You need to know where asbestos is, so you can leave it undisturbed as far as possible.

Most of these buildings are now insulated with overcladding.

May be covered in a number of materials, but should never be completely flat.

It may be hard to detect your building type, since many of these buildings have now been overclad.

Cavity brick and rendered block walls were in common use post-war.

It looks like public space but some owners have to pay to maintain these areas.

May be a cause of cold and damp, especially if the rest of the building has been overclad.

Post-war flats had roofs like those on older tenements but concrete tiles were used.

Cracked, blocked, and leaking drainpipes saturate walls, leading to cold, damp, and rot.

Gas, water, electricity, communal aerials, and lifts – when do they become your responsibility?

Many high-rise blocks and social housing tenements have now been overclad with external wall insulation to make the flats warmer.