This means you need an Electrical safety certificate EICR, and the HMO license team will require this too. HMO Landlords have a legal duty to ensure that their rental property, and any electrical equipment and appliances provided, are safe before a tenancy begins, and remain safe throughout the duration of a tenancy. So when you need any work done on your boiler or other gas appliances or it’s time to renew your annual Gas Safety Certificate, make sure you only get a Gas Safe registered engineer who will be insured and able to sign it off!īook an appointment for Gas safet certificate ELECTRICAL SAFETY CERTIFICATE
By law, you must keep all of the gas appliances you supply in good condition and you must arrange a Gas Safe Inspection every year! The Gas Safe Register is now the official list of gas and heating engineers who are qualified to work safely and legally on your appliances and it replaced the CORGI registration. As a landlord with HMO accommodation, you have full responsibility for gas safety, and you’ll certainly need it for your license.
