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Landlord Roof Survey in Burnt Oak
Landlord roof surveys in Burnt Oak from an independent, experienced roof surveyor. Over 5,000 surveys and 20+ years behind us.
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
- Parapets and upstands in poor repair
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
How a landlord roof survey works in Burnt Oak
A landlord roof survey shows you the state of a roof in a report you can plan around. Landlords, letting agents, managing agents and freeholders all use it along with RTM and residents’ management companies. The report covers defects, photos 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 converted houses, blocks of flats and gutters and downpipes, and common reasons people get in touch are failed flashings at walls and chimneys and standing water on a flat roof.
London has Victorian and Edwardian terraces in almost every borough, many with Welsh slate roofs, shared chimney stacks and parapet or valley gutters. Good slates can last over a hundred years, yet the nails often give out first and let slates slip. Homes in Burnt Oak are no exception. Lead flashings and shared chimney stacks on these houses need a careful look too.
Where we cannot see part of the let or shared roof, the report says so. You’ll know exactly what was inspected and what wasn’t, and what we’d suggest next.
- Place
- Burnt Oak (HA8, NW9, NW7)
- Region
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Your questions about landlord roof surveys in Burnt Oak
Can a landlord with a rental near Mill Hill Broadway station book a roof survey?
Of course. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
Can parking be tricky for a visit in Burnt Oak?
Typically it’s manageable with a little notice. Let us know what parking is available nearby, and the visit is planned around it.
Do I need to be at home?
Someone needs to let us in if we’re looking inside or in the loft. We will talk about access as you book.
Can you survey in bad weather?
Light rain is normally fine; heavy rain and wind are different. Strong wind or a downpour can make access unsafe and ground a drone, and we’d agree another day.
Do you need to get into the loft?
If it’s needed and safe to reach, yes. We look for staining, damp, daylight and signs of movement, as far as the space allows.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes, once whoever controls the roof agrees access. We look at the parts we are given access to.
Can you survey a shared roof on a terrace or converted house?
Yes. We survey what we can access and see safely. Areas we couldn’t see are noted in the report.
What happens on the day
Every visit follows the same pattern: we hear what you’ve seen, inspect the roof from every safe vantage point, take photographs as we go and make notes for the report. It typically takes between one and two hours at a typical home, or half a day or so for a commercial building. In a London area like Burnt Oak, the main things to sort out are parking and access: let us know about parking, the floor the property is on, any shared entrance and loft access. On the day, the roof is looked at from ground level, from windows, from inside the roof space and from the roof where it is safe.
- First, we confirm the scope and the purpose of the report.
- You arrange access to the loft and any flats we need.
- Each roof is looked at from safe vantage points and inside where possible.
- Every defect is photographed and its urgency noted where relevant.
- A written condition report follows to help you plan.
Preparing for the visit
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
- Leave side gates unlocked
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
Arrange a survey
Not sure which survey you need? The easiest way is to phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and describe the roof and what’s worrying you. We’ll talk you through the options and what they cost.
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Useful tips for Burnt Oak property owners
There is plenty you can do without going near the roof. What helps most:
- Keep the loft hatch clear and reachable
- Put urgent roof work at the top of the list
- Do not wait for a leak to survey the roof
- Keep past survey reports with the building’s records
Photos make it easier to explain the findings to leaseholders, tenants or directors. The report is written in plain language.
Regular roof checks beat waiting for a leak. Many landlords and agents survey their roofs on a rolling basis with gutters cleared every year.
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What else we do in Burnt Oak
When you need someone else
It’s a careful look at the let or shared roof, not the whole story. Its limits include:
- Areas behind locked flats or blocked hatches
- Structural calculations or an engineer’s report
- Confirming asbestos in older roof materials
If you’re not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book. What our survey covers.
What this survey covers
- Blocks of flats
- Rented houses
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Converted houses
- Shared roofs
- Gutters and downpipes
Do you need a landlord roof survey in Burnt Oak?
A roof nobody lives directly under can be easy to overlook. Minor faults can go unseen until a tenant reports a leak, by which point the damage has spread.
Signs worth acting on include:
- Parapets and upstands in poor repair
- Mortar falling from ridges and verges
- Missing or loose roof coverings
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
If you let a flat or house near Mill Hill Broadway station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant.
Before you book anyone
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
- How they’ll see the roof: from ground level, the loft, the roof or by drone
- Whether the price includes VAT
- Their report turnaround times
Should I look at the roof myself first?
A DIY look is useful, but it isn’t a survey. You won’t see flashings, valleys or the backs of chimneys properly from the ground.
During heavy rain, look at the gutters from the ground or a window. Water spilling over the edge can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
Burnt Oak homes and their roofs
In outer London, interwar semis with hipped, tiled roofs sit alongside older slate-roofed terraces. On a semi of that age, the small roofs over the bays, the hip tiles and any later dormer each need their own look. Whatever the covering, it’s often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first. Headstone Manor, about 4.2 miles west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Burnt Oak. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs.
If you look after a shop, office or commercial unit, for instance near Broadwalk Centre, a roof report helps plan work around trading rather than after a leak. Living close to Watling Park is pleasant, but mature trees mean leaves in gutters and valleys each autumn.
Burnt Oak is about 7 miles south-east of Watford, in Greater London. We cover Burnt Oak and the rest of Greater London. Burnt Oak is one of the towns and villages in Greater London we cover for landlord roof surveys. You can also see our page for London.
Surveys in HA8, NW9 and NW7 are booked the same way as anywhere else. We cover properties on East Road, Back Lane and Rill Lane. Burnt Oak sits on or near the A5100. We also cover The Hale (1 mile north), Edgware (1 mile north-west), Grahame Park (1 mile south-east), Little Stanmore (1 mile west) and Canons Park (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (10 miles south-east), City of Westminster (8 miles south-east), Marylebone (8 miles south-east), Kensington (8 miles south), St Pancras (8 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (10 miles south-east).
Near you in Burnt Oak
Around Burnt Oak, our work takes us to homes and buildings near St Martin's School Brentwood, Railway Hotel and Watling Park. For rail, the closest station is Mill Hill Broadway station, roughly 0.5 miles north-east. A little further out are Church Farmhouse Museum (1.8 miles south-east) and Edgware Community Hospital (0.5 miles west). Open spaces near Burnt Oak include Darland's Lake and Mill Hill Old Railway Nature Reserve.
How the survey changes by roof type
Pitched roofs on houses and blocks
Ridges, hips and verges take a lot of weather and get close attention.
Flat roofs on blocks and rear additions
Outlets on flat roofs block easily, and standing water follows. They’re checked during the survey.