Gas safety certificate in Norwich
Landlord gas safety certificate due? Get the CP12 done before the tenancy needs it
Annual gas safety checks on boilers, hobs, cookers, fires and flues for rented property across Norwich and the surrounding towns, with the certificate issued on the day. Homeowners can book the same inspection when an appliance has not been looked at for years.
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- Every appliance and flue
- Record issued on the day
- Bundle with a boiler service
What Norwich landlords and agents say about the annual gas check
Every landlord in England must have each gas appliance and flue in a rented property checked once a year by a registered gas engineer, and must give the tenant a copy of the record within 28 days, or before they move in. The record is the gas safety certificate, still known by its old form number, the CP12. Miss the date and the consequences run from a fine to being unable to serve certain notices.
The check itself is not a service. It is an inspection of each appliance for safe operation: gas tightness, burner pressure or heat input, flue flow and spillage, ventilation, the condition of the appliance and its flame picture, and the safety devices. Anything found unsafe is classified, labelled and, where necessary, disconnected with your agreement.
This page covers the landlord check and the homeowner version of it. Because most landlords want the boiler serviced at the same time, the annual boiler service is offered as one visit with the CP12. Where a check finds a boiler fault, the boiler repair page explains what happens next. Certificates are issued across every town on the areas list.
Gas safety certificate price and what is included
The price of a CP12 depends on the number of gas appliances in the property: a flat with a combi boiler and a hob is priced differently from a house with a boiler, a cooker, a gas fire and a water heater. You give the appliance count on the form and the price is confirmed on the call back. It covers the inspection of every appliance and flue, the tests, the record itself and a copy sent to the agent or landlord as well as left at the property.
A boiler service booked for the same visit is priced with the certificate as a bundle. Any repair found is quoted separately; nothing is fitted without agreement.
Domestic and landlord CP12 checks
For a landlord the check is a legal record with a fixed format, kept for two years, with copies to existing tenants within 28 days and to new tenants before they move in. Letting agents can book on the landlord's behalf and receive the record directly.
A homeowner is not obliged to have one, but the same inspection is often booked when buying a house, when an older appliance has not been looked at for years, or when a carbon monoxide alarm has gone off. The record is the same; the obligations attached to it are not.
What the engineer inspects
- The gas installation: a tightness test on the pipework from the meter, and the condition of the visible pipework and the emergency control valve.
- Each appliance: gas rate or burner pressure against the data plate, flame picture, operation of the flame supervision device and any other safety controls, condition of the case, seals and connections.
- Each flue: correct route, terminal position, integrity where visible, and a flue flow and spillage test on open-flued appliances.
- Ventilation: adequate permanent ventilation for any appliance that needs it, and no obstruction to it.
- Combustion on boilers, with an analyser reading recorded.
Each appliance is marked on the record as satisfactory or not, and any defect is described with its classification.
Book a gas safety check online
The form asks for the property address, the number and type of appliances, whether the property is tenanted and, if so, who to arrange access with. The call back confirms the price and a time. Tenants are contacted directly where the landlord prefers, and keys can be collected from an agent by arrangement.
Certificates that are due on a particular date are booked to be done ahead of it, so there is time to deal with any defect before the deadline.
Appointments, including urgent ones
Most checks are arranged for a date that suits the tenant. Where a certificate has lapsed, a tenancy is starting, or a sale is waiting on the paperwork, say so on the form and the call back prioritises it. Multiple properties for the same landlord or agent are grouped into one round where the addresses allow, which keeps the price per property down.
Boiler service bundled with the CP12
The gas safety check confirms the boiler is safe; it does not clean or adjust it. Most landlords want both done in one visit so the boiler is not only compliant but less likely to break down mid-tenancy. Booked together, the service is done first and the check recorded afterwards, with the combustion readings from the service used for the record. Two pieces of paperwork, one appointment.
Areas covered across homes and rental properties
Rental property in Norwich is concentrated in the terraces of the Golden Triangle and NR3, the flats along Prince of Wales Road and Magdalen Street, the student houses near the university and the newer blocks around the station. Outside the city, the check is done in every town within twenty miles, with holiday lets on the coast and in the Broads villages a regular part of the round. Landlords with property in more than one town can have them booked as one job.
How a job runs
How a gas safety check runs
Access arranged, every appliance tested, the record issued before the engineer leaves.
Appliances and access
You list the gas appliances and say who to arrange access with. The price is confirmed on the call back.
Test and inspect
Tightness test, then each appliance and flue checked and its readings recorded.
Defects explained
Anything not right is classified and explained, with a quote for the repair if you want one.
Record issued
The CP12 completed and left at the property, with a copy sent to the landlord or agent for the file.
Ready when you are
A certificate due, lapsed or needed before a tenancy starts?
Give the address and the appliance count. You get a call back to confirm the price and arrange access with whoever is at the property.
On the tools
Gas Safety Certificate: the kind of work behind the page
Four from the gallery. The full set is on the home page, and every photo opens full size.
Where we work
Gas safety certificates across Norwich and the surrounding towns
City lets, coastal holiday lets and market-town rentals. Several properties for one landlord or agent are booked as a single round.
The larger towns in the area
- Norwich
- Great Yarmouth
- Bowthorpe
- East Dereham
- Beccles
- North Walsham
- Diss
- Attleborough
Related
Jobs that often go with this one
One visit often covers two of these. Mention both on the form and the price covers the lot.
Boiler Service
An annual boiler service that checks combustion, the flue, the seals and the safety devices, then leaves you with a record of what was found.
Boiler Repair
Fault codes, lockouts, no hot water, pressure that keeps dropping. Boiler repairs diagnosed properly before any part is ordered or fitted.
Plumber
Taps, toilets, showers, stopcocks, outside taps and the small jobs that turn into big ones when they are left. A plumber for Norwich homes, booked by the job.
Questions
Gas Safety Certificate: the questions people ask first
How often does a landlord need a gas safety certificate?
Every twelve months, for every gas appliance and flue in the property. A check carried out in the last two months before the previous one expires keeps the original expiry date, so it does not creep earlier each year.
What does the tenant have to do?
Allow access on the arranged date. The engineer needs to get to every gas appliance and to the meter, and to run each appliance briefly.
What if an appliance fails the check?
It is classified according to the risk, labelled, and where it is immediately dangerous it is disconnected with your agreement. You get a written explanation and a quote to repair or replace it. The record is still issued, showing the defect.
Do tenants' own appliances need checking?
The landlord is responsible for appliances they provide and for all flues and the pipework. An appliance the tenant brought in is the tenant's, but the flue it uses is still the landlord's and is checked.
Can I get a copy of a lost certificate?
Yes. A copy is kept and can be re-sent to the landlord or agent on request.
Is a gas safety check the same as a boiler service?
No. The check is an inspection for safety; the service is maintenance. They are commonly done together in one visit, and the bundled price reflects that.
Anything not covered here is answered on the contact page, where the same form takes the details and someone calls you back.
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Give us the address and the appliances and we will book the check
Address, number of gas appliances, whether it is tenanted and who to contact for access. The call back confirms the price and the date.
- A written price before any work starts
- Plumbing, heating, drains and bathrooms from one enquiry
- Norwich and every town within twenty miles