Asbestos Surveys in Residential Properties

The Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 is principally aimed at commercial properties but also applies to residential properties where there are shared common internal or external areas.

The legislation will apply to the common areas only with the duty holder being the person or people responsible for the maintenance and repair of the common areas. Click here to find out if you are a duty holder.

Private areas of dwellings are not covered by CAWR 2002, although there is still an implied duty on householders to prevent anyone entering the property being exposed to an asbestos risk.

If the dwelling becomes a 'place of work' by virtue of an instruction to carry out repairs or maintenance, then that dwelling is brought within the regulations. This is particularly relevant to private and and social housing landlords.

House purchasers are becoming increasingly aware of the risk from asbestos, both to health and property values. Residential surveyors and mortgage lenders are now frequently asking for specialist asbestos reports where the presence of asbestos is suspected.

We are happy to carry out cost effective residential asbestos reports to suit individual requirements ranging from inspection and sampling of one localised material to a detailed assessment of whole buildings.