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Asbestos Surveys in New Barnet, Greater London
Asbestos survey in New Barnet: management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase asbestos surveys. Send us photos and we will tell you what you need.
- Demolition projects
- Checks on rental property
- Managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises
Get a quote for New Barnet
For landlords, agents and businesses
The duty to manage applies to non-domestic premises and common parts, not to single private homes, but anyone working on the property still needs to know about asbestos.
Between tenancies is a good time to deal with asbestos, while the property is empty.
How asbestos survey works in New Barnet
Any building in New Barnet built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. The way to know for sure is a survey: a surveyor inspects the building, takes small samples of suspect materials and records the results in a report. People often contact us about purchases of older homes and buildings and demolition and strip-out, involving soffits, pipe lagging and textured ceilings.
Properties in towns and villages like New Barnet have often been refitted and extended over the decades, so we look at every alteration, not just the original building. Nothing is added to the job that you don’t need.
- Location
- New Barnet (EN5, EN4, N20)
- Region
- Greater London
- Covers
- Surveys for homes, landlords and businesses
- You receive
- Survey report and lab results
- Quote
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
A closer look at the materials
Pipe lagging
Lagging on older pipes and boilers can contain asbestos and releases fibres easily. It’s licensed work.
Textured coatings
We sample textured coatings in the rooms in scope, before plasterers or electricians start.
Step by step
Samples are bagged, labelled and logged against their location, then sent to an accredited laboratory. Before we leave, we explain what we did and what comes next.
- Let us know the address and why you need a survey
- We check whether a management, refurbishment and demolition or pre-purchase survey fits, and confirm the areas
- The surveyor visits, inspects and takes small samples with controls
- An accredited laboratory analyses each sample
- You receive the report, with results and what to do next
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure pets and children are elsewhere
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
- Clear the way to the work area
Get a quote
For a quote, call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form. Tell us the postcode, what the material is and where, and send photos if you can.
Related guides
Can I do it myself?
DIY sampling means disturbing the material yourself. HSE recommends a competent person takes samples.
A professional job comes with paperwork: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
Good to know
What’s in and what’s out:
- A survey reflects the building on the day; condition can change, so recheck it
- A survey identifies asbestos; it does not remove it, though we can quote for that too
- Inaccessible areas are recorded, and must be treated as containing asbestos until checked
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we deal with
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Water tanks and flues
- Artex and textured coatings
- Garage and shed roofs
- Pipe lagging
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Ceiling tiles
Nearby places to New Barnet
New Barnet buildings and asbestos surveys
New Barnet is about 1 mile east of Barnet, in Greater London. Anywhere in New Barnet, just send the postcode. We cover all 764 towns and villages in Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages. Our area stretches from New Barnet to London (11 miles away).
Halls and leisure centres near New Barnet fall into the non-domestic category, so their owners must manage any asbestos. If you’re a landlord near New Barnet station, asbestos information should be ready for contractors before maintenance.
This part of Greater London takes in EN5, EN4 and N20. Streets in the area include York Road, Park Road and Henry Road, and an asbestos survey is available on all of them. If your property is just outside New Barnet, we also cover Barnet (1 mile west), Cockfosters (1 mile north-east), East Barnet (1 mile south-east), Underhill (1 mile west) and Whetstone (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also work in London (11 miles south), City of Westminster (9 miles south), Marylebone (9 miles south), Kensington (10 miles south), St Pancras (8 miles south) and Shoreditch (9 miles south-east).
New Barnet is in London, inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, where parking and loading can be restricted: tell us about parking, permits and access when you ask for a quote.
A little further out are Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum (2 miles south) and East Barnet Urban District (under half a mile east). The countryside around New Barnet includes Greenhill Gardens and Darland's Lake.
- Nearby schools include East Barnet School (0.7 miles east) and Trent School Cockfosters (0.9 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Alexandra pub (less than half a mile north-east)
What we deal with in New Barnet
Asbestos was used in British buildings for much of the 20th century, until it was fully banned in 1999. So buildings across Greater London can contain it in roofs, soffits, ceilings, floors and boiler cupboards.
If any of these sound familiar, it’s worth getting advice:
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
- Surveys requested by builders before work
- Refurbishment, rewiring and new kitchens or bathrooms
- Buying a property built before 2000
For a school like St Mary's CofE Primary School, the duty holder must manage asbestos and keep an asbestos register.
Comparing quotes
- That the survey follows HSE’s guide HSG264
- What exactly is included: the areas, materials or samples
- Insurance appropriate to asbestos work
- Which laboratory analyses samples
New Barnet questions
Can you survey a school or hall near New Barnet?
Yes, by arrangement with the duty holder. The duty holder should hold an asbestos register.
Could my house in New Barnet contain asbestos?
It depends on its age and history: asbestos products were used until 1999, so pre-2000 homes and extensions in New Barnet may have it. Garage roofs, Artex, floor tiles, soffits and flues are typical examples.
Is a home built after 2000 likely to contain asbestos?
Buildings from after 2000 shouldn’t, because of the 1999 ban, but older parts and reused materials can still contain it.
Do landlords need an asbestos survey?
Duty holders for non-domestic buildings and the common parts of flats usually do. Private landlords and homeowners often commission one too.
Can you survey offices and warehouses?
Yes, commercial and community buildings as well as homes. Tell us the size and use of the building.
Do I need a management or a refurbishment survey?
If the building is in normal use and you need to manage what’s there, a management survey. If you’re about to refurbish or demolish, a refurbishment and demolition survey of the areas affected. We’ll recommend one when you tell us what you are planning.
Do you work on commercial premises?
We do. Tell us the size and use of the building and what you need, and any existing asbestos register.
Do I need a test or a survey?
A test checks specific materials; a survey checks a whole building or work area. For building work, a survey is usually needed.
Choosing the right option
A management survey or a refurbishment and demolition survey? The first is for a building in normal use and involves minor intrusion; the second is fully intrusive and needed before work. Our guide explains which you need. There is no one-size price, as every job differs. Our guides list published price ranges from other companies, with sources.
How we work in New Barnet
- The right survey for your plans
- Covering London and the South East
- Practical recommendations
- Work done to the regulations
See how we price jobs and the cost guide.
What it costs
What changes the cost:
- The number of samples or the size of the building
- The type of survey you need
- Roof spaces and outbuildings in scope
- Location, parking and any London charges
Identifying asbestos early is cheaper than stopping work later, when everything has to stop.
Photos that help
Helpful photos:
- Visible markings
- Street parking nearby
- The access route
- Approximate dimensions
Not sure what you need? Send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749 and describe the problem, and we will advise.
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site