Gas Safety Certificate (CP12)
12 monthsAnnual gas safety check by a Gas Safe registered engineer. Required for any rental property with a gas appliance (boiler, gas hob, gas fire, gas water heater).
What we track
We track nine compliance items. Each one has a standard renewal cycle, a legal basis, and an applicability rule (some apply only to HMOs, some only to single lets). Below is exactly what we monitor — nothing hidden, nothing "AI-powered", no surprises.
Annual gas safety check by a Gas Safe registered engineer. Required for any rental property with a gas appliance (boiler, gas hob, gas fire, gas water heater).
Inspection of the fixed electrical installation by a qualified electrician (NICEIC, NAPIT, ELECSA or equivalent). Required for all new tenancies from 1 July 2020; required for existing tenancies from 1 April 2021.
Required to market or let any property. Must achieve a minimum rating (currently E for new tenancies; C target under MEES reform — verify current threshold). Re-assessed every 10 years or when material changes are made to the property.
Required for HMOs and any property with communal areas. The statutory duty is "suitable and sufficient" rather than a fixed cycle, but the accepted best practice — and what we monitor — is annual review.
Required for any property let to 5+ occupants from 2+ households (mandatory HMO), plus any property in a council's additional or selective licensing area. The cycle varies by council — most are 5 years, some are 3. ComplianceTrack lets you override per property.
Duty of care to assess the risk of Legionella bacteria in the hot and cold water systems. No fixed statutory cycle, but the HSE's ACOP L8 and HSG274 recommend review every 2 years or on change of tenancy.
One working smoke alarm on every floor used as living accommodation. A CO alarm in any room with a solid fuel appliance, and (since 2022) in any room with a gas appliance used as living accommodation. Landlord must check alarms are working at the start of every tenancy.
Any deposit taken must be protected in a government-approved tenancy deposit protection scheme (DPS, TDS or MyDeposits) within 30 days of receipt. The tenant must receive the prescribed information (scheme name, address, amount, landlord/ agent details) in the same window.
This is the one deadline with no grace period. Miss it and you cannot serve a Section 8 notice until the deposit is protected and the prescribed info is served.
Check every adult tenant's right to rent in the UK before the tenancy starts. For tenants with time-limited immigration status, the check must be repeated before the visa expires.
ComplianceTrack is a tracking and reminder tool. The underlying certificates must still be obtained from qualified professionals (Gas Safe engineer, NICEIC electrician, accredited deposit scheme, etc.). We help you remember to get them; we don't issue them.
Rules and applicability can change. We review our rules table quarterly against gov.uk guidance, but always confirm current requirements with your local council or a qualified solicitor. Full disclaimer.
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