Domestic landlord gas checks and records across Kent
Gas Safety Certificate in Kent
Arrange a landlord gas safety check
For a rented house or flat, request a landlord gas safety check and record (CP12). If you need boiler servicing, a homeowner inspection or paperwork for a sale, tell us so we can confirm the right service.
Choose by purpose, not by familiar wording
Five enquiries that need different gas-safety routes
Annual rented-home check
Declare the tenancy, landlord-provided appliances and flues, current record, deadline, tenant contact and access.
Service, safety or fault
A landlord record is not automatic. State the appliance, concern and whether you need servicing, an agreed check or fault work.
Named transaction evidence
Send the solicitor, buyer, lender or insurer wording. A later annual record cannot recreate missing installation evidence.
Fuel-specific competence
Declare cylinders or tank, property or mobile-unit type, regulators, appliances and the required LPG record.
Non-domestic scope
Identify the business use, areas served, plant, catering equipment and responsibility boundary before an engineer is allocated.
Build the appliance schedule room by room
A complete inventory makes the quotation and engineer allocation more reliable
For every item, record five facts
State the appliance, room or location, fuel, who owns or provided it, and the connected flue or terminal. Add the make, model, data-plate photograph and any known defect where available.
Boiler, water heater, warm-air unit, cylinder arrangement, communal plant connection and service request.
Cooker, hob, range, other portable or fixed gas appliance, ventilation and access restrictions.
Gas fire or heater, flue type, room use, ventilation and any carbon monoxide alarm present.
Meter location, emergency-control access, visible pipework, flue terminals, parking and keys.
Set the output boundary in writing
The annual check, service, repairs and other records are separate unless expressly combined
Landlord gas safety record
The record identifies the covered appliances and flues, engineer, check date, property and landlord or agent, required checks, defects and action taken. It should not be treated as evidence for undeclared equipment.
Appliance service
Manufacturer-appropriate maintenance for a named appliance is not automatically included in the annual landlord check. Ask for both activities if both are needed.
Faults, repairs and parts
Investigation, authorisation, parts, repair time and return attendance are separate unless the quotation says otherwise. No inspection can guarantee a satisfactory result.
Alarms and installation evidence
Carbon monoxide alarm duties, installation or commissioning evidence, building-control notification and historic paperwork are not created automatically by a landlord check.
From enquiry to retained evidence
Keep four handovers clear
Qualify the request
Send the full brief, current record, deadline, photographs and third-party wording before a date is promised.
Confirm attendance
Agree the engineer category, property access, appliances, service work, exclusions, price basis and record recipient.
Complete the visit
The engineer verifies the declared scope and carries out the applicable checks. Safety findings may change what happens next.
Distribute and retain
Give tenants the record within the required time, keep it with repair evidence and track the next deadline.
What the landlord record should make traceable
Property, scope, engineer and findings belong together
Where and for whom
The property address and landlord or agent name and address should be recorded.
Exactly what was checked
Each covered appliance or flue should be described and located.
Who carried out the work
The check date, engineer name, registration number and signature should be present.
What the result means
The record should state the required confirmations, safety defects and remedial action taken.
Landlord responsibilities
Annual checks, maintenance and tenant records
Where the landlord gas safety rules apply, the supplied gas appliances and flues need a check at least every 12 months. A check in the two months before the due date can keep that date for the next annual check if the regulation 36A conditions are met.
Keeping a record does not replace the duty to maintain the gas appliances, flues and installation pipework for which you are responsible. Ask whether the visit includes a gas-tightness test and a visual pipework inspection; HSE recommends these alongside the annual check. See its pipework maintenance guidance.
Give an existing tenant a copy within 28 days of the completed check and a prospective tenant a copy before occupation. HSE says records must be kept for at least two years; when the flexible timing provision is used, keep the record until two further checks have been completed.
Arrange access with the tenant before the appointment. If access cannot be agreed, retain the correspondence and evidence of reasonable attempts to arrange the check. Do not force entry. HSE's landlord guidance explains the approach.
If the inspection identifies a problem
Preserve the finding and authorise the next work separately
An inspection records the installation found on the day
Unsafe equipment must not be used. The engineer may need to advise, label, isolate or disconnect an appliance under the applicable unsafe-situations procedure. The original record should not be withheld until repairs are completed.
Keep the gas safety record, defect or warning notice, repair authority, invoice, parts information and follow-up evidence together. A new booking may be required where investigation, repair or return attendance was outside the original scope.
Suspected gas escape or immediate danger
Do not wait for an online quotation response
For a suspected mains natural-gas escape in Great Britain, call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999. Open doors and windows, turn off the gas at the meter only if you know how and it is safe, avoid flames and do not operate electrical switches. Evacuate and call 999 where there is fire or immediate danger.
For LPG, follow the supplier and site emergency instructions and use the emergency contact provided for the installation.
Service areas and availability
Gas safety checks across Kent
We take gas safety enquiries from across Kent, including Maidstone, Medway, Dartford, Gravesham, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Canterbury, Ashford, Folkestone, Dover, Thanet and nearby locations.
- Priority areas: Kent, London and Essex.
- Also covered: Hertfordshire, Surrey, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Sussex.
- Other UK areas: considered by request.
The same coverage applies to domestic natural gas inspections and landlord gas safety checks, as well as LPG enquiries, commercial gas work and boiler servicing.
Before offering an appointment, we check your full postcode, installation, access and travel requirements, along with the availability of an appropriately qualified engineer. Include the fuel and appliances in your enquiry so we can confirm whether a visit can be arranged.
Primary sources
Check the duty, record and engineer category at source
HSE: what needs checking?Landlord-provided appliances and flues, tenant-owned appliances, pipework and communal systems.
HSE: gas safety check recordsRequired record contents, tenant copies, retention and the permitted early-check window.
GOV.UK: smoke and carbon monoxide alarmsSeparate alarm duties for relevant landlords and rented homes in England.
Before requesting a date
Gas safety certificate Kent FAQs
What does a gas safety certificate in Kent usually mean?
How often does a Kent landlord need a gas safety check?
When must tenants receive the gas safety record?
Which gas appliances and flues should I declare?
Is a boiler service included with the landlord check?
Do homeowners or sellers always need a gas safety certificate?
Can the same engineer cover natural gas, LPG and commercial work?
What information is needed for a Kent quotation?
What happens if the engineer identifies an unsafe appliance?
Do you cover my part of Kent?
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Ask about an appointment in Kent
Call us or send an enquiry. We will confirm the work, price and appointment options with you before booking. Please mention any deadline or access restrictions.
