Landlord Gas Safety Certificates (CP12) in Birmingham

What the law requires

Under the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, every landlord in England must have all gas appliances and flues in a let property checked every 12 months by a Gas Safe registered engineer. You must give the tenant a copy of the record within 28 days, give it to new tenants before they move in, and keep copies for two years.

It is not paperwork for its own sake. A missing or lapsed CP12 also invalidates most landlord insurance and blocks a Section 21 notice.

What the check covers

• Every gas appliance in the property — boiler, cooker, hob, gas fire, water heater
• Correct operating pressure and heat input against the data plate
• Combustion performance and flue flow
• Adequate ventilation for each appliance
• Safety devices operating correctly
• Visible pipework and the emergency control valve
• Tightness test on the installation

Anything failing is recorded as At Risk or Immediately Dangerous, and we will explain plainly what has to happen next and what it will cost.

Certificate and service together

A CP12 is a safety check, not a service — it tells you the appliance is safe today, not that it has been cleaned and tuned. Booking both in one visit is the cheaper and more sensible route: £90 for the certificate plus £50 for a basic service means one appointment, one tenant access arrangement, and a boiler that is far less likely to break down mid-tenancy.

Portfolios, agents and multi-site landlords

If you hold five or more properties we will put you on a rolling schedule, contact tenants for access directly, and email certificates as they are issued so nothing lapses. Letting agents and property managers get a single point of contact and consolidated monthly invoicing. Talk to us about volume rates.

Access and no-shows

Tenant access is the single biggest cause of a lapsed certificate. We text the tenant a confirmation and a reminder, and we will attempt access twice before we come back to you. Keep a written record of every access attempt — it is the evidence that shows you took all reasonable steps.

Prices

Prices are estimates and may change after a site inspection. We cover Birmingham and 10 miles from B20 2JS as standard, extending to 50 miles for boiler installations. A travel charge may apply beyond 10 miles.