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Coates Landlord Roof Survey
Get a clear view of the let or shared roof at a property in Coates. Visits run on weekdays and weekends, in the daytime.
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
- Cracked or leaning shared chimneys
Before and after the survey
Some practical points come up on survey after survey. They’re worth knowing whatever the roof:
- Check the roof space can be accessed
- Arrange flat access in advance
- Act on high-priority defects quickly
- Book gutter clearing at least once a year
You receive a photo-illustrated written report and recommendations, prioritised by urgency where relevant. It is emailed to you ready to pass on to whoever needs it.
Keep the loft space accessible so a surveyor can look inside the roof. Clutter around the hatch slows things down.
Landlord roof survey in Coates: what you get
With a shared roof, it’s not always clear what’s wrong or where. We look at the roof from each safe vantage point, including from the loft space and the flats where access is arranged. Each part of the roof is recorded with photos, so everyone works from the same facts. We can only inspect the parts of a shared roof we are allowed to reach. We survey gutters and downpipes, flat roofs on blocks and rented houses, and people most frequently book us about damaged party-wall upstands or parapets and slipped or missing slates and tiles.
Village roofs frequently face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, which is hard on ridges, chimneys, flashings and gutters. Older walls take a long time to dry once water gets in. A roof report shows what needs attention first. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are often where weather gets in first.
The report works through the roof section by section, from the coverings down to the gutters. You’ll see the good as well as the bad.
- Place
- Coates (RH20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Your questions about landlord roof surveys in Coates
Can a landlord with a rental near Pulborough station book a roof survey?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. You can phone 07833 053749 or email us with the address and what you need.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Coates?
The council and Historic England’s list are the places to check. Either can affect what roof work is allowed, so it’s worth checking before planning any.
Do you climb onto every roof?
Only when it is safe. Some roofs are too steep or fragile to walk on safely. We use safe viewpoints, the roof space and a drone where it applies.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Yes, where applicable and safe. We are a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID), flying a sub-250g drone. It is included in the Drone Roof Survey and, where applicable, the Premium Survey.
Do you need to get into the loft?
Where it’s relevant to the survey and there’s safe access, yes. A clear path to the hatch helps, and if the loft can’t be reached safely, the report says so.
How long will you be at the property?
That depends on the size and shape of the roof; most visits take about 1–2 hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. The report is sent afterwards by email.
Will you inspect a roof that several owners share?
Yes. We inspect the parts we’re given access to, as far as they can safely be seen. Areas we couldn’t see are noted in the report.
What a landlord roof survey does not cover
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so some things are outside what a survey can do:
- Parts of the roof we cannot safely see or access
- Whether materials contain asbestos (a specialist asbestos surveyor’s job)
- The rest of the building, as a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey would
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll tell you before booking. The full list of what we check.
Roof types and parts we check
- Blocks of flats
- Converted houses
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Gutters and downpipes
- Rented houses
- Shared roofs
Why it is worth a survey now in Coates
Defects caught early can often be dealt with as planned work. Waiting for a leak can mean damage to ceilings, decorations and tenants’ belongings, plus urgent call-outs. In a place like Coates, a barn or garage roof left to fail puts whatever is inside at risk. It is worth including them in a survey before a winter does the damage.
For a price for your roof in Coates, ring 07833 053749 or email us and let us know about the roof. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Why book us in Coates
- More than 20 years surveying roofs
- Package prices that include VAT
- Satisfaction rate of 98%
- 5,000+ surveys completed
Take a look at how roof surveys are priced or our case studies.
Signs you need a landlord roof survey in Coates
Shared roofs can fall between owners. Each party may assume someone else is dealing with it, so maintenance gets put off. A condition report gives everyone the same starting point.
Things that often lead to a survey include:
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
- Failed flashings at walls and chimneys
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
Landlords with a home close to Pulborough station may find that the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at.
Questions to ask before booking
- Their insurance cover
- What the survey won’t cover
- Which viewpoints they use to see the roof
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
How the survey changes by roof type
Gutters and downpipes
Blocked gutters cause many leaks into top-floor flats. Gutters, outlets and downpipes are inspected where they can be seen.
Party-wall upstands and parapets
A parapet can hide a gutter that’s hard to see. They’re checked where safe access allows.
How the survey works
Where it is relevant and can be reached safely, the roof space is checked as well as the outside. In the loft, the signs we look for are staining, damp, daylight and sagging, as far as the space allows. The whole visit typically takes roughly 1–2 hours for a single let house, with blocks of flats taking longer. Cottages and farmhouses around Coates frequently have roofs at several levels, with lean-tos and outbuildings attached. We work round each section in turn, from the safest viewpoints.
- We agree the roofs to be surveyed and what you need the report for.
- You arrange access to the loft and any flats we need.
- Each roof is looked at from safe vantage points and inside where possible.
- We photograph defects and note how urgent they look.
- You get a written report to plan maintenance and budgets.
Before we arrive
- If it is not your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- Let us know about parking before the day
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
Arrange a survey
When you are ready to go ahead, call 07833 053749 or send us an email. From there it is a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day.
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Landlord roof surveys in Coates: local notes
Many older homes in Sussex have handmade clay tiles and tile-hung walls. Some old buildings in Sussex have Horsham stone slab roofs. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them. Historic houses such as Bignor Roman Villa, about 2.1 miles south, show how far back building in the area around Coates goes. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
Take an older house close to Church of St Agatha: corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Fittleworth CofE Village School, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other.
Coates is about 10 miles north of Littlehampton, in West Sussex. We survey roofs in Coates and the surrounding area as part of our work across London and South East England. Coates is one of the places in West Sussex where we work for landlord roof surveys. You can also see our page for Crawley.
Every address in RH20 is covered for landlord roof surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Other places close to Coates include Lower Horncroft (1 mile east), Fittleworth (1 mile north-east), Bedham (1 mile north-east), Watersfield (2 miles south-east) and Coldwaltham (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Horsham (14 miles north-east), Worthing (12 miles south-east), Bognor Regis (12 miles south-west), Chichester (12 miles south-west), Littlehampton (10 miles south) and Lancing (14 miles south-east).
Around Coates
Around Coates, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Swan Hotel, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Pulborough station, roughly 2.7 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Coates Castle (0.5 miles south-west) and Coultershaw Heritage Site (2 miles north-west). Not far away are Bignor Hill and Amberley Wild Brooks.