The Landlord’s Guide to Gas Safety
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A book aimed at landlords. You would do well to read this book BEFORE you buy the next property to add to your rental portfolio.
There is far more to the law than just getting an annual gas inspection. Your responsibilities (and related expenses) are far greater.
Deborah Percy has read the official statements for every landlord prosecution in the UK over the past six years (by the HSE) as part of her research for this book.
Burying your head in the sand? Landlords are prosecuted every year under various sections of the Gas Regulations.
Still not sure, take a look at the free sample...
Deborah J Percy
Deborah J Percy MA BSc is a writer who also runs a plumbing and heating business with her partner. Her books are based on advice "write about what you know..."Deborah is in her 40s, she lives in an English seaside town with her partner and three children. She has wide ranging interests including science and history.Her favourite fiction includes the Harry Potter saga and Rick Riordan's fantasy stories. The later has inspired a trip to Greece to see the birth place of the Greek hero myths & legends.On TV she likes to watch Star Wars, Terminator, the Big Bang Theory and Modern Family.
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The Landlord’s Guide to Gas Safety - Deborah J Percy
The Landlord’s Guide to Gas Safety
by
Deborah J Percy
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Copyright 2013 Deborah J Percy
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The Landlord’s Guide to Gas Safety
CONTENTS
Introduction
SECTION 1 Overview
The law in relation to landlords and gas.
SECTION 2 Gas Safety Devices
2.1 The gas meter and turning off the gas at the mains
2.2 Flame Supervision Device (FSD)
2.3 Atmospheric Sensing Device (ASD)
2.4 Oxygen Depletion Safety Device (ASD)
2.5 Carbon Monoxide Alarm (CO Detector)
SECTION 3 Questions & Answers
3.1 Gas fires
3.2 Gas cookers, ovens and hobs
3.3 Hot water heaters & boilers
3.4 Portable heaters, Calor Gas and LPG
3.5 Tenant supplied gas appliances
3.6 Maintenance and servicing gas appliances
3.7 The landlords' gas safety inspection
SECTION 4 Gas Safe Registered Engineers
4.1 Finding a gas engineer
4.2 Choosing a GSR engineer
4.3 Professional lettings and management agents
4.4 Cutting the costs of being a landlord
4.5 Difficult to find a gas engineer?
4.6 Do's and don'ts of dealing with GSR gas
engineers
SECTION 5 Miscellaneous Advice
5.1 How do you teach a tenant to flick a switch?
5.2 Tenants complain home is too cold?
5.3 The carbon monoxide alarm is going off
5.4 Which is the best replacement boiler?
5.5 What is a landlord
and a tenant
?
5.6 What about sub-let properties?
5.7 Displaying the Safety Certificate
in hotels, bed-sits etc.
5.8 Other Questions?
SECTION 6 Sources & Resources
Introduction
This book is written for landlords. You need to cover your costs, ideally make a profit and not have your properties left empty. Each year there seems to be a growing list of expensive changes, must-haves
just to keep your rental portfolio legal. Then there is the conflicting advice from estate agents, builders and the man-in-the-pub. Some wise decisions could save you £50 or more but fall on the wrong side of the law and you could be thousands of pounds out of pocket, or worse, in prison.
* Do you know when you do NOT need a landlord gas safety check?
* What will happen if there is no current gas safety record?
* Does a portable gas heater need a gas safety certificate?
* Should tenants have an instruction manual for a cooker?
* How much should you pay the gas engineer and how can you cut costs?
These are just some of the questions answered in this book.
This Landlord's Guide explains all you need to know about current gas regulations. The information will help keep you out of trouble; help you get best tenants and advise you about the costs involved.
There is a lot of free information available for landlords but this book is probably more comprehensive than any other resource. The book includes fully referenced facts whilst opinion is clearly expressed as such. The author is an expert working in this field.
Each year about eight private landlords are found guilty of gas related offences. They can face prison, community service or unlimited fines and costs, these typically exceed £8,000.
Imagine your name associated with a HSE prosecution statement