Quote Originally Posted by aromulus View Post
If there is gas heating in the house, the landlord is obliged by law, to have the appliances checked by a registered corgi installer, once a year minimum.
At the end, he would be issued with a pass or fail certificate, if the appliances are not fixed the local council can take steps, or so I believe.
The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998

Gas safety is another important issue that you need to take care of as a landlord. You need to ensure that all gas appliances such as boilers and ovens are fully maintained and inspected for their safety and suitability.

http://www.accommodationseek.co.uk/F...ligations.html

http://www.lettings-landlords.co.uk/info/sec_11.html

Pretty straightforward really
But if your name is Mohammed you can always say "no understand" and then scream "racial discrimination" if anyone has the audacity to try and prosecute you for not complying with the law.

This might appear on the face of it to be a bit of a racial slur on my part, but after hearing about such things from a couple of friends of mine, one a local authority environmental health officer and the other a local authority planning officer, I now believe that it's just par for the course in this wonderful country of ours these days.

Iain.