Gas safety certificate

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What it really means

By law, landlords must have all gas appliances checked every year by a Gas Safe registered engineer and give tenants a copy of the certificate (CP12). If you have never seen one, ask for it — it is about your safety. Details on GOV.UK.

Chinese explanation

法律规定房东须每年请 Gas Safe 注册工程师检查所有燃气设备，并向租客提供证书（CP12）副本。如果从没见过这份证书，应主动索要——这关乎你的安全。详情见 GOV.UK。

Example conversation

A: Have we ever seen a gas safety certificate for this house? B: No — let’s ask the agent for the latest one; they must provide it.

A：我们见过这房子的燃气安全证书吗？ B：没有——找中介要最新的那份，他们必须提供。

What you could say back

“Please could you send the current gas safety certificate?”

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Official sources

Rules and amounts change — confirm important details with the official source.

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