Armadale grew quickly once the station opened, and a good share of the newer estate housing went straight into the rental market. That gives the town an unusual profile for landlord gas work: lots of properties of very similar age, mostly modern condensing combis, mostly straightforward checks.
The risk in that profile is complacency. When every visit is easy, the annual date is the thing that slips, and a lapsed certificate is a compliance problem regardless of how new the boiler is.
What a modern estate property check involves
- Sealed system combi, usually cupboard mounted, with a short horizontal flue.
- Tightness test at the meter, frequently in an external box.
- Combustion analysis and gas rate confirmation at the appliance.
- Gas hob and any freestanding cooker connection.
- Confirmation that the boiler cupboard has not been packed with storage since the last visit.
Warranty periods on newer Armadale stock
Plenty of Armadale rentals still sit inside a long manufacturer warranty. Those warranties are conditional on an annual service with a record, not on a safety check. Landlords who buy the cheapest certificate available each year can find they have paid twelve times over and lost the warranty anyway.
We will tell you the age of the appliance and whether a service is the better value option on that property this year.
Keeping the date from slipping
Every certificate we issue is filed with a reminder thirty days before expiry. For landlords with several Armadale or Bathgate properties we align renewal dates over a couple of cycles so they all fall in the same month, which turns four separate diary problems into one appointment.
Frequently asked questions
- My boiler is only four years old. Do I still need an annual check?
- Yes. The obligation is annual regardless of appliance age, and it covers the installation and any other gas appliance as well as the boiler.
- Should I book a service or a safety check?
- If the appliance is inside a manufacturer warranty, you almost certainly need the service, and the safety record can be produced from the same visit. We will confirm which applies once we know the model and install date.
- Can you align my properties onto one renewal month?
- Yes. We move dates forward within the permitted final two months of each certificate over a cycle or two until they group, without ever shortening your cover.
Put your Armadale renewals on one date
Send the properties and current expiry dates and we will group them and set the reminders.