The Trecarrell case only ruled on the issue of when a copy of the GSC must be given to the tenant. It also implied that a failure to have a certificate in place prior to the srart of the tenancy would prevent the use of a s21 notice, but it was not part if the formal ruling. Since then the case of Byrne v Hardwood-Delgado has ruled that a failure to have the cert in place at the start does mean that the landlord cant use s21. Unlike the Trecarrell court of appeal case, the Byrne case is only at county court level, so doesnt set a legal precedent. However, it is very influencial and when combined with the Trecarrell case makes it highly unlikely that a different judgement would ever be made.
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I guess you are feeling your way in to being a landlord. why not get involved a bit ?, meet with the gas safe technician at the property and have a look at your boiler, see how to top up water pressure, check your condenser waste line is well insulated outside, check there is a boiler manual available for the tenant. check you CO and smoke detectors are working and suitable located . get the boiler rectified and leave a copy with the boiler and take a picture and e mail this to the tenant requesting confirmation of receiving it.
there is a website for gas safe technicians , why not try and get one who doesn’t mind doing a bit of plumbing too
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