Gas Safety Certificates in Swanage (CP12)

PlumbRite issues landlord gas safety certificates (CP12) and carries out domestic gas safety checks across Swanage and the BH19 postcode, with the certificate handed to the tenant or customer immediately after the inspection.

Landlords, holiday lets, and second homes

Few towns in Dorset have a rental mix quite like Swanage: long-term lets in the Victorian terraces, holiday lets in Purbeck stone cottages, and second homes let out for part of the year. Under the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, a gas safety certificate is required every twelve months from a Gas Safe registered engineer, covering all pipework, gas appliances, and flues — and that duty applies to holiday accommodation as well as conventional tenancies. Many of Swanage’s property owners live outside Purbeck, so we routinely arrange access through keyholders, cleaners, and managing agents, and we can schedule inspections around changeover days so bookings aren’t disturbed.

What the 10-point inspection covers

Air supply to each appliance; operation of controls, ignition systems and flame supervision devices; burner flame picture; clearances from combustibles; appliance stability; pipework and flexible connections; operating pressure and heat input; operation of all controls; tightness testing where connections are disturbed; and clear written advice on any defects — explained plainly, with no scaremongering.

A coastal note

Salt air weathers external flue terminals and exposed fittings faster than inland, so our engineers pay particular attention to flues on seafront and exposed properties during the inspection.

Call 01929 660016 to book a gas safety inspection anywhere in Swanage, Herston, or the surrounding Purbeck villages.