Updating post from Reddit.
I rent a garage privately to store a car in. I think someone tried to kick in the outer wall to see what's inside and a piece came away. The letting agent sent a contractor out to quote, and I met them to grant access. The contractor said it was almost certainly asbestos, not to touch it, and they'd report it as such. Next day I got this message from ny letting agent. Just FYI, I pay £60pcm...
Absolute pisstakery. I would make a counter offer of 'how about you fix it and reimburse me 12 months rent?"
Is there asbestos in there? If there is and the containing materials are loose, it's the landlord's responsibility to have it removed under the Control of Asbestos Regulation Act 2012 by a qualified professional, and you are not meant to touch it.
Please fact check everything above before you do anything. I'm just some random guy off Reddit with a quick Google search.
Yeah, nagh.
They need to rip it all out at their cost and tou need to make them aware that they are now liable for any potential cancers that might come from this.
Is the house asbestos free?
DO NOT TOUCH LOOSE ASBESTOS.
The landlord needs to do this, or you report this. To the local council's environmental health department I suspect.
I don't know ho much damage there is and how much hassle it would be to sort, but would there be a price you'd be happy to get it repaired for? Being reimbursed for the costs, and £60 for the hassle of getting someone out and being on site at the time doesn't seem terrible. I know that's not what the landlord means, but you can haggle to something you do want and then refuse if not met.
I think you underestimate asbestos removal
Realistically for a garage repair could fairly easily involve demolition and rebuilding depending on how much asbestos is present