Asbestos Survey London

Management surveys start at £249 plus VAT for a 1–2 storey communal area, £299 plus VAT for up to two bedrooms and £399 plus VAT for up to five bedrooms. Commercial premises start at £379 plus VAT for a shop up to 200 square metres. Refurbishment and demolition surveys are quoted per property. Price varies with size, sample count and location — central London congestion and parking are a real cost. We quote a fixed price before we attend.

There are two under HSG264. A management survey if you are occupying or managing a building and no work is planned. A refurbishment and demolition survey if you are about to do work that breaks into the building fabric — including small jobs like removing a kitchen or a stud wall. If you are unsure, describe the property and the work and we will tell you.

Within 48 hours of the survey, once laboratory results are back. Laboratory analysis is typically 24 to 48 hours. If you need it faster, tell us when you book.

Usually less than people expect. Asbestos in good condition, where it is unlikely to be disturbed, is generally safer managed in place than removed — removal is the moment fibres are released. Your report sets out, material by material, whether to leave and monitor, protect, repair or remove.

For a management survey, generally yes. Sampling is brief and controlled, and we will ask you to keep clear of the specific area while it is done. For a refurbishment and demolition survey the area must normally be empty, because it involves opening up the structure.

There is no fixed expiry date. The register should be kept current and conditions re-inspected periodically — at least annually is the common standard — and reviewed whenever the building changes, work is done, or a material is damaged. A survey from several years ago on a building that has since been altered should not be relied on.