Landlord Gas Safety Certificates in Newcastle
Own a Tyneside flat in Heaton, a shared house in Jesmond or a portfolio spread across the west end? Each let with gas needs an annual check by a Gas Safe registered engineer and a record for the tenants. We carry out the check, send the record and can service the boiler in the same visit.
Your duties as a Newcastle landlord
Under the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, every gas appliance, fitting and flue in a rented property must be checked once a year by a Gas Safe registered engineer. A copy of the record goes to your tenants within 28 days of the check and to new tenants before they move in, and you keep the records for at least two years. Miss it and the result can be fines and prosecution.
In Newcastle lets that usually means a combi boiler and a cooker or hob, and in the bigger Victorian terraces of Jesmond and Sandyford sometimes a gas fire or two as well. Every one of them goes on the record. We are Gas Safe registered under number 634641 and have worked for landlords across the city since 2010.
Tenants, agents and the September rush
A lot of Newcastle tenancies start in September. Students arrive in Heaton, Jesmond, Sandyford and Fenham, and the new tenants need the record before they move in. That means July and August are the months to book, not the first week of term. Tell us the move in date and we plan the check around it.
We are used to working with letting agents. Send a list of addresses and key arrangements and we will work through it, returning each record to the agent as it is done. Where tenants are in place we contact them to agree a time, so you are not chasing anyone.
On the day, and what happens if something fails
The check itself
We test each gas appliance in the property for gas rate and burner pressure, check the flue and how the products of combustion clear, confirm the ventilation to the room, prove the safety devices and look at the general condition. The gas pipework is tightness tested from the meter to every appliance, and the meter and emergency control are checked. Results and defects are written on the record for each appliance.
Tyneside flats
Heaton, Arthur's Hill, Benwell and Elswick are full of Tyneside flats, where an upstairs and a downstairs home share one building. Each flat normally has its own meter and boiler, but the gas pipe for the upstairs flat can run through the downstairs one, and the upstairs flue often sits under the eaves or goes through the roof. We follow the pipe from the meter to every appliance the flat uses and check the flue terminal outside, so the record covers the whole installation. Our post on Tyneside flat boiler rules explains the clearances.
HMOs
A licensed HMO in Jesmond or Sandyford gets the same gas check as any other let, but with five or six people using one kitchen the cooker, its hose and the ventilation get a closer look. The council can ask to see the record for a licensed HMO, so keep it with the licence paperwork.
If an appliance fails
When an appliance does not pass, we explain plainly what is wrong and what the regulations require us to do. Depending on how serious it is, the appliance may be turned off and labelled, and the tenants told not to use it until it is repaired. It is recorded as a fail on the record. We price the repair for you, and once it is done we retest so the record is clean.
Servicing at the same time
A safety check confirms the boiler is safe. A service keeps it running and keeps the warranty valid. Doing both in one visit means one access arrangement and one trip, which matters in a flat where getting hold of the tenant is half the job. Servicing is from £80 + VAT; details are on the boiler servicing page. Fires in older terraces can be serviced or capped off on the same visit, see the gas fire service page.
How to book
Call 0191 540 2051 or use the form. Give us the address, the number of appliances and the move in date if there is one. We confirm the price before the visit and email the record to you or your agent when it is done, usually the same day.
What landlords say about AR Heating & Gas
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Newcastle areas we cover
Newcastle is about 12 miles from our base in Houghton le Spring. We cover NE1 to NE7 and NE15: the city centre, Heaton, Jesmond, Sandyford, Gosforth, Byker, Walker, Fenham, Arthur's Hill, Benwell, Elswick, Kenton and Lemington.
Portfolio across several of these? Ring 0191 540 2051 and we will plan them as one round.
Newcastle landlord gas safety questions
Flats, HMOs, September moves and failed appliances.
My tenants move into a Heaton flat in September. When should the gas check be done? +
Is a Tyneside flat harder to certify? +
Do you handle licensed HMOs in Jesmond and Sandyford? +
Can my letting agent deal with you directly? +
What is actually checked? +
What happens if the cooker or boiler fails? +
Should I have the boiler serviced at the same time? +
How long do I keep the record? +
Related pages for Newcastle landlords
How we work with landlords across the region is on our main landlord gas safety certificate page. For the detail, read our posts on the landlord gas safety certificate and the landlord winter gas safety checklist.
Our other services in Newcastle
- Boiler servicing in Newcastle
- Boiler repair in Newcastle
- Gas engineer in Newcastle
- New boiler installation in Newcastle
- Power flushing in Newcastle
Related services
Anything else, call 0191 540 2051.