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Landlord roof survey in Fishbourne, Isle of Wight
Find out what’s going on with the let or shared roof before you decide what to do next. We carry out landlord roof surveys in Fishbourne.
- Ponding or splits on flat roofs
- Cracked or lifting flashings
- Damaged pots and flaunching
Fishbourne questions
Can a landlord with a rental near Ryde Esplanade station book a roof survey?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. You can ring 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and what you need.
Will you come out to Fishbourne?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house.
Do you need to get into the loft?
Yes, where the survey calls for it and there’s safe access. We look for staining, damp, daylight and signs of movement.
Do you carry out surveys on Saturdays and Sundays?
Surveys run on weekdays and at weekends. To arrange a date, phone 07833 053749 or email us.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. This is a survey of the roof only, and it is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. Many buyers have both.
Can you survey a shared roof on a terrace or converted house?
Yes. We inspect the parts we are given access to, as far as they can be seen safely. Areas we couldn’t see are noted as well as what could.
Do I need to be at home?
Someone needs to let us in if we’re looking inside or in the loft. Access is agreed with you when you book.
Landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Fishbourne
The lease normally decides who is responsible for the roof and who pays. We don’t give legal advice on leases, but our report gives everyone an independent record of condition. It helps owners and managers discuss the next steps from the same facts. You get photos and written recommendations, prioritised by urgency where relevant. If you are worried about cracked or lifting flashings and parapets and upstands in poor repair, we can find out what’s behind it.
Village roofs often face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, so ridges, chimney stacks, flashings and gutters work hard. Damp in old walls is slow to dry, so a small leak can do a lot of harm. A written report sets out what to deal with and in what order. On exposed older roofs, chimneys and lead flashings are often the first to give way.
Every survey ends with a written report, with photographs, sent by email. It explains the condition of the let or shared roof, the defects we found and what we recommend.
- Place
- Fishbourne (PO33)
- Wider area
- Isle of Wight
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Signs you need a landlord roof survey in Fishbourne
A single building may have pitched roofs, flat roofs and rear additions. Each wears differently and the smaller roofs are easy to forget.
Things that frequently lead to a survey include:
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
- Blocked gutters over flats
If you let a flat or house near Ryde Esplanade 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
- Will the report include photos?
- Whether they hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Whether VAT is added on top
- Their track record with similar roofs
Nearby places to Fishbourne
Other services in Fishbourne
Local roofs in Fishbourne
Fishbourne is within about 2 miles of the coast, so there’s more wind and more salt in the air than further inland. Salt corrodes metal fixings and flashings, and wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces, while driving rain finds any gap. Some villages on the Isle of Wight still have thatched roofs, and nowhere on the island is far from the sea. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
Take an older house close to St. Edmund's Church: the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine. Take a building like Wootton Community Primary School: a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
Fishbourne is about 2 miles west of Ryde, in the Isle of Wight. If you are in Fishbourne, booking works exactly as it does anywhere else: a call or an email, a price, then a date. Our the Isle of Wight coverage includes Fishbourne and the places around it. You can also see our page for Portsmouth.
All of PO33 is covered for landlord roof surveys. We offer landlord roof surveys to properties on Kite Hill, Ashlake Farm Lane and Ashlake Copse Road and the roads around them. With the B3331 close by, Fishbourne is easy for us to reach for landlord roof surveys. Other places close to Fishbourne include Wootton (1 mile west), Havenstreet (1 mile south), Hillgrove (2 miles south-west), Whippingham (2 miles west) and Staplers (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Newport (4 miles south-west), Cowes (4 miles north-west), Sandown (6 miles south-east), Shanklin (7 miles south), Ventnor (9 miles south) and East Cowes (3 miles north-west). Remote addresses need a little more planning, so please mention your location when you call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Around Fishbourne
In Fishbourne, that means homes and buildings near Ryde Academy and The Fishbourne pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Ryde Esplanade station, roughly 2.5 miles east. Well-known places in the area include St Mary's Hospital (3.9 miles west) and East Cowes Castle (3.8 miles north-west). The countryside around Fishbourne includes Mill Hill and Briddlesford Nature Reserve.
How the survey works
We look at the roof from outside and, where it is relevant and there’s safe access, from inside the loft space too. In the loft, the signs we look for are staining, damp, daylight and sagging, as far as the space allows. All in, the survey typically takes roughly 1–2 hours at a typical home, rising to roughly 3–4 hours on a commercial building. For a village or hamlet like Fishbourne, the journey is planned ahead of time: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. The roof is looked at from the ground, from windows, from the loft where there’s safe access and from the roof where it is safe.
- First, we confirm the scope and the purpose of the report.
- Access to flats and the loft space is arranged by you or your agent.
- We inspect each roof as far as it can safely be seen.
- We photograph defects and note how urgent they look.
- You get a written report to plan maintenance and budgets.
How to prepare
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
- Let us know where we can park nearby
How to book
To arrange a survey, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. You’ll know the price before anything is booked.
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DIY checks: what’s safe
A DIY look is useful, but it is not a survey. You will not see flashings, valleys or the backs of chimneys properly from ground level, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
Inside, the loft is a good place to look, with care. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
Practical tips
A little preparation and a few simple habits help, both for the survey and for the roof itself. Some pointers:
- Keep the loft hatch clear and reachable
- File each roof report for future reference
- Survey the roof on a regular cycle
- Put urgent roof work at the top of the list
If you need to share the findings with leaseholders or a board, the photos help. The report is written in plain language.
Keep gutters and outlets clear and include any valley or parapet gutters. Many leaks into top flats start with a blocked gutter.
Why act early in Fishbourne
A planned maintenance budget needs real information. A survey shows what needs attention now and what can be planned for later, so spending can be spread sensibly. Outbuildings and barns around Fishbourne are easy to forget, but a failed roof there can spoil what’s stored inside. It’s worth including them in a survey before a winter does the damage.
Prices start from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, including VAT, and we’ll tell you which fits.
Why book with us
- Prices that include VAT
- We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
What this survey can’t tell you
This is not a RICS building survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. Other limits to bear in mind:
- Confirming asbestos in older roof materials
- Roof areas we weren’t given access to
- The structure in the way a structural engineer would assess it
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll tell you. What a survey covers and does not.
What this survey covers
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Gutters and downpipes
- Converted houses
- Shared roofs
- Blocks of flats
- Rented houses