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Landlord fined for failing to have boiler inspected

06/02/2010 16:11:00
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image Carbon Monoxide poisoning is a real risk to tenants if boiler is not inspected as required by law

Carbon monoxide flooded the kitchen of a property after a landlord failed to have a boiler service, it has been reported...

Carbon monoxide flooded the kitchen of a property after a landlord failed to have a boiler service, it has been reported.

According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), landlord Graham Barnes, 49, from Bicester Road in Kidlington was fined £8,000 and ordered to pay £1,957.70 in costs for not having the gas appliances of the home he rented out checked for safety or correctly maintained, despite warnings.

By law, UK landlords must schedule at least one gas appliance and boiler service a year with a boiler engineerfrom the Gas Safety Register.

A gas safety certificate must then be given to the tenants.

HSE inspector Dozie Azubike said the incident was a "clear case" of a property professional putting people at risk by ignoring his responsibilities.

"As a result of the boiler not being serviced, carbon monoxide leaked into the kitchen creating a very dangerous environment," he added.

The HSE has also reported an unregistered boiler engineer has been prosecuted for installing gas appliances at a caravan park.

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Melissa Thorn on 24/10/2010 15:33:06
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As far as I am aware that if you have given 24 hours notice that you need to enter the property with a corgi plumber to carry out the gas safety check then she cannot complain, so if you send a letter to get to her a week before with the date and time specifically outlined and then telephone and leave a message on the answer machine you are well within your rights to go a head and enter the property. It is better to do this than to be held liable for not having the check done. Hope this helps :-)
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ann garside on 20/10/2010 21:08:36
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my tenent wont let me enter the property for my overdue safty check(3 weeks out of date). i have called at property, rang her, emailed her, sent letters and she wont reply to anything. i have offered her to choose her own engineer and to send me the bill. but nothing. what can i do to gain entry into my property
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ann garside on 20/10/2010 21:04:03
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my landlord gas safety cert expired 3 weeks ago, i have been trying to get a gas engineer in the property for the last two months, my tenent refused to answer the door and will not answer letters or phone calls. i have offered her the operunity to pick her own engineer, and to get them to come to me for payment. but this is not working either. what else can i do.
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