Landlord gas safety certificate in Scotland

If a rented home has gas, the landlord needs a gas safety check every 12 months, done by a Gas Safe registered engineer. Existing tenants must get a copy of the record within 28 days, and new tenants before they move in.

We don't send engineers ourselves. We're a free matching service that passes your enquiry to a local Gas Safe registered engineer, who quotes you directly.

What the check covers

The engineer checks each gas appliance you provide, such as the boiler, a gas fire or a gas hob, and each flue. The result goes on the gas safety record, which many people still call the landlord gas safety certificate or CP12. It lists what was checked and anything that's unsafe or needs work.

The record should include, at minimum:

• a description and the location of each appliance and flue checked
• the engineer's name, Gas Safe registration number and signature
• the date of the check and the address of the property
• your name and address as landlord
• any safety defects found and what was done about them

Deadlines and paperwork

In Scotland, mygov.scot puts it the tenant's way: gas has to be safely installed and maintained by a Gas Safe registered engineer and checked once a year by a registered engineer. It's part of keeping a home up to the Repairing Standard.

Booking it so it doesn't lapse

The easiest way to avoid a gap is to book the next check when the current one is done, and put the date somewhere you'll see it. HSE lets you have the check done up to two months early and still keep the original deadline date. If you do, keep that record until two further checks have been done. If you manage several properties, lining the dates up makes this much easier.

Give your tenant notice and agree a time. If they won't give access, keep a note of every attempt you've made to arrange it.

Carbon monoxide alarms

A gas boiler or gas fire means you also need a carbon monoxide alarm in that room. A gas cooker or hob on its own doesn't. Our page on interlinked fire alarms and CO alarms sets out exactly what's needed.

Cost

Prices depend on how many appliances there are and whether a boiler service is added on. We haven't found a published range we're happy to cite yet, so we don't quote one. The engineer we match you with will.

Everything else you'll need

See the landlord certificates checklist for every check in one place, or print the new tenancy safety checklist. We match enquiries from landlords across Scotland, including Edinburgh and Glasgow.