Housing associations, managing agents and inspection companies working in Cardiff run gas safety programmes under Wales's regulatory framework. Here's what applies, how often it's due, and how local providers manage it with Kaarr.
Across Great Britain, landlords must have every gas appliance and flue checked annually by a Gas Safe registered engineer under the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, keep records for two years, and give tenants a copy.
Cardiff Council is the local housing authority. Every private landlord and letting agent in Wales must be registered and licensed through Rent Smart Wales, which Cardiff Council hosts on behalf of Welsh local authorities, and homes must be fit for human habitation under the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue authority.
Rows of Victorian terraces in areas such as Cathays and Splott sit alongside post-war council estates, and social landlords here work to the Welsh Housing Quality Standard 2023, which sets decarbonisation and quality targets beyond the older standard.
In Wales the annual gas check also sits inside licensing. Landlords licensed through Rent Smart Wales must comply with the Code of Practice made under the Housing (Wales) Act 2014, and in its October 2015 text the Code requires checks within 12 months of installation and at least every 12 months, records kept for two years, and a copy to existing tenants within 28 days. A certificate dated within the last 12 months must be given to new tenants in writing before occupation. A lapse can therefore also become a licence issue. Social landlords face wider annual certification under element 2e of the Welsh Housing Quality Standard, which adds oil and solid fuel appliances. Element 2f requires a carbon monoxide detector for appliances and flues, including tenant-supplied appliances. Social landlords were also told to follow Approved Document J as amended in 2024, which extends alarm locations to garages and lofts where a flue passes.
The workflow, report template and scheduling for gas safety are the same in every city. See how Kaarr runs gas safety, then book a demo with your Cardiff stock in mind.
Cardiff is in Wales, so the governing framework is: Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998. Across Great Britain, landlords must have every gas appliance and flue checked annually by a Gas Safe registered engineer under the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, keep records for two years, and give tenants a copy.
A landlord gas safety check is a strict annual legal requirement, with the record (CP12) given to tenants within 28 days. Checks may be done in the 10–12 month window while preserving the expiry date. Only Gas Safe registered engineers can do this work — Kaarr manages the workflow, scheduling and certificates around your engineers or contractors; the app cannot replace the registration.
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