Essex · London and the South East
Landlord roof survey in Bradfield Heath, Essex
Roof condition reports for landlords, agents and blocks of flats across Bradfield Heath, with drones and thermal imaging where they help. Call or email for a price.
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
- Chimney stacks in poor repair
- Blocked gutters over flats
How a landlord roof survey works in Bradfield Heath
Access needs arranging before a survey of a let or shared building. We may need to get into the loft space and some or all of the flats and residents will need to be told ahead of time. You or your agent arrange access and we will say what we need when you book. Where we can’t get into part of the building, the report says so. Typical surveys look at ceiling stains reported by tenants and leaking joints at party walls, across shared roofs, flat roofs on blocks and gutters and downpipes.
Some older homes in villages like Bradfield Heath are 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. A roof report helps you plan work with that in mind. Where a building is listed, matching the existing roof materials is often expected.
Findings are set out part by part, from the coverings down to the gutters, each with a short note and a photo. You’ll see the good as well as the bad.
- Where
- Bradfield Heath (CO11)
- Region
- Essex
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Practical tips
Most of what helps is simple and safe from ground level. A few suggestions:
- Do not store items over the loft hatch
- Tell tenants when we’re coming
- Book gutter clearing at least once a year
- Keep roof surveys on a rolling plan
We don’t advise on leases or who should pay. What we provide is an independent record of condition to help those discussions.
Ask tenants and residents to report damp, stains or drips promptly. The sooner you know, the smaller the problem usually is.
Honest limits
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so there are some things a survey can’t cover:
- Whether materials contain asbestos (a specialist asbestos surveyor’s job)
- A full building survey of every part of the property
- Who pays under the lease (that’s a legal question)
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will point you to the right survey before booking. The full list of what we check.
What we look at
- Gutters and downpipes
- Blocks of flats
- Rented houses
- Converted houses
- Shared roofs
- Flat roofs on blocks
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Bradfield Heath
Bradfield Heath is within about 2 miles of the coast, where sea air brings more salt and stronger wind than inland. Salt corrodes metal fixings and flashings, and wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces, and driving rain gets into whatever gap is left. Clay tiles and timber weatherboarding mark out many of the older buildings in Essex, alongside a good many post-war and newer estates. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first.
Take a building like Bradfield Primary School: a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time. Landlords with a home close to Mistley station may find that a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant.
Bradfield Heath is about 7 miles west of Harwich, in Essex. In Bradfield Heath, as across Essex, every roof gets the same careful survey. Across Essex, we cover Bradfield Heath. Our Chelmsford page covers surveys nearby.
Surveys in CO11 are booked the same way as anywhere else. Local streets include Heath Road, Winney Close and King Street. We also cover Bradfield (1 mile north-east), Wix (2 miles south-east), Wix Green (2 miles south-east) and Wrabness (3 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Colchester (9 miles west), Clacton-on-Sea (9 miles south), Harwich (7 miles east), Camulodunum (10 miles west), Greenstead (8 miles west) and Wivenhoe (8 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Bradfield Heath
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Village Maid pub and Manningtree High School and the streets around them. Bradfield Heath’s nearest station is Mistley station, roughly 1.6 miles north-west of the centre. The countryside around Bradfield Heath includes Alton Water and Wrabness Nature Reserve.
How we price landlord roof surveys
A few things affect what a survey costs:
- How big the roof is
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
The cost of a survey depends on the roof: its size, its height, how many sections it has and how safely it can be seen. Prices start from £150, including VAT.
What to tell us when you get in touch
You don’t need to know any roofing terms. It’s enough to let us know:
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- When you need the report by
- The address and postcode of the property
Once you know what you need, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form. We’ll suggest a package, agree the price and find a date, weekday or weekend.
FAQs for Bradfield Heath
Will you come out to Bradfield Heath?
Yes, we do. We work right across London and the South East, and smaller places are part of that. The journey is planned ahead, so it’s useful to know about access.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Bradfield Heath?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. A change of roofing material may need consent in either case.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and testing are not 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 and suggest a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before any work.
Do I need to be at home?
That depends on the survey. For inside areas and the loft space, someone has to give us access; we’ll agree the details when booking.
Who do you carry out landlord roof surveys for?
Anyone who looks after a let or shared building can book it: private landlords, letting and managing agents, freeholders and RTM companies.
Do you use drones?
Where it helps and it is safe, yes. Flights depend on the weather on the day and airspace rules, including flight restriction zones near airports. We are a CAA-registered drone operator.
Do you survey roofs shared between flats?
Yes, we survey shared roofs frequently. We can only inspect neighbouring parts from where we’re allowed to be and we’ll say so.
Common roof problems in Bradfield Heath
Reports of leaks or damp from tenants often lead to a survey. We check whether the roof or rainwater system is the likely cause, as far as can be seen.
People normally book a survey when they’ve noticed one of these:
- Leaking joints at party walls
- Damp or stains in top-floor flats
- Mortar falling from ridges and verges
- Cracked or lifting flashings
If you live in an older home near Church of St Lawrence, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- When you will get the report
- Whether they hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- How long they’ve been surveying roofs
- What follow-up you get after the report
The survey, step by step
You don’t need to do much on the day. Show us any stains, drips or problem areas you know about, and we will take it from there. A typical survey takes about one to two hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. Cottages and farmhouses around Bradfield Heath frequently have roofs at several levels, with lean-tos and outbuildings attached. We work round each section in turn, from the safest viewpoints.
- We start with what you know about the building and its history.
- We let you know which flats and hatches we need to reach.
- The roofs are inspected from ground level, vantage points, the roof space and the roof where safe.
- The report records areas we couldn’t access.
- Findings and recommendations are set out with photographs.
Before the survey
- Check the loft hatch can be reached
- Keep pets in another room
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
Arrange a survey
For a price for landlord roof surveys in Bradfield Heath, call 07833 053749 or email us. A few details about the property and the roof help us give you an accurate price.
Related advice
What else we do in Bradfield Heath
How the survey changes by roof type
Flat roofs on blocks and rear additions
Outlets on flat roofs block easily, and standing water follows. They’re checked during the survey.
Shared chimney stacks
Shared stacks need everyone involved to agree work and the report helps with that.