Builder buried asbestos in our garden

[Dr House]

So I bought this house at auction a few months ago. It was a new build however there was an old bungle which was knocked down to make way for the new house (we decided to keep the house and my parents move into it now)

We have been digging in the garden to landscape it but keep finding chunks of asbestos, I am quite concerned as there is a massive amount of building rubble under the deck which is also probably has lots of asbestos in it.

As you can see from the photo there is probably 3+ tons of rubble under the deck.

I really have no idea what he next course of action is, go see a lawyer? Contact the builder, contact the guy who sold it to us? Call the council?

 

[Dr House]

Yes its in London, we had someone come out to clear a bunch of rubble that the builder did not clear from the front garden and they would not touch it because they say there is asbestos in it.

EDIT, the old bungalow was knocked down around 4 years ago.

 

[Dr House]

Thanks for the info and link everyone.

I assume this is going to be quite a expensive cleanup operation.

I'd be more worried about the tar and other rubbish that'll come out those sleepers when they get hot and the lack of handrail on your raised bit.

Lol yah we need to put a glass balustrade up but the thing is 38 ft wide by 15 ft so its rather expensive at 500 quid per m so its not on the top of our list of priorities but we will put it up soon

I'd also sue whoever built that fence

Yah they could have done a better job

 

[Dr House]

why have you built a fence through the middle of your garden, in what seems like a random manner ?

Thats the house next door, the bungalow was on 1/2 a acre of land so the knocked it down and build 2 houses.

See I don't get some people, new sleepers are cheaper than railway sleepers and a decent fence is £30.00 a meter, why do some decent brickwork / paving and decking and then top it off with a shoddy fence which is the cheap bit

I assumed they used the railway sleepers because it give it a little character.

I would rather face an expensive clean up than mesothelioma

I will see if we can find someone to come and have a look, but I am more worried about the bits buried in the garden then under the deck.

 

[Dr House]

Glass is as cheap as metal now steel has gone up so much, I'm paying £150 meter for glass/steel handrails in London albeit very standard looking

thats quite good, how thick is the glass and I assume it's toughened?

 

[Dr House]

We had the bit that we found removed and have not found anymore since.