Essex · London and the South East
Great Burstead Landlord Roof Survey
Need a landlord roof survey in Great Burstead? We can help, with a written report you can act on. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
- Cracked or leaning shared chimneys
- Gaps where tiles or slates have slipped
How the survey works
On the day, we start by asking what you’ve noticed and what you need to know. After that, we look at everything we can see safely. The survey typically takes about 1–2 hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. Cottages and farmhouses around Great Burstead often have roofs at several levels, with lean-tos and outbuildings attached. Each part is looked at from wherever it can safely be seen, and anything we can’t see is noted.
- First, we confirm the scope and the purpose of the report.
- Access to flats and the roof space is arranged by you or your agent.
- Each roof is checked from safe vantage points and inside where possible.
- We photograph defects and note how urgent they look.
- You get a written report to plan maintenance and budgets.
Before we arrive
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
Arrange a survey
A quick phone call is normally the easiest start: phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form, and we will ask about the building and what you need. The price is agreed before a date is set.
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Landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Great Burstead
The lease usually decides who is responsible for the roof and who pays. We cannot advise on what your lease says but we can give you an independent record of the roof’s condition. That can help when owners, freeholders and agents need to agree what happens next. You get photos and written recommendations, prioritised by urgency where relevant. We survey flat roofs on blocks, converted houses and shared roofs, and people most often book us about damaged party-wall upstands or parapets and chimney stacks in poor repair.
In a village or hamlet like Great Burstead, older cottages and farmhouses often sit alongside barns, outbuildings and a few 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 typically the chimneys and lead flashings that need work first.
You receive the findings by email, easy to pass on to a roofer, an agent or an insurer. Basic reports come within 48 hours, Standard within 24–48 hours and Premium on the day.
- Location
- Great Burstead (CM11, SS15)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Great Burstead homes and their roofs
The wider area around Great Burstead has a long history of building, with Ingatestone Hall about 4.6 miles north-west. On older houses around here, roofs frequently 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. In Essex, older buildings are often clay-tiled, many with weatherboarding, with post-war and more recent estates making up much of the newer housing. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
If you live in an older home near Church of St Mary Magdalene, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look. If you look after a shop, office or commercial unit, for example near Eastgate Shopping Centre, a roof report helps plan work around trading rather than after a leak.
Great Burstead is about 2 miles south-east of Billericay, in Essex. Bookings from Great Burstead are handled just like any other: get in touch, agree the price and pick a day. Across Essex, we cover Great Burstead. You can also see our page for Chelmsford.
We survey roofs across CM11 and SS15 for landlord roof surveys. That includes homes and businesses on Mill Road, Southend Road and Tyrrells Road and the roads around them. If you’re just outside Great Burstead, we cover Crays Hill (1 mile east), Little Burstead (1 mile west), Billericay (2 miles north-west), Ramsden Bellhouse (2 miles north-east) and Ramsden Heath (3 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Chelmsford (9 miles north), Brentwood (6 miles west), Maldon (13 miles north-east), Canvey Island (8 miles south-east), Rayleigh (7 miles east) and Wickford (4 miles east).
Near you in Great Burstead
Typical jobs here are in homes near Kings Head pub and The Billericay School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Billericay station, about 2.1 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Eastgate Shopping Centre (2.5 miles south) and Barleylands Farm Museum (less than half a mile south). Green spaces nearby include Norsey Wood.
What a landlord roof survey doesn’t cover
We only report what can safely be seen on the day, so some things are outside what a survey can do:
- Legal advice on leases or service charges
- A full building survey of every part of the property
- Parts of the roof we cannot safely see or access
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will recommend the right survey before booking. What our survey covers.
Roofs we survey in Great Burstead
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Shared roofs
- Converted houses
- Gutters and downpipes
- Rented houses
- Blocks of flats
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How the survey changes by roof type
Roof spaces and lofts
Looking inside the roof frequently tells us more. We go into the loft where it’s safe, looking for staining, damp and daylight.
Party-wall upstands and parapets
Where a roof is shared with neighbours, we can only inspect what we are given access to, and the report says what was seen.
Your questions about landlord roof surveys in Great Burstead
Can a landlord with a rental near Billericay station book a roof survey?
Yes, landlords and letting agents book with us as well as owners. You can ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and some details, including who will give access on the day.
Will you come out to Great Burstead?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We cover the whole of London and South East England. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do I need to be at home?
It depends on what we need to see. Inside the building and in the loft, we need someone to let us in; we will agree the details as you book.
Will you inspect a roof that several owners share?
Yes, we survey shared roofs often. Where a neighbouring roof is not part of the access, we can only see it from vantage points, and the report says so.
How do I book a survey in Great Burstead?
It’s easiest to phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form. Tell us the address and a little about the roof. We survey on weekdays and at weekends.
Can we use the survey to plan a roof budget?
Yes. Recommendations are prioritised by urgency where relevant, which helps you plan work and budgets. It does not include repair cost estimates, but contractors can price from it.
Can you survey at the weekend?
We survey on any day from Monday to Sunday, during the day. Let us know your preferred days when you book.
When to book a survey in Great Burstead
A tenant reporting damp or a stained ceiling is a common reason to book. We check whether the roof or rainwater system is the likely cause from what’s visible.
Signs worth acting on include:
- Flashings that have come away
- Chimney stacks in poor repair
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
Take a building like St Peter's Catholic Primary School: its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
Questions to ask before you book
- Their report turnaround times
- Do they have a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID for drone work?
- How they plan to inspect the roof safely
- What exactly goes into their report
Landlords, agents and block managers in Great Burstead
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. The report is emailed, so it can go straight to your client, photos included.
Where a roof is shared: we need access agreed with whoever owns or manages the building. Mention it when you get in touch and we will plan the survey around it.
Checking the roof from ground level
It helps to keep a record: dates of leaks, photos from the ground and any work done on the roof. Share it with us when you book and it will help the survey.
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.