landlord owns and provides for the tenant's use.
Separate appliance and pipework responsibility
The tenant is normally responsible for their appliance and its sole-serving flue; the landlord retains relevant installation-pipework duties. Confirm ownership and the requested scope in writing.
Use the matching competence route
Declare a restaurant, takeaway, school, mobile caterer, park home, caravan or off-grid installation so commercial catering and LPG work are not forced into a domestic natural-gas booking.
Ownership changes the duty
Record who supplied the hob before arranging the check
| Situation | Primary question | Booking details | Appropriate route |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner-occupied home | Why has a check, service or record been requested? | Postcode, natural gas or LPG, hob details, other appliances, history and requester wording. | Homeowner safety, service, fault or sale-evidence route. |
| Landlord owns and provides the hob | Is it listed with every other landlord-provided gas appliance and relevant flue? | Tenancy, last record, due date, appliances, access contact and record recipient. | Annual landlord check plus separate maintenance where needed. |
| Tenant owns the hob | Who is responsible for the appliance, connection and associated pipework? | Proof of ownership, installation history, appliance data, connection and any safety concern. | Tenant appliance route with landlord pipework responsibilities considered. |
| Commercial kitchen | Does the equipment and premises require commercial catering competence? | Business use, make and model, supply, extraction, ventilation, interlock and requested report. | Commercial catering gas route, not a domestic landlord shortcut. |
| LPG or mobile installation | What fuel, regulator, supply and unit type serve the hob? | Cylinders or tank, regulator and changeover, appliance data, pipework, property or mobile unit. | LPG and appliance competence matched to the actual installation. |
Prepare a quote-ready enquiry
Six facts identify the right hob visit
Give the complete context
Send the postcode, country, owner-occupied or rented status, domestic, commercial or mixed use and any shared or communal installation.
State who supplied the appliance
Identify homeowner, landlord, tenant or business ownership. For a rented property, include the tenancy and responsible landlord or agent.
Declare natural gas or LPG
For LPG, include cylinders or bulk supply, regulator and changeover arrangement, static or mobile use and any shared supply.
Photograph the data plate
Provide the hob make, model, age, location, installation date and every other gas appliance or flue that must appear in the requested scope.
Send previous evidence
Include the last gas record, service or installation documents, warning labels, unusual flame, ignition problem, damage, smell or recent alterations.
Plan the appointment
State who will provide access, any tenant notice, parking constraints, the document required, its recipient and the real deadline.
New or replacement gas hob
Installation evidence and the landlord annual check are separate
Check the appliance and site
Confirm the fuel, pressure, appliance instructions, worktop and clearances, ventilation, isolation, existing pipework and the engineer's cooker or hob category.
Use the registered competence
Gas work must be completed by a Gas Safe registered engineer qualified for the fuel, appliance and work. A later engineer cannot knowingly sign off unregistered gas work.
Keep the installation date
HSE says a new landlord-provided appliance should be checked within 12 months of installation. Limited one-off alignment flexibility may apply under the Great Britain rules.
Follow the manufacturer
The landlord's maintenance duty is distinct from the annual record. Service the hob and associated equipment to the manufacturer's instructions or competent engineer advice.
Do not combine unlike scopes
A safety check, service, repair and installation answer different questions
The safety check records findings for the agreed appliance scope. Servicing follows the manufacturer's maintenance requirements. A fault visit investigates a symptom, and installation work changes or replaces the appliance or gas fitting.
If more than one outcome is required, list each one before quotation. Do not assume the landlord record includes cleaning, repair parts, conversion between fuels, installation certification or a return visit.
Check the engineer's categories
The Gas Safe card must match the hob and fuel
Check more than the company name
Use the official register to confirm the business. When the engineer arrives, check the photograph, licence number, card dates and categories on the reverse.
The attending engineer needs the appropriate cooker or hob category, together with natural-gas or LPG competence and any commercial catering category required by the premises and equipment.
Send the appliance data and property use before attendance so the provider can confirm the engineer is qualified for the exact work requested.
After the inspection
The result must reflect the evidence found on the day
Receive the agreed record
The landlord record identifies the property, appliances and flues checked, engineer, date, findings and required confirmations.
Do not hide the finding
HSE says the landlord record is issued after the required checks and should not be withheld until remedial work is complete.
Follow the safety action
The appliance must not be used. Do not reconnect or continue using equipment until the appropriate defect has been rectified.
Keep the evidence together
Diagnosis, repair, parts, replacement and another inspection may require separate authorisation. Retain that evidence with the original record.
Request a transparent quotation
Price the property, ownership and appliance scope
A reliable quotation depends on the postcode, property use, hob owner, fuel, appliance schedule, access, required record, appointment timing and engineer categories. A single headline certificate price cannot describe every gas-hob enquiry.
Ask the quotation to state the hob and other appliances included, the document provided, VAT and travel treatment, exclusions and how services, faults, repairs, parts or return visits will be authorised.
Postcode-qualified coverage
Where Upkeepone can consider gas-hob work
Regular work covers London, Essex and Kent. Hertfordshire, Surrey, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Sussex can be considered when the right trade is available. Other areas are considered by request after the postcode, property use, fuel, appliance, access and competence have been checked.
Primary sources
Check appliance ownership, timing and competence at source
HSE: new appliances and mixed-use premisesFirst annual checks for new appliances and the limited timing-alignment provision.
HSE: maintenance of appliances and fluesThe distinction between maintenance and the annual record, servicing and between-tenancy checks.
HSE: gas safety check recordsRecord contents, tenant copies, retention and issuing the record when defects are found.
HSE: gas safety for homeownersHomeowner maintenance advice, unsafe appliances and checking a registered engineer.
HSE: who can carry out the checkGas Safe registration and the need for competence in the specific fuel, appliance and work.
HSE: gas safety for employersWorkplace gas appliances, qualified gas work, maintenance, ventilation and business responsibilities.
Gas Safe Register: find or check an engineerThe official postcode search and registration check for businesses and individual engineers.
Gas-hob questions
Gas safety certificate for a gas hob FAQs
Does a homeowner need a gas safety certificate for a gas hob?
Must a landlord-provided gas hob be included in the annual gas safety check?
Who is responsible for a gas hob owned by the tenant?
When should a newly installed landlord gas hob receive its first annual check?
Can any Gas Safe engineer install or check a gas hob?
Is a hob safety check the same as servicing or repairing the hob?
Will the gas safety record be issued if the hob has a defect?
Does an LPG hob need a different engineer category?
Does a commercial kitchen gas hob use the landlord domestic certificate route?
Which areas can Upkeepone consider for gas-hob safety enquiries?
Ready to check the hob route?
Send the postcode, hob owner, fuel, appliance data, access and required record
Upkeepone will check the appropriate gas-hob route and engineer competence before an appointment is agreed. Availability depends on the location, property use, access, fuel, appliance scope and required output.
