Table of domestic/non-domestic premises
The 'duty to manage' applies to all non-domestic premises.
It also applies to common parts of domestic premises. This table helps you to identify where this duty applies.
| Type of residence |
Type of occupation |
Rooms or parts |
Duty to manage applies? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private house - single dwelling, including bed-sits | Owner - occupier | All | No |
| Let to single family | All | No | |
| Occupied by more than one family | Private rooms, eg bedroom, living room | No | |
| Shared rooms, eg kitchen, bathroom, lavatory | No | ||
| Rooms let to lodgers | Common areas for access and circulation, eg entrance hall, staircase | No | |
| Private rooms | No | ||
| House converted into flats | Occupied by more than one family | Private rooms | No |
| Common areas for access, circulation and storage, eg entrance hall, staircase, roof space | Yes | ||
| Garages, parking spaces |
Integral to, or linked with residence | Private | No |
| Not allocated to any specific person | Common parts | Yes | |
| Block of flats | Occupied by more than one family | Individual flats | No |
| Common areas, eg foyer, lift, stairs, lobby; boiler and plant-room, roof space, communal yard, garden, store rooms, bike shelter, external outbuilding | Yes | ||
| Flats over a shop or office, with or without a separate entrance | Occupied by the shop or office owner | Private rooms | No |
| Leased separately | Private rooms | No | |
| Access and circulation areas | Yes | ||
| Sheltered accommodation | Private rooms | No | |
| Common rooms, eg dining room, lounge | No | ||
| Work areas, eg kitchen, staff room, laundry | Yes | ||
| Common areas, eg foyer, lift, stairs, circulation areas, boiler room, store rooms, roof space, external outbuilding | Yes | ||
| Hotel, guest house, hall of residence, hostel (private and local authority), care home | Includes bed and breakfast if that is the main purpose | Private rooms occupied by the owner | No |
| Guest accommodation and common areas, (eg foyer, lift, stairs, circulation areas), store rooms, roof space, outbuilding | Yes | ||
| Tied cottage / accommodation | Leased or rent-free | All | No |
| Farm | Leased or rent-free | Farmhouse | No |
| Farm buildings | Yes |
For domestic premises, tradespeople should:
- refer the client to an HSE-licensed contractor for work that needs a licence, or
- for non-licensed work with asbestos - follow the advice in
Asbestos essentials
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