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Landlord certificates in Wiltshire & Swindon

This is the Wiltshire & Swindon 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 Wiltshire & Swindon

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.

Chippenham Salisbury Swindon Trowbridge

Also covered nearby

Amesbury, Calne, Corsham, Devizes, Highworth, Marlborough, Melksham, Warminster — enquire via any nearby town page and tell us the property postcode.

Electrical safety

EICR (Electrical Safety Report) across Wiltshire & Swindon

Electrical condition reports (EICRs) are compulsory for private lets across England, Scotland and Wales on a 5-year cycle, with England backing the duty with penalties of up to £30,000. About the Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR).

Chippenham · Salisbury · Swindon · Trowbridge

Energy performance

EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) across Wiltshire & Swindon

Every marketed rental needs a valid EPC — a 10-year certificate with an A-to-G rating — and in England and Wales the rating itself must clear the MEES minimum of E. About the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC).

Chippenham · Salisbury · Swindon · Trowbridge

Fire safety

Fire Door Inspection across Wiltshire & Swindon

Fire door checks run quarterly (communal) and annually (flat entrance) by law in England's taller residential buildings, and per the fire risk assessment everywhere else — HMO licences typically add their own door requirements. About the Fire door inspection report.

Chippenham · Salisbury · Swindon · Trowbridge

Appliance safety

PAT Testing across Wiltshire & Swindon

For furnished lets and HMOs across the area, PAT registers are the evidence layer for supplied appliances — minutes per item, labelled and logged. About the PAT test record / register.

Chippenham · Salisbury · Swindon · Trowbridge

Water hygiene

Legionella Risk Assessment across Wiltshire & Swindon

Every landlord must assess and control legionella risk; for most ordinary rentals that's one proportionate written assessment with simple controls, not an annual certificate. About the Legionella risk assessment report.

Chippenham · Salisbury · Swindon · Trowbridge

Alarms

Smoke & CO Alarm Check across Wiltshire & Swindon

Across the area's rentals, alarm compliance means the right units in the right places for the nation's rules, tested and dated — checked standalone or alongside gas and electrical visits. About the Alarm compliance check record.

Chippenham · Salisbury · Swindon · Trowbridge

The full set

Landlord Compliance Bundle across Wiltshire & Swindon

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).

Chippenham · Salisbury · Swindon · Trowbridge

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.