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Landlord Gas Safety Certificates in Sunderland

Letting a terrace in Millfield, a flat in the city centre or a student house off Chester Road? Every gas appliance in it needs a check by a Gas Safe registered engineer every twelve months. We do the check across SR1 to SR6, email the record (the CP12) to you and can service the boiler on the same visit.

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Gas safety record emailed to you, usually the same day
Student lets, HMOs, flats and family homes across SR1 to SR6
Access arranged with your tenants or your letting agent
From £11.99/month per property
Or call 0191 540 2051
Landlord gas safety record being completed in a Sunderland rental property

What the law asks of a Sunderland landlord

The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 put the duty on you as the landlord, not on your tenant or your agent. Every gas appliance, fitting and flue you provide has to be checked once every twelve months by a Gas Safe registered engineer. Your tenants must get a copy of the record within 28 days of the check, anyone moving in must be given a copy before they move in, and you have to keep each record for at least two years. Since 2018 you can have the check done in the two months before the old one runs out and keep the same renewal date.

Miss it and you are open to fines and prosecution. We hold Gas Safe registration 634641 and have been doing these checks for landlords across Sunderland and the North East since 2010.

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Engineer arranging access with a tenant for a gas safety check in Sunderland

Booking when you are not on site

Most landlords we work for do not live round the corner, and a good number never meet us at all. That is fine. Send us the address, the number of gas appliances and a contact for the tenants or the agent. We ring or message the tenants to agree a time, turn up when we said we would, and email the record to you when the visit is done, usually the same day.

If you would rather it all runs through your letting agent, that works too. Agents can send us a list of addresses and we work through it in one run, returning each record as it is finished. Tenants get proper notice, and we never enter a property without someone agreeing to it first.

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What a CP12 is, what we check and what it costs

The certificate

CP12 is the old CORGI form number and the name has stuck. The proper title is the Landlord Gas Safety Record: one document listing every gas appliance and flue, the result of each test, the engineer's Gas Safe number, the date and anything needing attention.

What the check covers

Every gas appliance, not just the boiler. For each one we check gas rate and burner pressure, that the flue is sound and combustion products clear properly, ventilation to the room, the safety devices and the condition of the appliance. Pipework is tested for tightness from the meter, and the meter and emergency control valve are checked. In a typical Sunderland let that means the boiler and the cooker or hob, sometimes a gas fire in an older front room.

If something fails

Now and then an appliance does not pass: a perished cooker hose, a fire that spills fumes, a flue joint worked loose in a cupboard. We tell you what we found and what the regulations require. Depending on how serious it is, the appliance may be turned off and labelled so the tenants do not use it. The failure goes on the record, we price the repair, and once it is done we retest so the property has a clean record.

Combining it with a boiler service

The safety check proves the boiler is safe. A service opens it up, measures how cleanly it burns, cleans what needs cleaning and keeps the manufacturer's warranty valid. Sunderland water is hard and scale builds on the heat exchanger, so a boiler that only ever gets a safety check tends to fail in the first cold week of the year, which is when your tenant rings you. Doing both in one visit means one set of access arrangements and a boiler that has actually been looked after. Servicing is from £80 + VAT and the detail is on our boiler servicing in Sunderland page.

What it costs

A one off check is priced per property, because a flat with one combi is a different job from a six bed HMO with a boiler, a hob and a fire. Tell us the address and the appliance count and we confirm the price before we come. To spread the cost, landlord cover is from £11.99/month per property; see our main landlord gas safety certificate page and membership plans.

The Sunderland lets we look after

The check is the same by law. How we organise it depends on the property.

Student houses

Shared houses around Chester Road, Millfield and the streets near St Peter's turn over each summer. We book the check for the empty weeks so new tenants have their copy before they move in.

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HMOs

More people means heavier use of everything. Cooker hoses, ventilation and flues get close attention, and a licensed HMO should expect the council to ask for the current record.

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Letting agents

Send us a list of addresses and we arrange access, do the checks and return each record as it is completed. One point of contact throughout.

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Portfolios

Several properties across the city? We can line the renewal dates up so they fall due together and get done in one or two days rather than dribbling through the year.

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Where in Sunderland we cover

We are based in Houghton le Spring, about 7 miles from the city centre, so we are in Sunderland most days. Renting is a growing part of the city's housing: the 2021 Census found 14.8% of Sunderland households rented privately, up from 12.2% in 2011, according to the Office for National Statistics.

  • SR1: the city centre, with flats above shops, conversions and newer apartment blocks.
  • SR2: Hendon, Grangetown, Ashbrooke, Tunstall and Ryhope, with plenty of terraces let to students and families.
  • SR3: Silksworth, Doxford Park, Farringdon and Thorney Close.
  • SR4: Millfield, Pallion, Barnes and Grindon, where much of the student housing sits.
  • SR5: Southwick, Castletown, Hylton Castle and Redhouse.
  • SR6: Roker, Fulwell, Seaburn and Monkwearmouth, near the St Peter's campus and the seafront.

On the coast at Roker and Seaburn, salt air corrodes flue terminals faster than inland, and the flue is one of the things the check tests. In the older terraces of Millfield and Hendon, boilers moved into kitchens often have long flue runs through cupboards, and we follow the whole route. Somewhere near Sunderland not named here? Ring 0191 540 2051.

Sunderland landlord gas safety questions

Student lets, HMOs, access, timing and what happens if something fails.

How much is a landlord gas safety certificate in Sunderland? +
It is priced per property, because the number of appliances changes the job. A flat with one combi boiler is quicker than a shared house with a boiler, a hob and a gas fire. Send us the address and the appliance count and we confirm the price before we come. Landlord cover is from £11.99/month per property if you would rather spread it.
Do I have to be there for the check? +
No. Most of our landlord customers are not. Give us a contact for the tenants or your agent and we arrange access directly, do the check and email the record to you afterwards, usually the same day.
How much notice do my tenants need? +
Usually 24 hours in writing, though your tenancy agreement may say more. We agree a time with the tenants rather than just turning up. If a tenant refuses access, keep a note of every attempt, because you are expected to take all reasonable steps and that note is your evidence.
When should I book the check for a student house near the university? +
The summer changeover, while the house is empty or just before the new group arrives, since new tenants must have a copy before they move in. It is our busiest few weeks, so book early and we can group your houses into one run.
Can you do the boiler service at the same time? +
Yes, and we recommend it. The check proves the boiler is safe; the service cleans it, catches wear and keeps the warranty valid. Servicing is from £80 + VAT and one visit saves a second access arrangement.
What happens if an appliance fails? +
We explain what we found and what the regulations require. Depending on the fault, the appliance may be turned off and labelled so the tenants do not use it. We price the repair and retest once it is fixed.
Is the check different for an HMO in Sunderland? +
The gas check itself is the same: every appliance and flue, once every twelve months. A shared house usually has more appliances in heavier use, so cooker hoses, ventilation and flues get particular attention. If the property is licensed, the council can ask to see the current record.

Related pages for Sunderland landlords

Our main landlord gas safety certificate page covers how we work with landlords across the North East, including monthly cover.

Our other services in Sunderland

Related services

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