We are based in Kelso, so the Borders is our home ground rather than an outlying area we drive to. That matters for landlord work, because a gas safety certificate is a fixed date obligation and the engineer who is twenty minutes away can usually fit the visit around your tenant instead of the other way round.
The letting stock here is mixed: Victorian and Edwardian terraces in the mill towns, converted steadings and farm cottages in the countryside, and a growing number of short stay lets along the Tweed. Each type throws up different appliances, which is why we quote per property rather than by a flat rate.
What we see most in Borders rentals
- Older Vaillant, Worcester and Ideal combis in mill town terraces, often near the end of a warranty period.
- LPG installations in rural cottages off the mains gas network, which need the same annual check.
- Open flued and back boiler survivals in unmodernised properties, where flue and ventilation checks matter most.
- Gas fires and hobs in holiday lets that see heavy seasonal use and light winter use.
- Multiple appliance properties where a single certificate has to cover boiler, fire and cooker.
Access, tenants and rural addresses
Rural Borders addresses are the ones agents most often struggle to get covered on time. We plan landlord visits geographically, so a cottage outside Yetholm or a cluster of properties around St Boswells gets booked into the same run rather than treated as an awkward one off.
We contact tenants directly if you would rather we did, give a time window instead of a whole day, and record on the certificate where access was refused so your compliance trail stays clean.
How the renewal cycle works with us
Every certificate we issue is filed digitally and set with a reminder at the thirty day mark before expiry, so the next visit is booked before the current certificate lapses. Landlords with several Borders properties get their renewal dates grouped, which cuts travel time and usually the cost with it.
Frequently asked questions
- How quickly can you certify a Borders property?
- Within the Kelso, Melrose, Galashiels and Coldstream area we can usually attend within a day or two, and same day where the diary allows. Remoter addresses are grouped into planned runs, which is why booking ahead of expiry is worth doing.
- Do you cover LPG as well as mains gas?
- Yes. Plenty of rural Borders rentals run on LPG and the annual landlord obligation is identical. We are Gas Safe registered for the appliance types we certify.
- Can you do several properties in one visit?
- Where they are close together, yes, and it is cheaper for you. Send us the addresses and expiry dates and we will build them into one run.
Book Borders CP12s with the reminder built in
Send your property list and current expiry dates. We will schedule the visits, deal with tenant access and file the certificates digitally.