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Free gas safety certificate software (CP12)

Produce a Landlord Gas Safety Record, the CP12, free, with no monthly fee, no per-certificate charge and no trial. It records the gas appliances checked, whether each is safe to use and the next check-due date, for a Gas Safe registered engineer. Built for sole traders in England, Wales and Scotland working off a phone.

Print the blank record and keep the completed copy with the job.

First page of the Landlord Gas Safety Record PDF rendered by Tradehand
The blank gas safety certificate, page 1

What the gas safety certificate covers

A gas safety certificate (Landlord Gas Safety Record, historically the CP12) records the annual safety check of the gas appliances and flues in a property. It lists each appliance, the checks carried out, whether it is safe to use, any defects and remedial action, and the date the next safety check is due: the annual check a landlord owes under the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, completed by a Gas Safe registered engineer.

Who needs one

  • Gas Safe registered engineers carrying out landlord safety checks
  • Landlords in England, Wales and Scotland. An annual gas safety check is a legal requirement for let property
  • Letting and managing agents keeping a portfolio's records current
  • Giving the landlord and tenant proof each appliance is safe to use

Questions sole traders ask

Is this the CP12?

Yes. 'CP12' is the old form number for what is now the Landlord Gas Safety Record: the annual safety check certificate for let property. This software produces that record for a Gas Safe registered engineer.

Is the gas safety software free?

Yes. No monthly fee, no per-certificate charge and no expiring trial. Produce unlimited records for £0. Free includes the manual tools and the Assistant with £1 of usage a month: 5% of each payment Tradehand takes, card fees included. Paid plans add automation and lower fees, from £19 a month billed yearly (£228 billed yearly) or £25 a month paid monthly. Basic has payment fees from 1.25% + 20p on your own jobs, deducted automatically when the customer pays. Grow and Advanced have lower Tradehand payment fees.

Who can complete it?

A gas safety check on a let property must be carried out by a Gas Safe registered engineer. The software records your Gas Safe registration number on the certificate.

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