Landlords Gas Safety certificate

[dori2o]

Can anyone advise what is the going rate regarding the cost of getting a Landlords Gas safety certificate?

 

The property is in the North Manchester area

[judi3]

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[dori2o]

1 boiler

 

2 gas fires

[Big Man]

Big Man here the on site Corgi engineer, check out my profile, I normally charge about £45, depending how many appliances, and more important how pretty the lady is.

[Big Man]

sixty notes + travelling ( from Poole)

[judi3]

"+ travelling ( from Poole)"

 

lmao is it a £1 a mile !

[Joa]

Well, if you were to check my plumbing, Big Man, you'd have to pay me

[judi3]

:grin: :grin:

[Pacm0n]

Can anyone advise what is the going rate regarding the cost of getting a Landlords Gas safety certificate?

 

The property is in the North Manchester area

 

If you look around you will be able to find plumbers that do the certs for a fixed amount regardless of the number of appliances.

 

I work for a letting agent and we've found a CORGI plumber that does certs for £45 regardless of the number of appliances.

[jmuggali]

Big Man here the on site Corgi engineer, check out my profile, I normally charge about £45, depending how many appliances, and more important how pretty the lady is.

 

 

I knew thats how you guy's worked! I pay £45 typically, but then the guy gets all the repair work and new installs, I'm not that good looking so I have to sweeten the deal.

[simonjohn]

I knew thats how you guy's worked! I pay £45 typically, but then the guy gets all the repair work and new installs, I'm not that good looking so I have to sweeten the deal.

 

hey, dont put yourself down hun

[jmuggali]

hey, dont put yourself down hun

thanks but honestly I'm 6ft2 with a beer belly and graying beard, gone are my days of flashing a hairy leg for a bit of discount.

[bendavies21]

Can anyone advise what is the going rate regarding the cost of getting a Landlords Gas safety certificate?

 

The property is in the North Manchester area

 

I ordered my Gas Safety Certificate from Letting a Property. They have a network of local plumbers and charge from £55 + vat for a landlords gas safety certificate.

 

You could also try British Gas or your local directory.

Edited February 16, 2010 by bendavies21

[andrewquinn]

I ordered my Gas Safety Certificate from Letting a Property. They recommend homeserve - quick response.

 

You could also try British Gas or your local directory.

They are very expensive best using a local company.

[bendavies21]

They are very expensive best using a local company.

 

I thought about using the local plumber but they could not offer boiler cover on top of the Gas Safety Certificate. I am not too keen on BG from past experiences so decided to give homeserve a go. The service has been better.

[merlin100]

Thank God I went Commercial - £60 per hour including travelling and expenses. Ok, I dont get this ( I work for a firm) but the odd-jobs soon add up!!

[sandhu40]

I ordered my Gas Safety Certificate from Letting a Property. They recommend homeserve - quick response.

 

You could also try British Gas or your local directory.

 

 

Why pay £85 + VAT? The check takes 30minutes tops! Even less if there is just a cooker in the flat.

 

I have just had 5 done in London for £150.

 

They typically charge £39 for a standard Landlord Gas Certificate or Safety Check.

 

Lovely man who did the checks aswell.

If anyones interested they are here:

 

click---> gas safety certificate

 

Get someone who is Gas Safe registered

 

Check their ID card aswell.

 

You'll get discounts for multiple properties

Edited April 22, 2010 by sandhu40
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[mmmmm125]

Hi, I see the above company cover Slough and Watford but I am based in Amersham, Is that covered aswell please? I have contacted the number but it was engaged!

 

Thank you.

[sandhu40]

Why pay £85 + VAT? The check takes 30minutes tops! Even less if there is just a cooker in the flat.

 

I have just had 5 done in London for £170.

 

They typically charge £39 for a standard Landlord Gas Certificate or Safety Check.

 

Lovely man who did the checks aswell.

 

If anyones interested they are here: Gas Certificate London

 

Get someone who is Gas Safe registered

 

Check their ID card aswell.

