Considering moving next to carpentry

[Renterbella]

Does anyone know if it’s safe living next to an industrial extractor from a carpentry/joinery? We moved up from london to be near family during the pandemic. My dad recently passed away and a bungalow has come up for rent near my mum. The issue is it backs onto a bespoke carpentry and the garden is tiny. The extractor stands above the fence so effectively might as well be in the garden. We’re concerned about toxicity. At the moment we’re 15 mins walk away, however if we moved we’d be across the road which would obviously be more convenient.

It is a 1-2 man operation and they build kitchens, spray doors etc. He said it could be not used for a month and then might be used for three days in a row, and then later I asked the tenant and she felt in contrast that it was used every week and it’s put her off the place basically. She said she wouldn’t buy it because of that. She isn’t aware of any smell but she’s concerned about emissions. She hasn’t ever spoken to them.

Yes it is a one - two man operation and he said when I popped round that it is for extracting paint and varnish fumes and there’s no filter. He said it might not be used for a month and then used for three days straight. Then later I called on the current tenant again, a retired lady, and she said it is used every week maybe 3/4 times, and that it has put her off buying the property. (I don’t actually know if she had that option but that’s what she said and she’s bought and sold a few houses)

You'd think wouldn't you. idk but spoke to someone who says there's only 11 factory inspectors for the UK (!?) so they're not likely to be checking...anyway they may well be within regs who knows, but we've decided not to go for it - on the grounds that we can't know whether it's toxic/a nuisance until we live there. Also the tenant said it was on 3 + times a week, not off for a month, and that it had put her off buying the property. She's retired and has experience buying and selling homes.

No it doesn’t breach health and safety rules at the kind of levels that would be involved in a 2 man job. It’s the equivalent to you painting your fence.

I think that is a good decision, OP. I hope you can find somewhere near your mum that works better for you.

But it would be equivalent to painting the fence every week, or several times a week wouldn’t it? I wish I knew how harmful voc’s are once released into the atmosphere. Our concern was the extractor is situated opposite the bedroom window.

@Renterbella No where near Palmers Green but I did know someone that used to teach ballroom dancing near that area and had a free dancing lesson there! I am way oop North.
What did you decide?