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Landlord Roof Survey in Bannister Green
Landlord roof surveys in Bannister Green from an independent, experienced roof surveyor. Over 5,000 surveys and 20+ years behind us.
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
- Damaged pots and flaunching
- Failed flashings at walls and chimneys
Questions from Bannister Green
Will you come out to Bannister Green?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house.
Can a landlord with a rental near Braintree station book a roof survey?
Yes, landlords and agents book with us as well as owners. Just call 07833 053749 or email us and tell us about the building.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Where it helps and the rules allow, yes. Our sub-250g drone is flown by a CAA-registered operator with a Flyer ID and Operator ID, and the airspace and weather are checked before every flight.
Do you look in the roof space?
If there’s a loft and safe access to it, yes. From inside, the underside of the roof often shows damp, staining or daylight that can’t be seen from outside.
Is this a RICS survey?
No. Our survey looks at the roof, not the whole building. If you need a full building survey, you’ll need a RICS survey as well.
How much does a landlord roof survey cost in Bannister Green?
Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. What you pay for your roof depends on its size, height, access and the package, confirmed before anything is booked.
Do you carry out surveys on Saturdays and Sundays?
Surveys can be booked for any day of the week: weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Just let us know the days that suit you.
Landlord roof survey in Bannister Green: what you get
Who pays for roof work on a block depends on the lease. We don’t give legal advice on leases, but our report gives everyone an independent record of condition. That can help when owners, freeholders and agents need to agree what happens next. The report sets out what we saw, with photographs and recommendations. Common reasons to book are damaged pots and flaunching and choked outlets and gutters, across flat roofs on blocks, gutters and downpipes and shared roofs.
In a village or hamlet like Bannister Green, older cottages and farmhouses often sit alongside barns, outbuildings and a few newer houses. Older roofs may be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, often with chimneys that have stood a long time. Each needs checking in its own way, and thatch is a specialist material we report on as far as it can be seen. On older roofs, it’s usually the chimneys and lead flashings that need work first.
The written findings come by email, easy to pass on to a roofer, an agent or an insurer. Basic reports come within 48 hours, Standard within 24–48 hours and Premium on the day.
- Where
- Bannister Green (CM6)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Towns and villages near Bannister Green
Also in Bannister Green
Prices for landlord roof surveys in Bannister Green
Prices always include VAT. The things that change the price are:
- Which survey package you book
- House, block, shop or office
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
Thermal imaging and drone inspection (where applicable) come with the Premium Survey, which starts from £400, including VAT. We’ll tell you which package suits the questions you have.
Booking your survey
A little information up front helps. Please include:
- What kind of property and roof it is
- The address and postcode of the property
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
Every survey is priced before it’s booked, so you know the cost up front. Our price is from £150, including VAT. For a price for your roof, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
What we are asked to look at in Bannister Green
People living in a building seldom see the roof itself. Defects up on the roof can go unreported for a long time, especially on taller buildings.
Typical things we are asked to look at include:
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
- Cracked or leaning shared chimneys
- Mortar falling from ridges and verges
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Felsted Primary School, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- What insurance they carry
- Their report turnaround times
- Whether VAT is added on top
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
Landlord roof surveys around Bannister Green
There are about 500,000 buildings on England’s list of listed buildings, and around 10,000 conservation areas. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material, so check with the council. Weatherboarded walls and clay tile roofs are typical of older Essex buildings, with post-war and more recent estates making up much of the newer housing. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look.
If you let a flat or house near Braintree station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant.
Bannister Green is about 4 miles west of Braintree, in Essex. If you are in Bannister Green, booking works exactly as it does anywhere else: a call or an email, a price, then a date. Our area takes in places right across Essex, large and small. There’s also a page for Chelmsford.
Postcode districts we cover here for landlord roof surveys: CM6. Local streets include Stevens Lane, Cressages Close and Burnstie Road. Other places close to Bannister Green include Watch House Green (1 mile north-west), Felsted (1 mile west), Causeway End (1 mile south-west), Blake End (1 mile north) and Willows Green (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Chelmsford (9 miles south), Braintree (4 miles east), Maldon (13 miles south-east), Witham (8 miles south-east), Saffron Walden (15 miles north-west) and Halstead (9 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Bannister Green
Around Bannister Green, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Three Horseshoes pub. Bannister Green’s nearest station is Braintree station, roughly 4.1 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Braintree Community Hospital (3.5 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve.
What happens on the day
After the inspection, everything we found is written up in a report with photos. As for time on site, most surveys take between one and two hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. Older rural homes like those around Bannister Green can have a main roof, lower lean-to roofs and outbuildings all joined together. We work round each section in turn, from the safest viewpoints.
- We start by agreeing the scope, roof by roof.
- You or your agent arrange access to the loft space and any flats we need to enter.
- The roofs are inspected from the ground, vantage points, the loft space and the roof where it’s safe.
- Every defect we find is photographed and given a priority where relevant.
- You get a written condition report to help plan maintenance.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know where we can park nearby
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- Check we can get to the back of the property
Booking a survey
We survey roofs on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. To arrange a day that suits you, call 07833 053749 or email us with the address and the days you’d prefer.
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Why it’s worth a survey now in Bannister Green
Budgets work best when they’re based on the roof’s actual condition. Our report separates urgent items from those that can wait, so spending can be spread sensibly. Matching old materials, such as handmade tiles or stone slates, can take time to source. Spotting a problem early leaves room to find them.
We offer three survey packages: the Basic Survey from £150, the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, with VAT included. What your roof costs depends on its size, access and what you want to find out.
Why us?
- Photos and a written report every time
- Drone flown under a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Surveys seven days a week
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
Take a look at our cost guide or what we found on two real jobs.
When you need someone else
In fairness, a roof survey has limits:
- A full building survey of every part of the property
- Areas behind locked flats or blocked hatches
- Legal advice on leases or service charges
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll tell you before you book. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
What this survey covers
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Shared roofs
- Rented houses
- Gutters and downpipes
- Blocks of flats
- Converted houses
Roof by roof
Shared chimney stacks
Shared stacks need everyone involved to agree work and the report helps with that.
Pitched roofs on houses and blocks
Most let houses and many blocks have pitched roofs of slate or tiles. Coverings, ridges, hips, valleys and flashings are inspected where it is safe to see them.