36% Of Tenants At Risk Of Gas Injury!
Studies by reputable property website Spareroom.co.uk has discovered that more than 36% of tenants are currently living in rental accommodation which contains out of date gas safety certificates…
Following a survey amongst thousands of tenants, Spareroom.co.uk were shocked to find that many property landlords are failing to fulfil their legal obligation to perform an annual gas safety check on their property lets. Instead allowing 26% of their tenants to live in property lets whose gas fittings and appliances haven’t been checked for faults by a gas safety engineer for more than 12 months.
And this lack of action by landlords could prove to be a fatal mistake if they are not careful…
By law, all landlords must legally perform annual gas safety checks on their properties to ensure all gas fittings and appliances are safe and are in working order. Similarly, landlords must also supply their tenants with physical evidence of this inspection by giving them a copy of the gas safety certificate.
However, despite this basic legal requirement, hundreds of landlords are putting themselves at risk of being prosecuted – should their tenants die or become injured as a result of a gas leak/explosion – simply because they don’t know any better.
Speaking on these statistics, many property advisors are attributing this problem to the growing number of inexperienced property investors entering onto the property market.
Choosing to lease properties as a second source of income, the majority of these inexperienced property investors have got no idea of their legal obligations towards their property investments. And as a result they are unknowingly putting their tenants at risk!
Luckily this issue can easily be resolved by either attending a property course or taking the responsibility to ensure that you are acquainted with all your landlord regulations. With a little preparation, landlords can quickly ensure that their tenants are safe…
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