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Cranham Landlord Roof Survey
Roof condition reports for landlords, agents and blocks of flats for Cranham, from an experienced roof surveyor. You get a clear written report with photos.
- Failed flashings at walls and chimneys
- Damp or stains in top-floor flats
- Ponding or splits on flat roofs
Your questions about landlord roof surveys in Cranham
I let a flat near Upminster station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, letting agents and landlords book with us as well as owners. Just phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and let us know about the building, including who will give access on the day.
Is parking a problem for a survey in Cranham?
Normally it’s manageable with a little notice. Tell us what parking is available nearby, and the visit is planned around it.
Do I need to be at home?
It depends on what we need to see. For inside areas and the loft space, someone has to give us access; we will agree the details when you book.
How long will you be at the property?
It typically takes about 1–2 hours for a single let house, with blocks of flats taking longer. The report follows by email.
How do I arrange a landlord roof survey in Cranham?
Just ring 07833 053749 or email us with the address. After a few questions, we confirm the price and fix a day, weekday or weekend.
Will you check the loft?
If the survey needs it and the roof space can be reached safely, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch.
Does the weather affect the survey?
It depends on the weather and the survey. High wind or heavy rain can make access unsafe and ground a drone, and we’d agree another day.
About our landlord roof survey in Cranham
A landlord roof survey shows you the state of a roof, written up so you can plan. Landlords, letting agents, managing agents and freeholders all use it along with RTM and residents’ management companies. You get a written report with 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 flat roofs on blocks, gutters and downpipes and rented houses, and people most often book us about blocked gutters over flats and standing water on a flat roof.
London has a great many flats in converted houses and purpose-built blocks, so roofs are often shared between several households. Landlords, managing agents and residents’ companies need to know what condition it’s in and what work is coming up. A defect on a shared roof can reach more than one flat. With a written report and photographs, everyone can plan from the same facts.
The report is yours to share with whoever needs it: a seller or estate agent, an insurer, a roofer, a builder or a managing agent, whichever applies.
- Location
- Cranham (RM14)
- Region
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Cranham homes and their roofs
Further from the centre, London’s housing takes in interwar semis with hipped roofs in clay or concrete tiles as well as slate-roofed terraces. Bay roofs, hip ridges and dormers from later loft conversions are the details that set these houses apart. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them. The wider area around Cranham has a long history of building, with Hare Hall about 3 miles north-west. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
Trees in and around St. Andrew's Park shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls. For an older house near a landmark such as St Luke's Cranham, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Cranham is about 2 miles east of Hornchurch, in Greater London. We visit Cranham as part of our work across Greater London, for houses, flats and commercial buildings. Our area takes in places right across Greater London. There is also a page for Chelmsford.
We work across RM14 for landlord roof surveys. We offer landlord roof surveys to properties on Avon Road, Moor Lane and Front Lane and the roads around them. Close by, we survey roofs in Upminster (1 mile west), Puddle Dock (1 mile east), Upminster Bridge (1 mile west), North Ockendon (2 miles south-east) and Emerson Park (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Shoreditch (15 miles west), Walthamstow (13 miles west), Hoxton (15 miles west), Whitechapel (15 miles west), Orpington (14 miles south-west) and Plaistow (11 miles west).
What’s near Cranham
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The James Oglethorpe Primary School, The Crumpled Horn pub and St. Andrew's Park, among other places. The closest station to Cranham is Upminster station, about 0.7 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include The Mercury Mall (3.7 miles west) and Upminster Tithe Barn Museum of Nostalgia (0.6 miles north-west). Open spaces near Cranham include Cranham Brickfields.
What we look for on each type of roof
Party-wall upstands and parapets
A parapet can hide a gutter that is hard to see. They’re checked where safe access allows.
Gutters and downpipes
Blocked gutters cause many leaks into top-floor flats. Gutters, outlets and downpipes are inspected where they can be seen.
Towns and villages near Cranham
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How it works
You don’t need to do much on the day. Show us any stains, drips or problem areas you know about, and we’ll take it from there. A typical survey takes roughly 1–2 hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. In converted houses and mansion blocks, the loft hatch is frequently on a shared landing. Where that’s the case, access needs agreeing with whoever controls that landing. Everything else is planned around the building, not the postcode.
- We agree which roofs and which parts of the building are included.
- We confirm which flats and loft spaces we need to get into, and you arrange access.
- The roofs are inspected from the ground, vantage points, the loft space and the roof where it’s safe.
- We photograph each defect and note how urgent it looks.
- You get a written condition report to help plan maintenance.
Preparing for the visit
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
- If it is not your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
How to book
Our phone lines are open seven days a week. To book or ask a question, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Advice
Prices for landlord roof surveys in Cranham
A few things affect what a survey costs:
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- The shape of the roof and its details
- How many separate roofs there are, such as extensions, dormers and garages
- How big the roof is
All our prices include VAT. Prices start from £150, including VAT. You will know the price for the job before you book.
What to tell us when you contact us
Here’s what helps us most when you get in touch:
- The kind of building and roof involved
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- What made you get in touch
Booking is simple: just ring 07833 053749 or email us and give us some details about the property and we’ll suggest the right survey. The price is agreed up front.
Common roof problems in Cranham
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 can pick up problems like:
- Mortar falling from ridges and verges
- Leaking joints at party walls
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
If you own a rental within reach of Upminster station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- Which viewpoints they use to see the roof
- Their track record with similar roofs
- What happens after the report arrives
- Will the report include photos?
Tips that help
From years of surveys, a few habits stand out:
- Don’t wait for a leak to survey the roof
- Check the roof space can be accessed
- Deal with urgent items first
- Check your lease or ask a solicitor about who pays
If anything in the report needs explaining, ask us. The Standard Survey includes a follow-up consultation, and Premium includes an in-person consultation.
Keep the roof space accessible so a surveyor can look inside the roof. Stored items over the hatch make checks harder.
Why it is worth a survey now in Cranham
A contractor’s quote tells you what they propose to do. An independent survey tells you the roof’s condition first so you know what you’re asking contractors to price. London’s older roofs frequently have bitumen felt underlay or none at all, so once the slates or flashings let water past, little stops it reaching ceilings. Left unchecked, water soaks into timber and plaster and the damage spreads.
We offer three survey packages: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, with VAT included. What your roof costs depends on its size, access and what you want to find out.
Why book us in Cranham
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
- We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Visits on any day of the week
See what a roof survey costs or what we found on two real jobs.