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Leasehold: Asbestos

Commons · Question 87633 · Tabled 3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 12 Nov 2025

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Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that freeholders of leasehold properties comply with their legal obligations to maintain asbestos management plans; and what penalties apply to

Answer

Answered by Samantha Dixon, 12 Nov 2025

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have published information to help landlords understand their duties under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 for the common parts of multi-occupancy domestic premises (such as foyers and corridors, lifts and li...