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Landlord roof survey in Bradfield, Essex
Know where you stand with the let or shared roof before you decide what to do next. We carry out landlord roof surveys in Bradfield.
- Flashings that have come away
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
- Choked outlets and gutters
How a landlord roof survey works in Bradfield
Access needs arranging before a survey of a let or shared building. The loft space and certain flats may need to be opened up for us, so tenants or leaseholders need notice. You or your agent arrange access, and we confirm what we need when you book. Any part we couldn’t reach is noted in the report. We’re often asked to look into leaks into upper flats and leaking joints at party walls, across shared roofs, converted houses and rented houses.
Older buildings in small places like Bradfield may be listed or in a conservation area. If yours is, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so the council is the place to check. Knowing the roof’s condition helps you plan ahead with that in mind. Older materials such as clay tiles, slate and stone are frequently matched when work is done.
With the Standard Survey, you also get moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where applicable, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Place
- Bradfield (CO11)
- Region
- Essex
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
DIY checks: what’s safe
Keep a simple record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Send it with your enquiry.
What you cannot do safely is get up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way, and falls from height are serious. That part is for a survey, using safe viewpoints and a drone where it applies.
Before and after the survey
Small things make a difference, both for the survey and for the roof itself. Our tips:
- Arrange flat access beforehand
- Keep the loft hatch clear and reachable
- Ask your managing agent about lease terms
- Give tenants a simple way to report leaks
If anything in the report needs explaining, ask us. With the Standard Survey there is a follow-up consultation, and Premium includes an in-person consultation.
Check the loft hatch can be reached and opened so a surveyor can look inside the roof. Clutter around the hatch slows things down.
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What else we do in Bradfield
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we start by asking what you’ve noticed and what you need to know. We then inspect everything that can safely be seen, using the ground, windows, the loft and a drone where applicable. The survey usually takes 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 Bradfield 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, and anything we cannot see is noted.
- First, we confirm the scope and the purpose of the report.
- Access to flats and the roof space is arranged by you or your agent.
- Each roof is looked at from safe vantage points and inside where possible.
- Every defect is photographed and its urgency noted where relevant.
- You get a written report to plan maintenance and budgets.
Before the survey
- Find any records of previous roof work
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we are looking at
- Let us know where we can park nearby
Getting a price
Booking is simple: just call 07833 053749 or email us, let us know about the property and we will recommend the right survey. We confirm the price before anything is booked.
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What we are asked to look at in Bradfield
Shared roofs can fall between owners. Everyone may think someone else is responsible, so maintenance gets put off. A condition report gives everyone the same starting point.
Things that often lead to a survey include:
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
- Chimney stacks in poor repair
- Failed flashings at walls and chimneys
- Leaks into upper flats
For an older house near a landmark such as Church of St Lawrence, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
Before booking anyone
- Their report turnaround times
- How long they’ve been surveying roofs
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
- Whether the loft space is looked at, where there is one
Roof by roof
Flat roofs on blocks and rear additions
Felt flat roofs often need replacing after around 15–20 years, so knowing roughly how old the roof is helps.
Roof spaces and lofts
Looking inside the roof often tells us more. We go into the loft where it is safe, looking for staining, damp and daylight.
When you need someone else
In fairness, a roof survey has limits:
- A full building survey of every part of the property
- Confirming asbestos in older roof materials
- Areas behind locked flats or blocked hatches
If you’re not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will give you a straight answer before booking. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
Roof types and parts we check
- Blocks of flats
- Shared roofs
- Rented houses
- Converted houses
- Gutters and downpipes
- Flat roofs on blocks
FAQs for Bradfield
Do roofs near the sea, like those around Bradfield, take more of a battering?
Near the coast, roofs face more wind and more salt than further inland. Salt corrodes metal fixings and flashings, and wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces.
Will you come out to Bradfield?
Yes, Bradfield is on our map. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one, with the route planned beforehand.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, once whoever controls the roof agrees access. On a shared roof we can only inspect the parts we are allowed to reach, and the report makes that clear.
Will you say whether the freeholder or leaseholders should pay?
No. The lease typically decides who is responsible, and that’s a legal question. What we provide is a clear record of the roof’s condition that everyone can refer to.
How long does a landlord roof survey take?
Most visits to a house take about 1–2 hours, with blocks and complex roofs taking longer.
What’s the best way to book?
Just phone 07833 053749 or email us with the address. We will ask a few questions, confirm the price and agree a date, weekday or weekend.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
It depends on what we need to see. Inside the building and in the loft, we need someone to let us in.
Local roofs in Bradfield
Bradfield is within about 1 mile of the coast, so there is more wind and more salt in the air than further inland. Salt is hard on nails, clips and metal flashings, and strong wind lifts anything already loose on a roof, and driving rain gets into whatever gap is left. What can be done to an older roof may depend on listing or a conservation area. The council is the place to check, along with Historic England’s list.
If you look after a building such as Bradfield Primary School, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time. For landlords with property near Mistley station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at.
Bradfield is about 6 miles west of Harwich, in Essex. Wherever you are in Bradfield, we can come and survey your property, on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday. Across Essex, we cover Bradfield. Our Chelmsford page covers surveys nearby.
We survey roofs across the CO11 postcode area for landlord roof surveys. If you need a landlord roof survey at a property on The Street, Station Road and Wix Road or a nearby road, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for landlord roof surveys include Bradfield Heath (1 mile south-west), Wix (2 miles south-east), Wix Green (2 miles south-east) and Wrabness (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Colchester (10 miles west), Clacton-on-Sea (9 miles south), Harwich (6 miles east), Camulodunum (11 miles west), Greenstead (8 miles west) and Wivenhoe (8 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Bradfield
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Village Maid pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Mistley station, roughly 1.7 miles north-west of the centre. Open spaces near Bradfield include Wrabness Nature Reserve and Alton Water.