Landlord Gas Safety Certificates (CP12) in Basildon

Rented homes in Basildon need a gas safety check every 12 months, and with 76% of the Basildon area homes on mains gas that covers most of the local lettings. We are about 10 minutes from Basildon, so access can be arranged around the tenant. The hard water here (263 ppm) is worth a service on the same visit.

A Landlord Gas Safety Certificate, still known as a CP12, is the record of the annual gas safety check the law requires on every gas appliance and flue a landlord provides in a rented property. It must be renewed every 12 months, a copy given to existing tenants within 28 days of the check and to new tenants before they move in, and records kept for two years.

Our Gas Safe registered engineer inspects each appliance, checks the flue and ventilation, tests the pipework for tightness, checks burner pressure and gas rate, tests the safety devices and issues the certificate, emailed to you and, if you want, to your agent. Any defects are listed with a price to put them right.

We work with private landlords and letting agents across Essex. Ask for our landlord rate for a one-off certificate, or take Plan 3 at £12.99 a month, which includes the annual boiler service, the annual certificate, priority call-out and warranty management. Landlords with several properties should ask us about a multi-property rate.

Landlord Gas Safety Certificates (CP12) in Basildon: the local picture

76% of the 40,306 households around Basildon heat with mains gas only, 11% are electric only (2021 Census, ward level).

Water in the Basildon area is hard at around 263 ppm, so limescale in boilers, cylinders and showers is a common cause of faults here.

Basildon is 5.3 miles from our base in Bowers Gifford, about 10 minutes by van.