There are two main types of service, you can:
- pay a one-off fee for a service and if any repairs are required you would need to pay for the parts and labour separately; or
- take out an annual gas contract with a gas contractor which will include an annual gas service and provide cover for parts and labour in the event of breakdown during the year.
The annual contracts vary and you should compare different Gas Safe registered contractors to ensure that you obtain the contract that is best for you.
Lewisham Homes work with two gas contractors, who carry out gas servicing and repairs in our tenants’ homes. Our contractors are Gas Safe registered and you can contact these contractors for details of the annual gas contracts that they offer leaseholders.
QUALITY HEATING SERVICES
01494 795 000
www.quality-heating.co.uk
T-BROWN GROUP
020 8786 1200
www.tbrownheating.co.uk
If you sublet your property
If you sublet your property, you are a landlord. As a landlord you are required (under the Gas Safety Regulations 1998) to service the gas appliances in the property that you let, on an annual basis and provide your tenant(s) with a Gas Safety Certificate.
The servicing must be carried out by a Gas Safe registered contractor. Failure to do so puts your tenant(s) at risk from potentially faulty appliances and carbon monoxide poisoning, and you could be prosecuted by the Health & Safety Executive.
