Mandatory Inspections Do Not Have a Grace Period.

It varies by jurisdiction, but a common stack across most commercial properties: annual gas safety inspection (CP12 in the UK; equivalent state requirements in the U.S.), electrical safety report (EICR every 5 years for most rental property, more frequently for high-use commercial), lift / elevator inspection every 6 months (LOLER in the UK; state-regulated under ASME A17.1 in most U.S. states), fire alarm and extinguisher servicing on NFPA cycles, two-yearly legionella risk assessment (ACOP L8), and asbestos management plan reviews where pre-2000 building materials are present. ExpiryEdge ships with templates for each category.

A lapsed gas safety certificate typically voids property insurance because most policies require a valid certificate to be in force. For landlords, failure to provide a current CP12 to tenants is a criminal offence with personal director liability. A lapsed EICR commonly results in insurers declining to renew the policy until a valid report is produced - meaning the building can be operating effectively uninsured during the gap.

For most statutory inspections, start the booking process 6 to 8 weeks before the certificate expires. Gas Safe engineers, certified electrical contractors, lift inspectors, and legionella consultants are often booked out several weeks in advance, particularly in spring (insurance renewal season) and autumn (heating-system turn-on). ExpiryEdge lets you set a custom lead time per inspection type so the reminder arrives with enough runway.

Yes. Each property is its own node, with its own inspection records, certificates, and status view. The aggregated dashboard shows the entire portfolio with filters by property, inspection type, owner, or due date. For multi-site operators (10+ buildings) this is where ExpiryEdge displaces both spreadsheets and the heavier FM platforms.

Against the inspection record itself, with property metadata, inspector name, and timestamp. When an insurer, auditor, lender, prospective tenant, or franchise owner asks for proof, you pull it directly from the dashboard instead of searching email or paper files. Documents are stored encrypted with permission-based access control.

Yes. The platform is jurisdiction-aware: PPM, LOLER, CP12, EICR, ACOP L8 for the UK; NFPA, ASME A17.1, OSHA 1910, state Certificate of Occupancy cycles for the U.S. - plus the relevant Australian, Canadian, and EU equivalents where applicable. Templates can be customised per region.

Yes - increasingly. Energy efficiency (TM44 / mech-vent inspections), water management (legionella records), waste handling (hazardous-material disposal), and asbestos management are all fed into ESG, SFDR, and CSRD reports. Tracking them once in ExpiryEdge and exporting against multiple reporting frameworks removes a major duplication of effort.