 

You'll get discounts for multiple properties

 

 

Hi, I see the above company cover Slough and Watford but I am based in Amersham, Is that covered aswell please? I have contacted the number but it was engaged!

 

Thank you.

 

 

Yes Slough and Watford are also covered as are some other areas around London. We have properties on the outskirts of London too.

 

Hope that helps!

[CRH71]

I just wanted to put a note in here about the company that Sandhu40 suggests using - I have previously followed this thread and made use of the recommendation/weblink in here:

 

During the colder months, I had no choice but to get this boiler serviced and the Gas Safety Certificate (both things that the LL had failed to do since the start of the tenancy). I got in touch with this company, and, despite me being outside of their normal area of operation, they came out to me the next day.

 

Their overall charge was very, very reasonable and they really were nice people to do business with.

 

As a tenant, I can strongly recommend them.

[smillersdad]

Why pay £85 + VAT? The check takes 30minutes tops! Even less if there is just a cooker in the flat.

 

I have just had 5 done in London for £150.

 

They typically charge £39 for a standard Landlord Gas Certificate or Safety Check.

 

Lovely man who did the checks aswell.

 

If anyones interested they are here:

 

click---> gas safety certificate

 

Get someone who is Gas Safe registered

 

Check their ID card aswell.

 

You'll get discounts for multiple properties

 

 

£39 to check that a gas boiler is safe, and issue a certificate that confirms its safety???!!!! Who in their right mind would charge so little for a task that requires due dilligence. I have been picking up some inspections from a previous engineer who spent fewer than 10 minutes on each job. I know he didn't do it properly as some appliances failed. He charged at least £55. Now, who knows how long their engineer takes and whether he checked your boiler properly. If he spends a little longer and charges a little more, may I suggest he probably was more dilligent.

[lailaprincess]

Why pay £85 + VAT? The check takes 30minutes tops! Even less if there is just a cooker in the flat.

 

I have just had 5 done in London for £150.

 

They typically charge £39 for a standard Landlord Gas Certificate or Safety Check.

 

Lovely man who did the checks aswell.

 

If anyones interested they are here:

 

click---> gas safety certificate

 

Get someone who is Gas Safe registered

 

Check their ID card aswell.

 

You'll get discounts for multiple properties

 

 

Hi,

 

My name is Laila and I am a landlady in London. I have 3 properties and I needed a gas cetificate and an EPC issued. I used this engineer (who is an independent gas engineer regsitered with Gas Safe and also registered on the EPC registration website- I know- I checked) for my gas and EPC certificates. The estate agent I use has also used his service a few months ago.

 

I can say that I received a good sevice and I will be using him again for further gas certificates. I also not that he is able to issue electrical certificates so this is handy.

 

Pricewise I couldn't find lower. Service was overall acceptable. Payment method used was cash.

 

I have also left a good review on Freeindex.

 

I hope this post helps someone as it helped me.

 

Laila

[lailaprincess]

£39 to check that a gas boiler is safe, and issue a certificate that confirms its safety???!!!! Who in their right mind would charge so little for a task that requires due dilligence. I have been picking up some inspections from a previous engineer who spent fewer than 10 minutes on each job. I know he didn't do it properly as some appliances failed. He charged at least £55. Now, who knows how long their engineer takes and whether he checked your boiler properly. If he spends a little longer and charges a little more, may I suggest he probably was more dilligent.

 

 

I think your post is somewhat out of date. The charge I was invoiced with is as follows:

 

£35 gas safety inspection

£39 energy performance certificate

£6 smoke alarm

 

Total £80.

 

No charge was made for parking.

[expressman]

I have just paid £150 for two flats in same building. I am in Luton so these prices seem fair for the area.

[mmmmm125]

thought i shud follow up to my post a few months back.

 

i used the company suggested for four of my properties and was given a slight discount.

 

to help everyone on the board here (without having the need to click on the website) they also do epc energy performance certificates, pat testing (if you so need that doing) electrical certificates, smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms. also floor plans and invetories if you're a serious landlord or an agent.

 

hope thats at least helped someone out.

 

prices are reasonable I would say in this climate