Two brothers from Dudley have been ordered to pay fines and costs of more than £3,000 after they failed to obtain a gas safety record for a property they rented out, putting tenants' lives at risk.
They were investigated by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after council housing officers found no trace of gas safety record for the property.
HSE wrote to the brothers requesting a copy of the landlord's gas safety record, a legal requirement. However, the two admitted that they had not had one for eight years.
The tenants also told HSE that they had never seen a gas safety record at any point in their five-year tenancy. The brothers were prosecuted by HSE at Dudley Magistrates' Court for breaching gas safety regulations. HSE also found that two gas fires provided by the landlords to the tenants had been condemned by National Grid following an inspection by them after a gas smell had been detected in the property.
Speaking after the hearing, HSE inspector Pam Folsom said: "The brothers potentially put lives and property in danger by ignoring their responsibilities as landlords of this property.
"It is essential landlords have gas appliances inspected annually. Well-maintained appliances reduce the risks of carbon monoxide poisoning and dangerous gas leaks. Gas safety records are a legal requirement and give tenants the peace of mind they deserve when it comes to the safety of the appliances in their homes."
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