MM wrote:

SNIP
that blows away any bargaining position by the buyer. The best I can
find so far is: "Asbestos in good condition should be left in place
and managed." What I need is a building regulation/advisory or
something. Something really official, from HM Government.

Actually getting slightly O/T but I'd treat anything official from the HM
Government with scepticism, as there is an interesting story currently
breaking with regard to our HM Government and 63,000 secret files exposed to
asbestos have been put out of range of the Freedom of Information Act until
they can be decontaminated. These are reported to contain the official
account of the sinking of the Belgrano, and possibly whether files could
unravel any more details of the shooting of IRA terrorists by the SAS in
Gibraltar in 1988 - more info at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3952149.stm - I wonder if these files
were simply stored in a room which had pipes lagged in asbestos, and now
'conveniently' have to be destroyed due to health and safety regulations.

Jon