Hertfordshire · London and the South East
Landlord Roof Survey in Cold Christmas
An experienced roof surveyor for landlord roof surveys in Cold Christmas. More than 20 years and over 5,000 surveys.
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
- Cracked or lifting flashings
- Ponding or splits on flat roofs
Cold Christmas questions
Is my home in Cold Christmas listed or in a conservation area?
Check Historic England’s online list first, then ask the council about conservation areas and any Article 4 direction. The answer matters most when a change of material is on the cards.
I let a flat near Ware station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, rented property is part of what we cover. Just call 07833 053749 or email us and tell us about the building, including who will give access on the day.
Does the weather affect the survey?
A survey can usually go ahead in light rain, and it can even help show where water is getting in. High wind or heavy rain can stop drone flights and make roof access unsafe, so we’ll agree a new date if the weather is not suitable.
Do you look in the roof space?
If the survey needs it and the loft space can be reached safely, yes. A clear path to the hatch helps.
Can we use the survey to plan a roof budget?
Yes, many agents and freeholders use it that way. Surveying again later shows what has changed to keep your plan up to date.
Are you insured?
We hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance, for every survey we carry out.
How do I arrange a landlord roof survey in Cold Christmas?
It is easiest to call 07833 053749 or drop us an email. Give us the address and a few details about the roof. We survey on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Cold Christmas
A roof condition report helps you plan maintenance and set budgets. You can see what’s urgent and what can wait, as far as can be judged from what’s visible. It doesn’t include repair cost estimates, but it gives contractors a clear brief to price from. Urgent defects are flagged clearly, so you can act on them first and plan the rest over the coming years. If you’re worried about gutters overflowing onto walls and standing water on a flat roof, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on converted houses, blocks of flats and flat roofs on blocks alike.
Older buildings in small places like Cold Christmas may be 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. Knowing the roof’s condition helps you plan ahead with that in mind. Older materials such as clay tiles, slate and stone are often matched when work is done.
Report times depend on the survey you book: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day.
- Location
- Cold Christmas (SG12)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Towns and villages near Cold Christmas
What else we do in Cold Christmas
What we do, step by step
We’ll ask a few questions first, such as when any problem began and what work has been done before. The inspection then takes between one and two hours for a single let house, with blocks of flats taking longer. Rural addresses near Cold Christmas can be hard to find from a postcode alone, so a few directions, or a note of a nearby landmark, help us arrive on time. The visit itself is the same as anywhere else.
- First, we confirm the scope and the purpose of the report.
- You arrange access to the loft and any flats we need.
- We inspect each roof as far as it can be seen safely.
- Every defect is photographed and its urgency noted where relevant.
- You get a written report to plan maintenance and budgets.
Before we arrive
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
- If it is not your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- Let us know about parking near the property
Getting a price
To book a survey, call 07833 053749 or email us with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. You will know the price before anything is booked.
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Honest limits
Some things cannot be seen without opening up the roof, so a survey has limits:
- Structural calculations or an engineer’s report
- Confirming asbestos in older roof materials
- Walls, floors and services beyond the roof
If you’re not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Cold Christmas
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Rented houses
- Gutters and downpipes
- Blocks of flats
- Shared roofs
- Converted houses
Useful tips for Cold Christmas property owners
Getting the most from a landlord roof survey starts before we arrive and carries on afterwards. Some tips:
- Keep the loft hatch clear and reachable
- Give residents notice before a survey
- Keep past survey reports with the building’s records
- Make leak reporting easy for tenants
Photos make it easier to explain the findings to leaseholders, tenants or directors. The report is written in plain language.
Encourage residents to tell you about leaks or damp straight away. Early reports let you act before damage spreads.
Why get it checked now?
A contractor’s quote tells you what they propose to do. An independent survey tells you the roof’s condition first, so you can compare quotes on the same basis. Older cottages and farmhouses around Cold Christmas can have roof timbers that have been there a very long time, where water from a failed roof can cause rot if it is left.
Every price we give includes VAT. Prices start from £150, including VAT. You will know the price for your roof before you book.
Why book with us
- Package prices that include VAT
- A written report with photos
- A sub-250g drone, flown with a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- PI and public liability insurance
What a survey costs
All our prices include VAT. The things that change the price are:
- The roof’s overall size
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
- Whether it is a home or a commercial building
There are three survey packages: the Basic Survey from £150, the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, all inc. VAT. The price for your roof depends on its size, access and what you want to find out.
Getting in touch
If you can, have these to hand when you contact us:
- Anything about access we should know
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- Dates you are working to, like exchange
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
Photos help, if you have them. Take them safely from ground level or a window, and please don’t climb up for a closer look. To send them or to book, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Do you need a landlord roof survey in Cold Christmas?
Shared roofs can fall between owners. Each party may assume someone else is dealing with it, so maintenance gets put off. An independent report helps everyone see the facts.
Most people get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Damaged pots and flaunching
- Blocked gutters over flats
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
- Flashings that have come away
For an older house near a landmark such as Parish Church of St Mary, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
What to check before booking
- Their track record with similar roofs
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
- What follow-up you get after the report
- Their drone registration, if they fly one
Local roofs in Cold Christmas
In this part of the South East, older roofs are mostly slate or clay tile and many newer ones concrete tile, with flat-roofed extensions, dormers and garages common everywhere. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. With Much Hadham Palace about 3.9 miles north-east, Cold Christmas sits in an area with a long building history. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters.
If you let a flat or house near Ware station, knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints. Take a building like Thundridge Church of England Primary School: a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
Cold Christmas is about 2 miles north-east of Ware, in Hertfordshire. From houses to flats and shops in Cold Christmas, the roof can be surveyed on a weekday or at the weekend. We cover towns and villages across Hertfordshire. Our Chelmsford page covers surveys nearby.
Here we cover the SG12 postcode area for landlord roof surveys. Other places close to Cold Christmas include Wadesmill (1 mile north-west), Thundridge (1 mile west), High Cross (1 mile north-west), Babbs Green (1 mile south-east) and Wareside (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Stevenage (9 miles north-west), St Albans (15 miles south-west), Bishop's Stortford (7 miles east), Welwyn Garden City (8 miles west), Harpenden (15 miles west) and Hitchin (14 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Cold Christmas
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Windmill Public House and The Chauncy School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Ware station, about 2.1 miles south-west. A little further out are Museum of Street Lighting (2.5 miles south) and Hertford County Hospital (4.4 miles south-west). The countryside around Cold Christmas includes King's Meads.