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Landlord Gas Safety Checks in North Devon. CP12 Certificates Issued Same Day
CP12 gas safety certificates for landlords and rental properties across North Devon.
If you let a property with gas in it, you need a safety check every 12 months. Not as good practice: as law, under the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998. Get it wrong and it's a fine of up to £6,000, and a prison sentence in the worst cases.
I do CP12 inspections across Barnstaple and all of North Devon, for landlords and for people selling a house who've been asked for one. The certificate goes over the same day by email, on paper too if you want it, and I'll remind you when next year's is due so it doesn't creep up on you.
Pricing
Prices include VAT and same-day certificate issue. Travel within 25 miles of South Molton is included. Beyond that radius, a £30 including-VAT travel charge applies and is disclosed before booking.
What You Can Expect
How the job actually goes.
Gas Safe Registered
Legally required for all gas work in the UK. Reg: 515374.
A Two-Hour Window, and a Tracking Link
Not a whole day waiting in. Watch me approach on a map, and hear it from me if anything changes.
Diagnosis, Then a Fixed Price
I find the real fault and quote any parts before ordering them. Published prices include VAT.
Tidy Work and the Paperwork
The area is protected and cleared up, and you get the written record on the day.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I legally need a gas safety certificate as a landlord?
Yes. If you let a property with any gas appliance, the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 require an annual safety check by a Gas Safe registered engineer, and you must give the tenant a copy of the record within 28 days, or at the start of a new tenancy. It applies to holiday lets and short lets as well as ordinary tenancies. A CP12 for one appliance is £85 including VAT, £30 for each extra appliance and £80 for a gas fire.
What is a CP12 and how long is it valid?
CP12 is the old form number that everyone still uses for the Landlord Gas Safety Record. It lists every gas appliance at the property, the checks carried out on each, and whether each one passed. It is valid for 12 months from the date of the check. If you renew within the last two months of the current certificate, the new expiry date runs from the old one rather than the day of the visit, so booking early costs you nothing.
How often do landlords legally need a gas safety check?
Every 12 months. The check must be done before the previous certificate expires, not after: so if your certificate is dated 15 March one year, the next inspection should be carried out by 14 March the following year.
How much does a landlord gas safety certificate cost in North Devon?
A CP12 for one appliance is £85 including VAT. Each additional appliance is £30, except gas fires, which are £80 each. A standard gas boiler service and CP12 for one appliance on the same visit is £145, instead of £190 booked separately. With the full gas boiler service it is £185, instead of £230. Both prices include VAT. That is a lower price for one visit rather than two, not an offer or a promotion, and it does not combine with any other reduction.
What happens if I don't get a gas safety certificate?
Fines of up to £6,000 per property, criminal prosecution where a tenant is harmed by an unsafe appliance, and landlord insurance that may be void without a valid certificate.
How long does a gas safety check take?
Typically 30–45 minutes for a standard property with one boiler. Properties with multiple gas appliances, or older pipework, may take longer. I'll let you know the expected duration when you book.
Can you cover multiple rental properties, and do you send renewal reminders?
Yes to both. I coordinate inspections across several properties, keep a record of each renewal date, and contact you ahead of it so you don't have to track it yourself. The standard published CP12 and additional-appliance prices apply to each property.
What appliances are covered in a landlord gas safety inspection?
All gas appliances in the property: boiler, gas fires, gas cookers, gas hobs, gas water heaters. Also the gas pipework and meter connections. Each appliance is tested individually and recorded on the certificate.
When You Book Me
You'll get an answer. Ring or message during the working day and you'll hear back the same day; evenings and weekends, it'll be the next working day. And if it isn't a job for me, I'll tell you that and point you at someone who can help, rather than going quiet on you.
When you book, I'll confirm it and give you a two-hour window rather than a whole day sat at home waiting. On the morning you get a text with a tracking link, so you can see where I've got to instead of wondering. Traffic and the job before yours are real, so it's a window rather than a promise to the minute, but if it slips you'll hear it from me first.
The paperwork comes on the day, not a fortnight later: a written record of what I checked, what I tested and what I found. Gas safety certificates go over by email the same day, which is what a letting agent, an insurer or a buyer's solicitor will ask you for.
I'll cover up where I'm working, clear up after myself, and run the boiler through a full cycle before I go. You get the house back as you left it, minus the fault.
What Is a CP12 Certificate?
CP12 is the informal name for the Gas Safety Record. The document issued by a Gas Safe registered engineer after carrying out a full inspection of all gas appliances and pipework in a rental property. It's also called the Landlord Gas Safety Certificate.
You're required to:
- Have a valid CP12 in place at all times for every rental property with gas appliances
- Carry out an inspection every 12 months (before the previous certificate expires)
- Give a copy to your current tenants within 28 days of the inspection
- Provide a copy to new tenants before they move in
- Keep records for at least 2 years
The inspection must be carried out by a Gas Safe registered engineer. Only a registered engineer can legally issue a CP12.
What's Inspected
A gas safety inspection covers every gas appliance and fitting in the property. For a typical North Devon rental property, that usually means:
Gas boiler
- Flue integrity and emissions test
- Gas pressure and flow test
- Combustion analysis
- Heat exchanger and burner check
- Safety device operation (overheat stat, pressure relief valve)
- Seals and connections
Gas fires and appliances
- Visual condition check
- Flue and ventilation adequacy
- Operational safety test
Gas pipework
- Tightness test across all fittings
- Visual inspection for corrosion or damage
Ventilation
- Adequate provision for combustion air confirmed
If an appliance fails inspection, I'll advise you of the action needed. A "With Defects" certificate may be issued where the fault is minor and the property is otherwise safe; an "Unsafe" classification requires the appliance to be taken out of service before tenants can use it.
For Landlords With Multiple Properties
North Devon has a large holiday let and private rental market, particularly around Woolacombe, Ilfracombe, Croyde, and the Taw estuary villages. Many landlords I work with manage 3–10 properties spread across the area.
I handle the full schedule: agree inspection dates across your portfolio, issue each certificate individually per property, and maintain a renewal calendar. One call to set it up, then I manage the dates from there. The standard published price applies to each property and its appliances.
What Happens If You Don't Have a Valid CP12?
Local councils and the Health and Safety Executive can and do inspect rental properties. An expired or missing certificate means a fine of up to £6,000 per property, criminal prosecution and imprisonment in the most serious cases, and landlord insurance that may be void at the point of a claim. One annual inspection, properly documented, keeps you compliant.
Not a Landlord?
The same inspection is available to owner-occupiers who want it without the landlord paperwork, which is usually people selling a house or renewing insurance: every gas appliance, the pipework and the meter, with the certificate emailed to you.
Boiler service and CP12 on one visit. A standard gas boiler service and CP12 for one appliance on the same visit is £145, instead of £190 booked separately. With the full gas boiler service it is £185, instead of £230. Both prices include VAT. That is a lower price for one visit rather than two, not an offer or a promotion, and it does not combine with any other reduction. One appointment, one bit of tenant disruption, one invoice.
Gas fires, cookers and hobs are checked and certified too, on their own or added to a CP12 at £80 for a fire.
Landlord gas safety certificates (CP12) across North Devon
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