Buying a home is one of the biggest investments you’ll make in your lifetime. The excitement of owning a new property often overshadows the practical considerations. However, one crucial step that can ...

Highland Council will conduct an asbestos survey of 28l communal buildings after being served a notice by the Health and Safety Executive.

Asbestos is the generic name for several types of minerals that occur naturally in the Earth's surface. Asbestos became popular in building materials during the late 1800s because of it's fire and ...

The demolition of a car dealership destroyed by a fire has been pushed back because of an asbestos study, according to the Cleveland Building and Housing Department. BYRIGHT Auto Sales, a dealership ...

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SOCIAL HOUSING landlords should have a “legal duty” to undertake asbestos surveys and give the results to tenants and maintenance workers, the Ucatt conference affirmed yesterday. Delegates heard that ...

Union body the TUC has backed calls to create a national database to map the presence of asbestos in buildings.