Because of its strength and fire resistance, asbestos was widely used in the construction of many buildings between 1900 and 1999. Asbestos materials are unlikely to release fibres into the air, or cause any threat to your health, if they are undamaged. There is only a risk to health if they are disturbed by building work.

Please help us to protect you, our employees and our contractors by allowing access for an asbestos survey in advance of any improvement or refurbishment works. This will allow us to work safely in your home and arrange any asbestos removal work that may be necessary. It will also help to prevent delays to your improvement work.

The sorts of places where you might find asbestos in your home include:

• artex (usually found in ceiling and wall coatings)
• floor tiles
• fire protection linings
• some gas central heating boiler units
• ceiling and roof tiles
• pipe insulation coverings (not the foam type)
• flue ventilation pipes
• soffits and fascias.

As these materials may contain asbestos they should not be broken, sanded, cut or drilled.

If you're concerned about asbestos in your home, please contact our asbestos team on 01952 217100. You can also get further information in our leaflet A guide to asbestos in your home.

Asbestos Surveys

We think it's important to let you know where asbestos may be present in your homes. If your property has had an asbestos survey since 2003, you can now view the information via our Asbestos survey information webpage.

Meanwhile, DMW Environmental Safety are currently working with us to visit those remaining properties which haven't yet had an asbestos survey done on them. If yours is one of those properties, DMW will be contacting you in the near future.

Please help us to complete these surveys, and any necessary remedial work, by allowing us access to your home.

The results can then be made available to any Trust employee or contractors who is called to your property to carry out repair and improvement works.