A third of tenants are renting properties that have out-of-date gas safety certificates, a poll suggests.
In a survey of just over 1,000 UK tenants, 36% said that the legal time limit had elapsed and 26% said they had never been given a safety certificate.
Landlords are legally required to ensure an annual gas safety check is carried out and provide tenants with a copy of the certificate.
This must be performed by a registered engineer.
This register is overseen by the Gas Safe Register, a safety body that replaced Corgi in April 2009.
Deaths
Some 18 people died and 310 were injured in the UK as a result of gas leaks, fires, explosions and carbon monoxide poisoning in the UK last year.
Landlords can face prosecution if a tenant is hurt or killed owing to a gas leak or explosion.
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