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Anastasia Davis
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Anastasia is brilliant with people and loves creating new relationships. Perfect skills for her role at DY! Away from work she’s a keen gym bunny and enjoys taking her dog out on long walks, plus she’s a natural both in front of and behind the camera!
When I was younger I wanted to be…
A fashion stylist. Even now I still go around telling my family and friends what to wear and if they ever need advice they know who to come to.
Top of my bucket list is…
A skydive in Dubai.
You might be surprised to know…
I am a Grade 8 singer. When I was 10 years old I performed at the Royal Albert Hall and went on a music tour through Barcelona in 2017.
On Sunday mornings you can usually find me…
Giving my dog a lovely long walk around Virginia Water.
14 Mar 2017
If you own a residential property which you rent out to another, you are obliged to undertake certain checks in accordance with a raft of regulations aimed at protecting the occupiers of rented property. One of these checks is set out under the provisions of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998.
The Gas Safety Regulations require that a Landlord arrange for an annual inspection of their premises. The inspection must be undertaken by a suitably qualified and registered Gas Safety Engineer. For the purpose of this legislation, it is worth noting that if your property is let by the room or simply for bed & breakfast, you are still a Landlord for the purposes of these regulations and a Gas Safety Certificate is still required annually.
The inspection will be recorded on a special form, imaginatively entitled a Gas Safety Record Form. The form sets out specific information including, as a minimum;
- A description and location of each appliance/flue checked
- Name, registration number and signature of the engineer who carried out the check
- Date on which the check was carried out
- The address of the property where the appliance/flue is installed
- The name and address of the landlord (or their agent where applicable)
- Any safety defect identified and any action required or taken to rectify it
Confirmation of the results of the operational safety checks carried out on the appliances.
Of course, if the tests require that remedial action is taken, the Landlord must immediately arrange for this work to be done by a qualified engineer. If a tenant refuses you access to undertake an inspection or required works you do not have rights to access or disconnect unless they are included within the tenancy agreement. Therefore, make sure you take proper advice at the beginning of a tenancy as failure to the Landlord’s obligation to act under this legislation is not subject to you being able to do so!
If you can’t gain access, it is certainly prudent to record the fact that you have used your best endeavours to do so, including the service of notice on your tenant, explaining the importance of your request.
A landlord’s responsibilities under the Gas Safety requirements can be downloaded here.
Fo rmore information, contact our Bracknell lettings team.
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