Independent Asbestos Consultancy · London, Essex, Kent & the South East
Elements Surveying Group is an independent asbestos surveying and testing consultancy providing asbestos surveys and sampling across London, Essex, Kent and surrounding areas. Management, refurbishment and demolition surveys and bulk sampling to HSG264, with samples analysed by an independent UKAS-accredited laboratory.
Thousands
Surveys completed
London, Essex & Kent
Trusted by organisations across
20+ Yrs
Combined experience
100%
Independent consultancy
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Management, Refurbishment, Demolition/R&D surveys and asbestos sampling for homes, landlords and commercial property. Guide prices from £160 + VAT for flat communal areas — we confirm the firm price by phone or email.
Fastest route to a price
Asbestos has been raised during the transaction.
Get a quoteA lender or valuer has asked for more information.
Send us the requirementYou need the appropriate survey before intrusive works.
Refurbishment survey quoteManagement survey, re-inspection or communal-area requirement.
Management survey quoteProfessional sampling and testing — £60 + VAT first sample, £30 + VAT each additional sample on the same visit.
Book samplingA survey is required before planned works start.
R&D survey quoteIndependent asbestos surveying consultancy
Trusted by homeowners, commercial organisations, schools, housing associations and local authorities throughout the South East and East of England.
Read client outcomesThousands
Surveys completed
London, Essex & Kent
Trusted by organisations across
20+ Yrs
Combined experience
48–72 hr
Typical report turnaround
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Four survey types, four use cases. Match your project against the cards below — or let our decision tool recommend the right one in under a minute.
Baseline compliance for occupied buildings.
Intrusive survey before works begin.
Full destructive survey ahead of demolition.
Targeted lab testing of suspect materials.
Indicative guide prices
Independent asbestos management surveys carried out by experienced consultants for commercial premises, landlords and duty holders throughout London and the South East.
Fast quotations. Clear reporting. Professional advice. Competitive fixed pricing.
Prices vary depending on property size, location and survey requirements.
Want the detail first? Read our 2026 asbestos survey cost guide.
Why Elements
No removal arm, no upsell — advice you can defend to any regulator.
All samples are analysed by an independent UKAS-accredited (ISO 17025) laboratory partner.
Reports are typically issued within 48–72 hours of the survey and receipt of any laboratory results.
Every quote is fixed-fee. No hidden extras once on site.
Searchable PDF reports with annotated floor plans and a clear risk register.
Essex, Suffolk, London, Kent, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Over 20 years of combined asbestos industry experience.
BOHS P402 & P405 qualified surveyors.
Independent asbestos surveying and testing — no asbestos removal sales
Elements Surveying Group specialises in asbestos surveying, sampling and independent advice. We do not sell asbestos removal services, so our survey recommendations remain focused on the condition, risk and appropriate management of the material identified.
Where removal or remedial work is genuinely required, we explain what that normally involves and what a licensed contractor would need — then leave you free to appoint whoever you choose.
How we workOur process
A transparent methodology aligned with HSE HSG264 and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. No hidden add-ons, no upsell — just a defensible outcome you can hand to any regulator.
Tell us the property, scope and timescale. Fixed-fee quotation returned by email.
Get a quotePick a date that suits your programme. Most urgent bookings attended within 24–48 hours.
Check availabilityBOHS-qualified surveyor attends. Photographic register, annotated floor plans, minimal disruption.
See what we inspectSamples analysed by an independent UKAS-accredited laboratory.
About the labPeer-reviewed report with risk register, floor plans and clear actions — issued through your secure portal.
View sample documentsLive re-inspection scheduling, register updates and advisory across the life of your estate.
Talk to a consultantBook a survey
Independent, plain-English advice. No obligation. Contact us to discuss availability.
Legal Requirement
Under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, there is a duty to manage asbestos in non-domestic premises. An appropriate asbestos survey is commonly used to identify ACMs and provide the information needed to manage that duty where asbestos may be present.
Why choose Elements
Transparent quotations with no hidden fees or surprises.
Survey appointments booked promptly and reports delivered without delay.
We do not undertake removal works — our recommendations remain impartial.
Experienced BOHS P402 qualified surveyors with full professional indemnity cover.
Sample analysis through UKAS 17025 accredited testing laboratories.
Single dwellings to multi-site portfolios — the same standard of reporting.
Qualifications, Standards & Laboratory Accreditation
Our surveyors hold BOHS P402/P405 qualifications where applicable and work to HSE guidance (HSG264, CAR 2012). Samples are analysed by an independent UKAS-accredited laboratory partner.
Services
From single-site management surveys to multi-site compliance support, every engagement is led by a qualified consultant, with bulk samples analysed by our independent UKAS-accredited laboratory partner.
