Landlords should supply their tenants with a safety
certificate for any gas or electrical appliance they supply within
North Somerset.
Any gas appliances should be checked once a year by
a
Gas safe registered engineer who will issue
a Gas Safety
Certificate to certify they are safe.
Landlords should organise this check but before allowing anyone
into a home tenants should ask for Corgi
identification.
This credit card sized ID should show their
photograph, name, card expiry date and a Corgi registration number
and logo. The key information should also be in Braille.
For further information about landlord gas safety
responsibilities visit
the
British Gas Safe Register (formerly Corgi) website.
Landlords
of Houses in Multiple
Occupation (HMOs) must supply tenants with an
electrical safety certificate for any electrical appliances they
supply.
Tenants who have not received any safety certificates
should contact their landlord to request them.
For further information or if a landlord refuses to
supply tenants with any certificates contact our
Private
Rented Housing Team or visit the
Health and Safety Executive
(HSE) website.
