Are we responsible for external gas meter cupboard or is the gas board?

[LewisB]

I have been requested by the council to replace the broken door on the gas meter cupboard that is outside the property.

Would this be my responsibility or the responsibility of the gas board~?

[armster]

Good Morning,

I apologise if this has already been answered but I couldn't find an answer via google or the forums search option.

I've been contacted by my letting agent with a request for £200+ for an emergency site attendance to replace a gas meter that has been stolen...

[Included]

So I've had problems since the first week i moved into my current flat. Boiler has broken down every month or so for substantial periods of time leaving us without heating or hot water.

L appeared to know of problems when I contacted him the first time, he came to have a look but with...

[Wrasse22]

Good afternoon,

We are currently in the process of changing our bedsits from gas to electric, the average size is 13x12ft, after years of using gas the easy and safer way seems to be electric so we are currently looking for heaters for the rooms.

I was wondering if anyone...

[LandlordZoneUser88]

My friend just moved in to a rented property and will be liable for paying the gas/electricity bills.

The landlord has informed her that the final readings have been given and she will need to ring up to set up a new account.

Out of curiosity, what happens if she decides...

[mattthehat]

Hi there,

I have a simple(ish) question which I'm struggling to find a definitive answer to despite plenty of Googling.

I have a new build block of 6 flats, some of which will be rented out. For each flat I have a Gas Safe Register Building Regulations Compliance Certificate...

[PaulLandlord]

Hi

I have a property where the tenants' rent includes a payment for utility bills.

Does anyone know of a way where I can partially restrict their access to the boiler timer?

Basically the gas bill is increasing because they are not managing usage of the timer....

[alexandicity]

Hi all!

Long time reader of this forum, but now I've started venturing into the world of landlording, I thought I best say hello! I've just bought my first BTL flat - a 2 bedroom flat - and am looking to let it out in a few months after some renovations.

Part of this is replacing...

[Greyhound]

My flatmate and I received the keys to our flat on 4th October and we moved in gradually (bit by bit with the car) over the next three or four weeks and we actually started living there at the beginning of November.

Each time I put the heating or hot water on, there was a gassy smell...

[flumoxed]

Apologies this is lengthy! Advice or comments all accepted greatfully.

email from landlady:
"After a frustrating few days trying to sort out keys for the flat, the situation is as follows:

(1) The inventory company made an abortive visit to the flat last Wednesday...

[Jomac]

Hi, I wonder if anyone has any views on the following.

My stepson was due to move into student accommodation in Sept 2011 but his father did not allow him as the landlord would not show them a current gas safety certificate. We later found out he did not have one until Feb 2012 (6...

[templar018080]

Hi all,

I am a tenant and just recently I discovered my gas safety certificate had expired on the 29th March 2012. I informed the letting agent and they got the gas safety check and certificate done straight away (14th September 2012).

However there was clearly a gap...

[lemonsqueezy]

i moved into a private rent property with my 3 children in december. I have had nothing but disasters since moving in... the shower has leaked on three seperate occasions, flooding through to the room below & causing huge damage to the ceiling (still remains in the damaged condition) the electrics...

[bloodybutterflies]

Hi there,
Sorry if this has been asked before but I couldn't find it anywhere - in the flat we let we have an 8yr old gas combi boiler in the bedroom. We've just been told that regulations require this to be boxed in.

I can't find anything about this on the web and while I wouldn't...

[temza]

We are new as landlords and have had so many problems as a result of being naive! We let our house to Tenants without being aware of the need of Gas Safety Certificate. 3 months in the renting we realised our fault and got a Gas Safe Engineer to check the boiler. There is only a boiler in the house,...