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Straight answers to the questions gas engineers and landlords actually search for, what a CP12 is, how long it lasts, who can issue one, and how to spend less of your evening on the paperwork. Written by the team building Manifold, checked against HSE and Gas Safe Register guidance.
A CP12 is the Landlord Gas Safety Record a Gas Safe registered engineer issues after the annual gas safety check on a rented property. What it covers, who needs one and how long it lasts.
Read the guide →A CP12 (Landlord Gas Safety Record) is valid for 12 months. How the renewal date works, and how the two-month early-check rule lets you renew without your annual date drifting.
Read the guide →Only a Gas Safe registered engineer, competent for the appliance type, can carry out the check and issue a valid CP12. How to check an engineer is registered before they start.
Read the guide →CP12, Landlord Gas Safety Record and “gas safety certificate” are names for the same document. Where the terms came from, and the one distinction worth knowing (landlord vs homeowner).
Read the guide →Six practical ways gas engineers cut the time spent on CP12 and gas safety record admin, from capturing on site to automating renewals, without cutting corners on compliance.
Read the guide →A simple system for never missing a landlord gas safety renewal: track next-due dates per property, use the two-month early window, and automate reminders so compliance doesn't depend on memory.
Read the guide →These guides are general information, not legal or safety advice. Gas safety work must be carried out by an appropriately Gas Safe registered engineer.