The ACT Government is preparing to publish a list of homes containing Mr Fluffy asbestos, but the plan has been met with mixed reactions from homeowners.

The ACT Government had previously refused to publicly list affected homes under freedom of information laws, arguing that doing so could damage negotiations with the Commonwealth, as it tries to secure a joint loan to buy and demolish the houses.

But now, Chief Minister Andrew Barr says the list will be made public.

“The Government's view is that the 30th of June, or that week of the close of the voluntary registration process, is the appropriate time to release the list,” he said.

“It balances the needs to respect the privacy of homeowners as well as obviously a community interest.

“My preference is for that loan to be secured and for a significant component of the scheme to be completed before we make public a list.

“There's an important distinction between those that need to know, such as tradespeople and those associated with emergency services, and those who might be interested to know in the broader community,” he said.

In media reports since the announcement, some homeowners say that the release of the list sends an odd message.

“Is this just to put pressure on the homeowners to move? Is this why the Government's done it?” one homeowner said.

“Our next door neighbour is worried that when people find out our home is a Mr Fluffy home, developers might start looking to put pressure to get hold of her block as well,” he added.

However, homeowner Karen Rush told the ABC that she supported the Government's decision, because it would let people find out if they had been in a contaminated property.

“It's not just about all of us and our so-called privacy, many of us are no longer private anyway, we've spoken out,” she said.

“There are many people in the building industry and various other support industries who need to know what they've been exposed to.

“Everyone's going to know soon because the houses will be demolished.”

Opposition Leader Jeremy Hanson said listing the homes may put pressure on homeowners to sign up to the buyback scheme.

“For the homes that the Government's bought or for those homes engaged in the scheme that's appropriate that they're listed... essentially the Government now owns them, they will be vacated,” he said.

“But for those who for their own privacy don't want to engage in the Government's scheme, the Government is essentially outing them.

“For a lot of people who may not wish to engage in the Government's scheme, they want to demolish themselves or remain in their home, it's outing the fact that it's a Mr Fluffy home,” he said.

“That essentially is naming and shaming.”