Keeping your tenants safe
Raw Heat Plumbing & Heating provide a fast response safety inspection service to letting agencies and landlords. We aim to carry out same day inspections and return our detailed report to you within 24 hours.
Obtaining a landlord safety certificate is vitally important to ensure your tenants’ safety in your rental property.
Let us help you with:
- Gas safety checks
- PAT testing
- Fast and efficient inspections
- Gas and electric repairs
- Gas and electric maintenance
- Very competitive rates
- Landlord safety certificates
Regular testing and inspection
Safety is a top priority when you are dealing with rented property. Whether it is gas or electricity, all appliances and supplies should be checked regularly to ensure they are safe and comply with health and safety regulations.
Our heating and plumbing engineers are experts in testing and identifying potential faults. Raw Plumbing & Heating are also on hand to attend empty properties to carry out the necessary precautions.
Legionnaires Disease Guidance
Landlords of residential properties have a legal responsibility to manage the risk of Legionnaires’ Disease and ensure tenants, residents and visitors are not exposed to unsafe water systems. Legionnaires’ Disease is a potentially serious pneumonia-like illness caused by Legionella bacteria, which can grow in water systems where conditions allow, particularly where water is stored, recirculated, or kept between 20°C and 45°C. Showers, dead legs in pipework, scale, rust and stagnant water can all increase the risk.
As part of their duty, landlords should assess whether their property’s water systems could present a risk and, where needed, arrange for a competent person to carry out a Legionella risk assessment. Raw Heat Plumbing & Heating have qualified engineers who can complete the assessment and provide the required form and report to help landlords comply with current legislation. Failing to manage this responsibility can lead to serious consequences, including fines or prosecution, especially if someone becomes ill or is exposed to risk.
Smoke Alarm & Carbon Monoxide Safety Checks
Raw Heat Plumbing & Heating provides smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector inspections, maintenance and installation services for homeowners, landlords and commercial businesses. Smoke alarms can make a vital difference in an emergency, helping to protect lives and reduce the risk of serious damage.
Carbon monoxide is often known as the silent killer, as it cannot be seen, smelt or tasted. For landlords, having suitable carbon monoxide detectors fitted is a legal requirement in many rental properties. Our team can carry out quick, hassle-free checks and installations, giving you peace of mind that your property is safer and better protected.
Is your boiler pressure too high?
Raw Heat Plumbing & Heating have heating engineers who can carry out the necessary checks on your boiler. Whether the pressure is too high or you simply need reassurance that everything is running as it should, we’re here to help.
You can also check your boiler pressure yourself. See video below. If you’re not comfortable doing this please rest assured you can call our friendly team.
Keeping your home safe at all times
If you are a landlord and are planning to rent your home, it is essential to have all gas appliances, pipework, chimneys and flues checked every 12 months to make sure the property is safe for your tenants. As per law you are required to undertake maintenance services on a regular basis to ensure all your appliances and chimney are safe and serviced as per the manufacturers requirements. Any gas appliance owned by tenants are not the landlord’s responsibility.
It is also essential that you get your gas appliances and flues checked annually by a qualified Gas Safe registered engineer. As per the new regulations introduced in April 2018, a landlord can arrange for a gas safety check between 10-12 month after the previous gas safety check.
A landlord is required to provide a record of the annual gas safety check to the tenants within 28 days of completion, or to new tenants upon the start of their tenancy. If the rental period is less than 28 days at a time you may display a copy of the record in a prominent position within the property. Once this check has been completed, you will get your CP12.