gas safety checks

If you are a tenant in a council property, we will make an annual inspection of the gas appliances in your home to check they meet gas safety requirements.

As we are required by law to make these inspections, you must allow us to enter your home so that we can:

• see the state of the gas supply/appliances
• carry out repairs, maintenance, or improvement to your premises
• carry out repairs, maintenance, or improvement to adjoining premises, if necessary.

Even if you do not have a gas supply you must provide access to your property so that we can confirm this.

If we need to get into your property to carry out any survey work, the surveyor will have a pre-arranged appointment and be carrying identification. Please do not allow any person into your home if they do not show you their identification.

Download a copy of the Gas Safety leaflet

If you smell gas

If you smell gas:

• contact National Grid (formerly Transco) immediately (but do not use any phone inside your house as there is a risk of explosion). You can call them free on 0800 111 999
• turn the gas off at the mains and open the windows
• do not smoke
• do not turn any electrical appliance on or off.