Essex · London and the South East
Landlord roof survey in Ardley End, Essex
Know where you stand with the let or shared roof before you spend money on it. We carry out landlord roof surveys in Ardley End, with photos and a clear written report.
- Chimney stacks in poor repair
- Missing or loose roof coverings
- Leaking joints at party walls
What happens if roof problems are left?
Quotes from contractors set out the work they want to carry out. A survey gives you an independent view of the roof before you commission work, so you can compare quotes on the same basis. For older village homes like those around Ardley End, the right replacement materials are not always easy to find quickly. Spotting a problem early leaves room to find them.
To find out what your survey will cost, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and a few details. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Why book us in Ardley End
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- Satisfaction rate of 98%
- Surveys seven days a week
- Every finding written up with photos
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Landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Ardley End
A landlord roof survey shows you the state of a roof in a report you can plan around. We work for landlords, letting agents, managing agents and freeholders along with RTM and residents’ management companies. The report covers defects, photographs and recommendations, prioritised by urgency where relevant. It’s a roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey of the whole building. We survey gutters and downpipes, blocks of flats and rented houses, and people most frequently book us about parapets and upstands in poor repair and chimney stacks in poor repair.
Somewhere as small as Ardley End, homes are often older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Older roofs may be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, often with chimneys that have stood a long time. We report on everything that’s safely in view, and thatch is a specialist material. Chimneys and lead flashings on old roofs frequently need the most attention.
Nothing in the report is left vague: where something needs attention, it says so plainly, along with how urgent it is.
- Where
- Ardley End (CM22)
- Region
- Essex
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
FAQs for Ardley End
Do you cover smaller places like Ardley End?
Yes, we do. We cover the whole of London and South East England, and smaller places are part of that. The journey is planned ahead, so it helps to know about access.
Is my home in Ardley End listed or in a conservation area?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it is in a conservation area. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, once whoever controls the roof agrees access. We check the parts we are given access to, and the report makes that clear.
Who normally books a landlord or block roof survey?
Anyone who looks after a let or shared building can book it: landlords, agents, freeholders and residents’ management companies.
Do you carry out surveys on Saturdays and Sundays?
Surveys run on weekdays and at weekends. To arrange a date, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. Asbestos surveys and testing aren’t part of what we do. If we see materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement roof sheets or soffits on buildings from before 2000, we flag them.
How long does a landlord roof survey take?
A visit usually takes an hour or two for a single let house, with blocks of flats taking longer. We’ll give you an idea when booking.
Different roofs, different checks
Pitched roofs on houses and blocks
Slate and tiled pitched roofs are common on let and shared buildings. Coverings, ridges, hips, valleys and flashings are inspected as far as can be seen safely.
Party-wall upstands and parapets
On terraces, walls rise between neighbouring roofs. Joints and flashings on these walls can fail.
Landlords, agents and block managers in Ardley End
We survey roofs for landlords and letting agents as well as householders. The report gives you a dated record of the let or shared roof, with photographs.
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on, photographs included.
What a landlord roof survey looks like in Ardley End
Older buildings in Essex often have clay tiles and weatherboarding, with post-war and more recent estates making up much of the newer housing. Whatever the covering, it is often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first. With Barrington Hall about 2.4 miles north-east, Ardley End sits in an area with a long building history. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
The streets around a church like Holy Trinity Church are often among the oldest in a place, and if your house is among the older ones nearby, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Hatfield Heath Primary School, its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale. If you own a rental within reach of Sawbridgeworth station, knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints.
Ardley End is about 5 miles south-east of Bishop's Stortford, in Essex. Anywhere in Ardley End, we can come and survey your property. Across Essex, we cover Ardley End. Our Chelmsford page covers surveys nearby.
Here we cover the CM22 postcode area for landlord roof surveys. Streets in the area include Matching Road, Ardley Crescent and Friars Lane, and we cover them all. We also cover the places around Ardley End: Hatfield Heath (1 mile north-west), Hatfield Broad Oak (2 miles north-east), Bedlar's Green (3 miles north), Aythorpe Roding (4 miles east) and Hellman's Cross (4 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Chelmsford (13 miles south-east), Harlow (5 miles south-west), Brentwood (13 miles south), Billericay (15 miles south-east), Loughton (13 miles south-west) and Saffron Walden (15 miles north).
Landmarks near Ardley End
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Stag Public House. Ardley End’s nearest station is Sawbridgeworth station, roughly 2.3 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Harlow Mill (3.9 miles west) and Herts and Essex Hospital (4.3 miles north). For a walk, there’s Sawbridgeworth Marsh and Portingbury Hills.
Should I look at the roof myself first?
After strong wind, take a look from the pavement or garden: pieces of tile or slate on the ground, a gap in the ridge or a lifted flashing are all worth noting. Leave anything above ground level to a survey.
You can learn a lot from ground level. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Never climb onto the roof to look.
How it works
We photograph the roof as we go, so you can see in the report what we found and where. Close-ups come from the safest viewpoint available. Most surveys take about 1–2 hours for a house; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. Older rural homes like those around Ardley End can have a main roof, lower lean-to roofs and outbuildings all joined together. Each part is looked at from wherever it can safely be seen.
- We agree which roofs and which parts of the building are included.
- You or your agent arrange access to the loft space and any flats we need to enter.
- Each roof is checked as far as it can be seen safely, including from inside where possible.
- Every defect we find is photographed and given a priority where relevant.
- The report sets out condition and recommendations to help you plan.
Before the survey
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
Book a survey
Booking is simple: just ring 07833 053749 or email us, tell us about the property and we’ll explain which survey suits. We confirm the price before anything is booked.
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What a survey costs
All our prices include VAT. The things that change the price are:
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
- Height and safe access
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
- How big the roof is
Prices start from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, with VAT included, and we can help you choose.
Helping us price your survey
A little information up front helps. Please include:
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- The kind of building and roof involved
- The reason for the survey, like buying, a leak or storm damage
Surveys can be booked for weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. To find a date that works for you, ring 07833 053749 or email us.