Essex · London and the South East
Landlord Roof Survey in Coggeshall
A careful look at the let or shared roof at your property in Coggeshall, with photographs and a written report.
- Chimney stacks in poor repair
- Gaps where tiles or slates have slipped
- Leaks into upper flats
Signs you need a landlord roof survey in Coggeshall
A single building may have pitched roofs, flat roofs and rear additions. Each wears differently, and flat roofs over rear additions often need attention sooner.
A survey makes sense if you’ve noticed:
- Damp or stains in top-floor flats
- Flashings that have come away
- Leaking joints at party walls
- Damaged pots and flaunching
For landlords with property near Kelvedon station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant.
Questions to ask before you book
- What the survey will not cover
- Their track record with similar roofs
- What happens after the report arrives
- What the report includes, and whether it has photos
About our landlord roof survey in Coggeshall
A roof over tenants or leaseholders frequently gets attention only when water comes in. Surveying the roof first helps you spot defects early so work can be planned, not rushed. The findings come in a written report with photos to keep on file for the building. Many clients repeat the survey on a rolling basis to keep maintenance plans current. We survey gutters and downpipes, flat roofs on blocks and blocks of flats, and the problems we’re asked to look at most are cracked or leaning shared chimneys and gaps where tiles or slates have slipped.
Around Coggeshall, gardens, hedges and nearby trees can mean leaves and moss end up on roofs and in gutters. Once gutters and outlets block, water spills over and soaks the walls, and moss holds water against tiles. It is the kind of slow problem a roof report picks up early. Moss on the roof and weeds in the gutter are both easy to spot from ground level.
Pictures do a lot of the work in our reports, so you can see each defect rather than just read about it. Anything out of sight on the day is listed as such.
- Place
- Coggeshall (CO6)
- Region
- Essex
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Places near Coggeshall
What else we do in Coggeshall
Coggeshall homes and their roofs
What can be done to an older roof may depend on listing or a conservation area. Your council and Historic England’s list will tell you where you stand. Clay tiles and timber weatherboarding mark out many of the older buildings in Essex, 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.
If you look after a building such as Honywood Community Science School, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle. If yours is one of the older homes in the streets near St Peter ad Vincula, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
Coggeshall is about 5 miles south-east of Halstead, in Essex. We survey roofs in Coggeshall and the rest of Essex, as part of our work across London and the South East. Our Essex coverage includes Coggeshall. For surveys nearby, see our Chelmsford page.
Every address in CO6 is within our area for landlord roof surveys. Whether your property is on Walford Way, Gardeners Row and Vane Lane or anywhere close by, we can survey it. Coggeshall sits on or near the B1024, so getting to you is simple. Other places close to Coggeshall include Coggeshall Hamlet (1 mile south), Pattiswick (2 miles north-west), Perry Green (3 miles west), Bradwell (3 miles west) and Silver End (3 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Colchester (9 miles east), Chelmsford (13 miles south-west), Braintree (5 miles west), Maldon (10 miles south), Witham (6 miles south-west) and Camulodunum (8 miles east).
Local landmarks in Coggeshall
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Woolpack Inn, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Kelvedon station, roughly 2.4 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Laundry & Mangle Museum (0.8 miles west) and Halstead Hospital (5.6 miles north-west). The countryside around Coggeshall includes Belcher's and Broadfield Woods.
What this survey cannot tell you
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so some things are outside what a survey can do:
- A full building survey of every part of the property
- Who pays under the lease (that’s a legal question)
- The structure in the way a structural engineer would assess it
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or email us and we will suggest the right survey. What our survey covers.
What we check
- Gutters and downpipes
- Shared roofs
- Converted houses
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Blocks of flats
- Rented houses
Landlord and commercial surveys in Coggeshall
If you own several properties, surveys can be booked for more than one address. To discuss a number of properties, ring 07833 053749 or email us with the addresses.
Roof problems in a rented home affect tenants as well as the building. A survey shows what needs attention, so you can plan the work around your tenants.
How we price landlord roof surveys
To price your survey, we check:
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- The roof’s overall size
- Height and safe access
A Basic Survey starts from £150, with VAT included. The Standard Survey starts from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, both inc. VAT. You’ll know the price for the job before booking.
What we need to know
Getting the details right at the start saves time. Please include:
- The type of building and roof, like pitched or flat
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- When you need the report by
If you’re buying, it is useful to book soon after your offer is accepted, so you have the findings in time to act on them before you exchange. Otherwise, simply phone 07833 053749 or send us an email whenever suits you.
What happens if roof problems are left?
Quotes from contractors set out the work they want to carry out. A survey gives you an independent view of the roof before you commission work, so you can compare quotes on the same basis. Around Coggeshall, a leak in an older house can soak into timbers and plaster, and that is a much bigger job than the original defect.
Every price we give includes VAT. Our price is from £150, including VAT. We confirm the price for the job before booking.
Why us?
- Packages from £150, including VAT
- Plain-English reports with photos
- An independent view of the roof
- 98% customer satisfaction
What we do, step by step
Once we’ve finished looking, we write up our findings as a photo-illustrated written report. As for time on site, most surveys take about one to two hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. In a smaller place like Coggeshall, as anywhere, the forecast plays a part: drone flights and thermal imaging need the right conditions, while a look from ground level and the loft can go ahead in most weather.
- We agree which roofs and which parts of the building are included.
- You or your agent arrange access to the roof space and any flats we need to enter.
- We inspect each roof from safe vantage points, the loft space and the roof itself where safe.
- Defects are photographed and their urgency noted.
- You get a written condition report to help plan maintenance.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure the loft hatch can be reached
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
Arrange a survey
We survey roofs seven days a week. To find a date that works for you, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Related advice
Your questions about landlord roof surveys in Coggeshall
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Kelvedon station?
Of course. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Coggeshall?
For listing, use Historic England’s list; for conservation areas, ask the council. The answer matters most when a change of material is on the cards.
Which days do you carry out surveys?
We survey seven days a week: Monday to Friday, Saturdays and Sundays. Just let us know the days that suit you.
Do you use drones?
Where it helps and the rules allow, yes. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID and fly a drone under 250g, and every flight depends on the airspace and the weather.
Do you climb onto every roof?
Only if it is safe. We inspect what can safely be seen: from the ground, from windows and vantage points, from the roof space, from the roof itself where safe and by drone where applicable. Anything we cannot see is noted in the report.
Is this a RICS survey?
No. This is a survey of the roof only, and it isn’t a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. It can sit alongside a RICS survey if you want both.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and sampling aren’t something we do. Where a material might contain it, such as old cement sheets on a building from before 2000, the report flags it, with a recommendation to have a specialist asbestos surveyor check before it is disturbed.