I agreed a let via OpenRent and I have new tenants to move in end of August. My flat does not have any gas supply, however my building has a communal boiler. As a leaseholder I have never been sent a GSC in the 8/9 years I’ve lived here by the freeholders ( the local council ). I have requested a copy of the communal GSC but I’m being bounced around between departments and there is no one competent enough to tell me if the communal boiler is gas or electric and send me the GSC.
Do I have to legally provide tenants with the communal GSC before move in even though it is serviced and maintained by the council and not me ( and I dont have a copy ) or can I sent it to them once received by me from the council ?
Would not having a communal GSC invalidate open rent insurance?
In my humble unqualified opinion your apartment does not have a gas supply so a Gas Safety Certificate is not required. The managing agent on behalf of the landlord will require an annual GSC for the building.
My understanding is that the block management need an annual gas safety check and should be able to supply a copy to you to give to your tenant. Any change to the gas installation needs a building regs cert, a copy of which you must also give to your tenant.
When you bought your property you should have received an LPE1 explaining this and/or your survey report should have established it.
Does the communal boiler supply heated water for.your hot water and heating? You need to know what the process is if it breaks down anyway - because youll have a responsibility for tenants health and need to provide heating fixed within a reasonable time (or alt accommodation) in winter
There should be a property manager responsible for maintenance of your block who can tell you
ask Openrent?
According to hse
Where a building has a communal appliance (eg boiler) used by multiple dwellings, the landlord must ensure that the appliance is maintained by a Gas Safe registered engineer and is checked as part of the annual gas safety check. This may involve co-ordinating safety activity with the building owner if that is not the landlord
It would be safest to assume you need to supply it
However whilst serving the gsr before tenants moved in was essential for a s21 eviction i dont ‘think’ the same requirement applies to s8 evictions, and provided you do supply the gsr asap, and annual safety checks are actually happening I ‘think’ you should be fine. Same point applies re fire risk assessments of communal areas.