LANDLORDS PUTTING TENANTS’ LIVES AT RISK BY FAILING TO ORGANISE ANNUAL GAS SAFETY CHECKS AT THEIR PROPERTIES
20 June 2013 – A recent survey of over 4,300 tenants in England found that one in ten – the equivalent of more than 900,000 people – had not had an annual gas safety check organised by their landlord or letting agent. A related survey with landlords found that one in seven (15%) landlords did not know that it was their legal responsibility to organise an annual gas safety check and certificate. Both surveys were undertaken jointly by Shelter and British Gas.
Shelter’s Chief Executive, Campbell Robb, said, “It’s shocking to think that in thousands of households across the country there