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Safety Regulations
What about Safety Regulations?
You have an important statutory obligation in this regard, especially in relation to gas and
electricity within the property.
Your property manager will automatically arrange for the Landlord GasSafety Record
(CP12) and Portable ApplianceTest ( PAT) if you request this to be renewed annually.
Whilst havingan annual PAT isnot a statutory requirement, maintaining your tenant’s
safety is. Without an annual PAT you would not be viewed as having taken reasonable steps
to secure the safety of your tenant should an accident occur, the consequences of which are
very serious and could result in a fine or imprisonment.
We advise having a periodic fixed wiring test every five years. This is particularly important
in older propertiesand those where electrical work may have been undertaken by someone
other than a trained electrician. We can make arrangements for a test subject to receiving
your written instructionsand payment in advance.
Weadviseagainst using Landlord GasSafety Records produced by British Gas as they
routinely only test appliancescovered under their service care programme and omit items
such as hobs and decorative fires. Every appliance must be tested for you to meet your
statutory obligations.

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You must havea valid Gas Safety Record for every gas applianceat theproperty.
Having an annual PortableAppliance Test is important.
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