England · South East England

Landlord certificates in Sussex

This is the Sussex hub — every town we cover in the area, linked below. The legal duties are national; the pages are local so you can see exactly what applies where your property sits.

Gas safety (CP12)

CP12 gas safety checks across Sussex

Gas safety comes first in most landlords' compliance calendars: an annual CP12 from a Gas Safe registered engineer, for any rental with a gas supply. Typical guidance nationally: £45–£90 per visit. Guidance only — not a quote. Final price confirmed before any booking.

Bexhill-on-Sea Bognor Regis Brighton & Hove Burgess Hill Chichester Crawley East Grinstead Eastbourne Hastings Haywards Heath Horsham Lewes Littlehampton Worthing

Also covered nearby

Battle, Billingshurst, Crowborough, Hailsham, Lancing, Midhurst, Newhaven, Peacehaven, Rye, Seaford, Selsey, Shoreham-by-Sea, Steyning, Uckfield — enquire via any nearby town page and tell us the property postcode.

Electrical safety

EICR (Electrical Safety Report) across Sussex

The 5-yearly EICR is the big-ticket electrical certificate: rentals in England, Scotland and Wales need a satisfactory one from a qualified electrician. About the Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR).

Bexhill-on-Sea · Bognor Regis · Brighton & Hove · Burgess Hill · Chichester · Crawley · East Grinstead · Eastbourne · Hastings · Haywards Heath · Horsham · Lewes · Littlehampton · Worthing

Energy performance

EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) across Sussex

EPCs are required UK-wide whenever a property is let or sold, last 10 years, and in England and Wales carry the MEES minimum of an E rating for most private lets. About the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC).

Fire safety

Fire Door Inspection across Sussex

Fire doors are checked to a legal minimum frequency in England's taller residential buildings, and to the fire risk assessment's schedule in everything else — inspection reports are the proof. About the Fire door inspection report.

Appliance safety

PAT Testing across Sussex

PAT testing evidences that landlord-supplied appliances are safe — no blanket interval in England and Wales, regular checks required in Scotland, and a standard HMO licence condition. About the PAT test record / register.

Water hygiene

Legionella Risk Assessment across Sussex

Legionella risk assessments are a UK-wide landlord duty — but there's no statutory certificate and no legal annual cycle; a suitable written assessment, reviewed on change, is what compliance looks like. About the Legionella risk assessment report.

Alarms

Smoke & CO Alarm Check across Sussex

Alarm checks confirm presence, position, function and expiry for every unit — the fastest-verified duty in landlord compliance, and in England the one with an up-to-£5,000 council penalty behind it. About the Alarm compliance check record.

The full set

Landlord Compliance Bundle across Sussex

The compliance bundle books a rental's recurring certificates — gas, electrical, energy, alarms — as one coordinated set with aligned renewal dates, assembled per nation. About the Combined compliance visit (individual certificates issued per service).

The compliance calendar

Renewal cycles at a glance

For lets in England: gas safety annually, a satisfactory EICR at least every 5 years, an EPC of E or above under MEES unless exempt, a smoke alarm on every storey and CO alarms in rooms with fixed combustion appliances (gas cookers excepted). HMO licence conditions can add fire door, alarm-grade and PAT requirements on top.

Gas Safety Certificate (CP12)

Every 12 months
Annual landlord gas safety record for every let property with gas.

EICR (Electrical Safety Report)

Every 5 years
Fixed-wiring inspection every five years for rented homes.

EPC (Energy Performance Certificate)

Every 10 years
Ten-year energy rating certificate, required to let or market a property.

Smoke & CO Alarm Check

Checked working at the start of every tenancy; test regularly during the tenancy
Alarm compliance check, installation and tenancy-start testing.

PAT Testing

No fixed statutory cycle — many landlords test annually or at tenancy change
Portable appliance testing for landlord-supplied appliances.

Legionella Risk Assessment

No fixed statutory cycle — review the assessment regularly and whenever the system or tenancy changes
Water-system risk assessment for rented homes — done honestly.

Fire Door Inspection

Quarterly (communal doors) and annually (flat entrance doors) in buildings over 11m in England; otherwise per your fire risk assessment or licence conditions
Routine checks of flat-entrance and communal fire doors.

Landlord Compliance Bundle

Aligned to each certificate's own cycle — 12 months (gas), 5 years (electrical), 10 years (EPC)
The core certificates arranged together — one booking, one renewal diary.