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Leaseholders on the City of London Estates
Gas safety on the City of
London estates
Everyone should be aware that gas can be a dangerous substance if
left unchecked and not serviced on a regular basis. Gas Safe
Register is the new hallmark for gas safety in Great Britain. From
April 1 2009, Gas Safe Register replaced CORGI gas
registration as the official gas safety body. By law, only Gas Safe
registered engineers should carry out work on gas appliances or
installations in your home.
Tenants on the City of
London estates
Current Government legislation requires the City of London, as
your landlord, to check and service all gas appliances and their
associated pipe work that are used in all our tenanted properties,
and it must be completed at a frequency of once every calendar
year. Appliances such as boilers, cookers and gas fires which are
in the City of London’s ownership will be serviced annually and
given a recognised and approved gas safety certificate for the
forthcoming year.
The City of London has a gas servicing partnership contract with
Carillion Plc, who is a registered company on the Gas Safety
Register and are contracted to carry out the gas safety checks and
to issue a gas safety certificate to tenants of the City of London.
Therefore Carillion will be expected to enter each tenanted
property on our behalf to check the gas appliances. This is why our
tenants’ valued co-operation will be required to allow our
partnering contractor into your property at least once a year. You
will be notified well in advance before any service is due by our
contractor.
Carillion appointment number 0845 129 7710
Tenants: How to report
a gas repair
- Carillion telephone number 0845 129 7710
Leaseholders on the City of
London estates
The City of London has no legal responsibility on gas safety for
sold or leased property on their estates but promotes and
encourages leaseholders to have their gas appliances serviced on a
regular basis by offering the same contract to all our leaseholders
(see offer below).
It is down to the discretion of the owners to have their gas
appliances checked. Again this would ideally be done on a yearly
basis and always by a registered Gas Safe Register gas installer.
You can find your nearest registered Gas Safe Register gas safety
checker in the following ways:
- City of London-Carillion lease holder gas service (see offer
below)
- Look in a business directory like Yellow Pages or Thomson
- Visit www.gassaferegister.co.uk
- Telephone Gas Safe register on 0800 408 5500
Offer: Leaseholders on the City of London estates
The City of London’s Community and Children’s Services Department
has been able to negotiate with their gas partnering contractors,
Carillion, an offer of a very competitive comprehensive maintenance
package for all long leaseholders to look after and maintain their
gas appliances.
For a yearly fee of £177 (including VAT and administration
charge), Carillion will undertake an annual gas service,
appropriate safety checks and provide breakdown repairs service
cover over a 24 hour 365 days per year period, without further
charge (subject to usual exclusions).
Your heating system will initially be serviced by Carillion to
ensure it meets current standards. You will be responsible for any
repairs required following this initial service and this can be
done using the negotiated competitive rates. Following this, your
comprehensive maintenance agreement will cover you for all labour
and spare parts on any normal breakdown or repair such as any
replacement parts required for your boiler, replacement of any
radiators or valves and any electronic control items.
If you are a long lease holder and would be interested in taking
up the offer of this service please contact Jason Clift, Gas
Manager, who will provide you with the necessary information and
application form.
Tel 020 7332 3939
Email
housingtechnical@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Department of Community & Children Services - Technical
Division
3 Lauderdale Place
Barbican
London
EC2Y 8EN