FOI release

Housing Stock and asbestos

Some or all of the information requested was not provided because we didn't hold it.

Case reference FOI2026/00429

Received 13 February 2026

Published 23 February 2026

Request

I am looking to find out how many homes in your local authority housing stock are identified as having asbestos. Please answer the following questions:

1. What is your total housing stock under your Local Authority’s management?

2. How many homes under your direct ownership or management have been recorded to have asbestos?

3. How many homes under your direct ownership or management have you deemed may contain asbestos but have not had checks undertaken?

4. How many homes under your direct ownership or management with asbestos are currently occupied ?

5. How many homes under your direct ownership or management are suspected to have asbestos are currently occupied?

6. Can you confirm if you policy is to inform residents living with a home owned or managed by you, which contains asbestos that their home contains asbestos ?

7. Or can you confirm if your policy is to not inform residents living with a home owned or managed by you that they are living with asbestos? 8. Please provide a summary of how you manage asbestos risk in homes owned or managed by you, where the homes are occupied.

Response

I am looking to find out how many homes in your local authority housing stock are identified as having asbestos. Please answer the following questions:

  1.  What is your total housing stock under your Local Authority’s management?

  2.  How many homes under your direct ownership or management have been recorded to have asbestos?

  3.  How many homes under your direct ownership or management have you deemed may contain asbestos but have not had checks undertaken?

  4.  How many homes under your direct ownership or management with asbestos are currently occupied ?

  5.  How many homes under your direct ownership or management are suspected to have asbestos are currently occupied?

  6.  Can you confirm if you policy is to inform residents living with a home owned or managed by you, which contains asbestos that their home contains asbestos ?

  7.  Or can you confirm if your policy is to not inform residents living with a home owned or managed by you that they are living with asbestos?

  8.  Please provide a summary of how you manage asbestos risk in homes owned or managed by you, where the homes are occupied.

 

Answer: This information is not held. Herefordshire Council is not a stock holding housing authority. All social housing in the county (excluding emergency/temporary provision for homeless households) is owned and managed by Registered Providers (housing associations and other social landlords please approach them for further information.

Documents

There are no documents for this release.

This is Herefordshire Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.

You can browse our other responses or make a new FOI request.