Day-to-day duty-of-care surveys identifying and assessing in-situ asbestos containing materials.
Explore Management SurveysIntrusive R&D surveys ahead of works, with material assessment, photographic registers and CAD drawings.
Explore Refurbishment & Demolition SurveysIndependent asbestos material sampling by experienced consultants, with analysis arranged through accredited laboratory partners where required.
Explore Material SamplingAnnual condition re-inspections and live asbestos register management with digital registers issued to you after each visit.
Explore Re-inspection & RegistersStrategic risk management, CAR 2012 compliance audits and duty-holder advice.
Explore Compliance Advisory
Our approach
We work as an extension of your estates, compliance and project teams. Every survey is structured for traceability, defensibility and ongoing use — not as a one-off document.
Independent
We do not undertake removal works. Our advice is structurally impartial.
Lab partners
Sample analysis arranged through UKAS 17025 accredited testing laboratories.
Consultative
Experienced BOHS P402 qualified asbestos surveyors lead every engagement in line with HSG264 and CAR 2012.
Digital
Digital registers, drawings and re-inspection schedules issued to you as searchable PDF files.
Sectors
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Pre-acquisition due diligence, multi-let estate compliance, dilapidations support.
02
Local authority frameworks, listed buildings, schools and historic estates.
03
Refurbishment and demolition surveys for warehousing, logistics and light industrial sites.
Industries
From Victorian terraces and listed schools to offices, retail units and logistics sheds across London, Essex and Kent.
Schools & Education
Healthcare
Retail
Industrial
Residential
Commercial Offices
Construction
Agricultural
Identification gallery
Real photographs from live UK surveys. Tap any material to open its identification guide, risk profile and recommended action.
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Common Asbestos Containing Materials
Real photographs from UK surveys, each linking to a full identification guide with risk, fibre type and survey recommendation.
Real Asbestos Identification Library
A curated selection from our growing reference library of 31+ documented finds — captioned, risk-rated and linked to identification guidance.
Knowledge Centre
How to spot common asbestos materials in UK buildings.
Read the full guideIdentifying and managing asbestos cement garage roofs.
Read the full guideAsbestos insulating board: risks, locations and removal.
Read the full guideThermal insulation, lagging types and friability risk.
Read the full guideTextured coatings, chrysotile content and safe management.
Read the full guideRoofs, soffits, flues and rainwater goods.
Read the full guideAnswers to the questions duty holders ask us most.
Read the full guideWhere we work
Our busiest areas are Colchester, the wider Essex county and Greater London. Each page sets out the survey types, guide prices and the local building stock we see most often. If you only need one material checked, see asbestos testing London.
Victorian and inter-war terraces, university and student stock, town-centre commercial units and the surrounding Tendring villages.
Colchester asbestos surveysChelmsford, Braintree, Basildon, Harlow, Southend and the Thames Gateway — domestic, communal and commercial premises across the county.
Essex asbestos surveysBoroughs across Greater London: managed blocks, offices, retail units, schools and pre-purchase surveys on period housing stock.
London asbestos surveysMedway towns, Dartford, Gravesend, Maidstone, Canterbury and the coastal districts — housing stock, commercial units and pre-refurbishment surveys.
Kent & Medway asbestos surveysIpswich terraces, waterfront conversions and suburban housing, plus market-town and rural Suffolk property and agricultural outbuildings.
Ipswich & Suffolk asbestos surveysNot in one of these areas? See full coverage across the South East and East of England
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Coverage Map
Use the coverage map to check whether your property sits inside our service area. Greater London, Essex and Kent are covered in full, with a wider service area across Suffolk, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex.
Full coverage: Every London borough and the City of London; all of Essex including Colchester, Chelmsford, Braintree, Witham, Maldon, Brentwood, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Harlow, Clacton-on-Sea, Harwich and Tendring; and all of Kent including Dartford, Gravesend, Sevenoaks, Medway, Maidstone, Canterbury, Ashford, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Sittingbourne, Faversham, Folkestone, Dover, Margate and Ramsgate.
Wider service area: Suffolk (Ipswich, Sudbury, Hadleigh, Stowmarket, Felixstowe, Woodbridge, Bury St Edmunds), Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex.
Service Area
Elements Surveying Group provides asbestos surveying and sampling throughout Greater London, Essex and Kent, plus Suffolk, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex.
Regions covered
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UKAS 17025
Lab partners
HSG264
Survey guidance
CAR 2012
Regulatory framework
BOHS P402
Surveyor qualification
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Every enquiry is reviewed by a qualified consultant. We respond within one working day, in confidence — no removal sales agenda.
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