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Landlord roof survey in Broxted, Essex
Landlord roof surveys in Broxted, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. Every survey ends with a written report and photographs.
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
- Chimney stacks in poor repair
- Leaking joints at party walls
Landlord roof survey in Broxted: what you get
We check the same things on a let roof as on any other: slates or tiles, ridges, hips, valleys, flashings, chimneys, gutters and the loft. Flat roofs on blocks, extensions and garages are included where they’re part of the brief. Chimney stacks, parapets and party-wall upstands are checked as far as they can be seen safely and the loft where access is safe. We survey shared roofs, flat roofs on blocks and blocks of flats, and people most often book us about mortar falling from ridges and verges and cracked or lifting flashings.
Village roofs often face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, so ridges, chimney stacks, flashings and gutters work hard. Damp in old walls is slow to dry, so a small leak can do a lot of harm. A written report sets out what to deal with and in what order. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are frequently where weather gets in first.
Every survey ends with a written report, with photos, sent by email. It sets out the condition of the let or shared roof, any defects and our written recommendations.
- Place
- Broxted (CM6)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What affects the price in Broxted
Survey packages start from £150, including VAT. The price for your roof depends on:
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
- Whether it’s a home or a commercial building
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
All our prices include VAT. Our price is from £150, including VAT. We confirm the price for your roof before booking.
Helping us price your survey
When you call or email, these details help:
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- The kind of building and roof involved
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- The address and postcode of the property
We confirm the price for your roof before you book, so you know the cost up front. Prices start from £150, including VAT. To book, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
How it works
The visit has one job: to look at the let or shared roof as closely as is safe and record what we find. Everything we note and photograph goes into the written report. It usually takes about one to two hours for most houses, and longer for a large or complex roof. Somewhere as small as Broxted, access is often the only tricky part. Mention any outbuildings, barns or garages you want included, and anything about the roof you already know. Weekday and weekend visits are available.
- First, we confirm the roofs and areas to be surveyed.
- We confirm which flats and loft spaces we need to get into, and you arrange access.
- The roofs are inspected from ground level, vantage points, the roof space and the roof where it is safe.
- Defects are photographed and their urgency noted.
- You get a written condition report to help plan maintenance.
Preparing for the visit
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it is shared
- If you’re buying, let the agent know when we are coming
Booking a survey
For a price for landlord roof surveys in Broxted, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email. The address, the type of property and what you want to find out help us give you an accurate price.
Advice
How the survey changes by roof type
Pitched roofs on houses and blocks
On older pitched roofs, the fixings and underlay often fail before good slates or tiles. The report records it.
Gutters and downpipes
Water from failed gutters often shows as damp inside. Any problems are photographed.
Questions from Broxted
Is my home in Broxted 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’s 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 cover smaller places like Broxted?
Yes, Broxted is on our map. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one, with the route planned beforehand.
How much time does the visit need?
A visit usually takes between one and two hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. We’ll give you an idea as you book.
Can we use the survey to plan a roof budget?
Yes, that is one of the main reasons clients book. A repeat survey later shows how the roof has changed, which suits a rolling plan.
Does this replace a RICS building survey?
No, it is a roof survey. It isn’t a RICS Level 2 or 3 building survey and does not replace a structural engineer’s report.
Does the weather affect the survey?
A survey can normally go ahead in light rain, and it can even help show where water is getting in. Heavy rain or strong wind can ground a drone and make the roof unsafe, so if conditions aren’t right we’ll arrange another day with you.
Can you survey a shared roof?
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.
Common roof problems in Broxted
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.
Common reasons to book include:
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
- Cracked or lifting flashings
- Damp or stains in top-floor flats
- Choked outlets and gutters
If you live in an older home near Church of St Mary the Virgin, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
Questions to ask before you book
- What the survey will not cover
- Whether the roof space is looked at, where there is one
- How long they’ve been surveying roofs
- Whether they hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance
Tips from our surveys
Small things make a difference, both for the survey and for the roof itself. Our tips:
- File each roof report for future reference
- Make leak reporting easy for tenants
- Tell tenants when we are coming
- Deal with urgent items first
Photos make it easier to explain the findings to leaseholders, tenants or directors. The report is written in plain language.
Keep gutters and outlets clear and include any valley or parapet gutters. Blocked gutters are a common cause of leaks into top-floor flats.
What a landlord roof survey doesn’t cover
A survey is a proper look at the let or shared roof, but it cannot do everything. The main limits are:
- Walls, floors and services beyond the roof
- Asbestos testing of roof sheets or soffits
- Roof areas we weren’t given access to
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll tell you. The full list of what we check.
What we look at
- Blocks of flats
- Converted houses
- Rented houses
- Shared roofs
- Gutters and downpipes
- Flat roofs on blocks
Landlord roof surveys around Broxted
In Essex, older buildings are frequently clay-tiled, many with weatherboarding, alongside a good many post-war and newer estates. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. Historic houses like Horham Hall, about 1.4 miles north-east, show how far back building in the area around Broxted goes. If yours is one of the older homes, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
Landlords with a home close to Stansted Airport station may find that the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at.
Broxted is about 7 miles north-east of Bishop's Stortford, in Essex. Whether the building in Broxted is a house, a flat or a commercial unit, the roof can be surveyed on a weekday or at the weekend. Our area takes in places right across Essex. Chelmsford is in our area too.
Landlord roof surveys in CM6 are booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include St Mary's Mews and Cranham Road, and we cover them all. If you’re just outside Broxted, we cover Brick End (1 mile south), Henham (2 miles west), Debden Green (3 miles north), Fuller's End (3 miles west) and Elsenham (3 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Chelmsford (15 miles south-east), Braintree (12 miles east), Harlow (13 miles south-west), Saffron Walden (7 miles north), Halstead (15 miles east) and Great Dunmow (4 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Broxted
The closest station to Broxted is Stansted Airport station, about 2.7 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Little Easton Moat (2.9 miles south-east). The countryside around Broxted includes Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve.