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Landlord roof survey in Good Easter, Essex
Roof condition reports for landlords, agents and blocks of flats across Good Easter, using drones and thermal imaging where it applies. Get in touch for a price.
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
- Ponding or splits on flat roofs
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
Landlord roof surveys in Good Easter: local notes
Clay tiles and timber weatherboarding mark out many of the older buildings in Essex, and plenty of post-war and modern estates besides. Whatever the covering, it’s often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first. Listing and conservation areas can both shape what roof work is allowed on an older home. Your council and Historic England’s list will tell you where you stand, before anyone quotes for re-roofing.
Take an older house close to Church of St Andrew: old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Good Easter is about 6 miles north-west of Chelmsford, in Essex. We provide landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Good Easter. Our Essex coverage includes Good Easter. For surveys nearby, see our Chelmsford page.
We survey roofs across CM1 for landlord roof surveys and the streets around it. If you need a landlord roof survey at a property on Mill Road, Souther Cross Road and School Road or a nearby road, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for landlord roof surveys include Chalk End (1 mile south), Mashbury (2 miles east), Margaret Roding (2 miles west), Leaden Roding (2 miles north-west) and Boyton Cross (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (6 miles south-east), Basildon (15 miles south), Braintree (11 miles north-east), Harlow (10 miles west), Brentwood (11 miles south) and Maldon (14 miles east).
What’s near Good Easter
Nearby you’ll also find Broomfield Hospital (4.7 miles east) and Willingale Doe (3 miles south-west).
Landlord roof survey in Good Easter: what you get
A roof condition report helps you plan maintenance and set budgets. It shows what needs attention now and what can be planned for later based on what can be seen. It does not give repair costs but contractors can price from it. Anything urgent is made clear, so you can act on them first and plan the rest over the coming years. Common reasons to book are leaks into upper flats and parapets and upstands in poor repair, across gutters and downpipes, blocks of flats and rented houses.
Somewhere as small as Good Easter, homes are often older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Older roofs may be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, often with chimneys that have stood a long time. Each needs checking in its own way, and thatch is a specialist material we report on as far as it can be seen. On older roofs, it is usually the chimneys and lead flashings that need work first.
Pictures do a lot of the work in our reports, because a photo of a cracked flashing says more than a paragraph. If something couldn’t be seen safely, the report is clear about it.
- Place
- Good Easter (CM1)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Why it is worth a survey now in Good Easter
A leak in a block rarely stays in one place. Early surveys help avoid damage spreading between flats. Older cottages and farmhouses around Good Easter can have roof timbers that have been there a very long time, and water through a failed covering can rot timber if it is left.
Every price we give includes VAT, and the written report is part of the package. Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. Size, height and access decide where your roof falls.
Why us?
- Prices that include VAT
- Independent findings on the roof’s condition
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- Drone flown under a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
Take a look at what a roof survey costs or our case studies.
How the survey works
Every roof is different, but as a rough guide the survey takes an hour or two on an ordinary house, and more on a big or complicated roof. You’re welcome to ask questions while we’re there. In a hamlet or village like Good Easter, a postcode doesn’t always lead to the right gate, so a few directions, or a note of a nearby landmark, help us arrive on time. After that, the survey runs as it would anywhere.
- 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.
- Every defect is photographed and its urgency noted where relevant.
- A written condition report follows to help you plan.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking before the day
- For flats, check roof access has been agreed
- Keep pets in another room
Book a survey
If you are buying, it helps to book soon after your offer is accepted, so there’s time to use the report before exchange. Otherwise, simply phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form whenever suits you.
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Your questions about landlord roof surveys in Good Easter
Do you cover smaller places like Good Easter?
Yes, Good Easter is on our map. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one, with the route planned beforehand.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Good Easter?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it’s in a conservation area. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
What’s the price of a landlord roof survey?
Our price is from £150, including VAT. The building’s size, roofs and access all affect the price. To get a price, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Can you survey in bad weather?
It can, depending on the survey. Drone flights need calm, dry weather, and thermal imaging works best with a dry roof, little wind and a sunny day beforehand. If the conditions aren’t right, we’ll talk to you about another date.
What’s the best way to book?
To book, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address, the type of property and what’s prompted the survey. We will confirm the price and find a day that suits.
Is this survey just for landlords?
We work for landlords, letting agents, managing agents and freeholders, as well as RTM and residents’ management companies. Leaseholders sometimes book it as well.
Do you need to get into the loft?
If the survey needs it and the loft space can be reached safely, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch, and if the loft cannot be reached safely, the report says so.
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Surveys for landlords and agents in Good Easter
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in, at a time agreed in advance. We survey on weekdays and at weekends, which helps when tenants work during the week.
For blocks of flats, a roof survey helps managing agents and residents’ management companies plan ahead. Recommendations are set out with the most urgent first where relevant, which helps with budgets and planning.
When to book a survey in Good Easter
Agents and freeholders have budgets to set. Planning is difficult without knowing the roof’s condition and how soon.
Typical things we’re asked to look at include:
- Damaged pots and flaunching
- Failed flashings at walls and chimneys
- Ponding or splits on flat roofs
- Leaks into upper flats
Around Good Easter, as everywhere, small roof faults are simplest to sort before they let water in.
Questions to ask before booking
- Is there a chance to talk the report through?
- When you will get the report
- Are they insured for the work?
- Whether the roof space is looked at, where there is one
Different roofs, different checks
Gutters and downpipes
Blocked gutters cause many leaks into top-floor flats. We check gutters, outlets and downpipes as far as can safely be seen.
Shared chimney stacks
Chimney stacks are frequently shared between houses or flats. Pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings are looked at from safe vantage points.
What this survey cannot tell you
Our survey is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. Other limits to bear in mind:
- Parts of the roof we cannot safely see or access
- The rest of the building, as a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey would
- The structure in the way a structural engineer would assess it
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or email us and we will tell you. The full list of what we check.
Roof types and parts we check
- Gutters and downpipes
- Shared roofs
- Blocks of flats
- Rented houses
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Converted houses