Gas Safety And Eviction - A Sigh Of Relief For Landlords

• Published date: 02 July 2020
• Law Firm: Veale Wasbrough Vizards
• Author: Ms Georgina Little

The Court of Appeal has held that a landlord will not be prevented from evicting a tenant where a gas safety certificate has not been provided...

...before the tenant went into occupation, as long as this information is provided before service of the notice of eviction.

The decision was handed down on 18 June 2020 in the case of Trecarrell House Limited v Rouncefield.

The Law

The obligations on landlords relating to gas safety are contained in the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998. A landlord's obligation under the Regulations include:

• carrying out an annual gas safety inspection;
• providing a tenant with a copy of the relevant gas safety certificate within 28 days of an inspection being carried out;
• giving the current certificate to a tenant before they occupy a property; and
• displaying the gas safety certificate in a prominent place inside the property.

A landlord cannot...