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Landlord roof survey in Great Parndon, Essex
Not sure what state the let or shared roof is in? We carry out landlord roof surveys in Great Parndon and across Essex, with plain-English findings.
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Mortar falling from ridges and verges
- Missing or loose roof coverings
Great Parndon: your questions answered
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Harlow Town station?
Yes, that is a common request. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Great Parndon?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. A change of roofing material may need consent in either case, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
Does the weather affect the survey?
Light rain does not usually stop a survey. Heavy rain or strong wind can ground a drone and make the roof unsafe, so if conditions are not right we’ll arrange another day with you.
Can you survey at the weekend?
Surveys can be booked for any day of the week: Monday to Friday, Saturdays and Sundays. Just tell us the days that suit you.
How long does the survey take?
That depends on the size and shape of the roof; most visits take about 1–2 hours for most houses, and longer for a large or complex roof. The report is sent afterwards by email.
Is Great Parndon in your area?
Yes. We carry out landlord roof surveys in Great Parndon.
Is it the same as a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey?
No. Our survey is a roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey of the whole building. It focuses on the roof, so it sits alongside a building survey rather than replacing it.
Landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Great Parndon
Some landlords book a survey when they buy a property to let, others when a tenant reports a leak or damp. Others want a regular survey for a rolling maintenance plan. Whatever the reason, the report follows the same clear format with photographs and recommendations. Surveys are carried out on weekdays and at weekends, which can make access easier to arrange. We survey rented houses, shared roofs and gutters and downpipes, and the problems we are asked to look at most are cracked or leaning shared chimneys and flashings that have come away.
Houses in smaller places like Great Parndon can face open ground, where wind and driving rain hit the roof harder. Ridge tiles, verges, chimney stacks and flashings take the worst of it. Checking those edges shows whether anything has begun to work loose before it lets water in. Once one ridge tile or slate moves, wind gets under the next one too.
We keep jargon out of it: if work is needed, the report says so clearly, and where it can wait, that’s said too.
- Place
- Great Parndon (CM19, CM18)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Places near Great Parndon
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Tips from our surveys
Getting the most from a landlord roof survey starts before we arrive and carries on afterwards. Some tips:
- Ask residents to report damp right away
- Don’t wait for a leak to survey the roof
- Act on high-priority defects quickly
- Get legal advice on lease responsibilities
You receive a written report with photos and recommendations ranked by urgency where relevant. It is emailed to you ready to pass on to whoever needs it.
Act on urgent items in the report first and schedule the others. Small roof defects tend to grow.
Do you need a landlord roof survey in Great Parndon?
Older buildings across London and South East England have roofs that are decades old. Fixings, flashings and underlay can fail before the slates or tiles themselves, and a survey helps show where that’s happening.
Signs worth acting on include:
- Cracked or lifting flashings
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
- Parapets and upstands in poor repair
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
Trees in and around Hawkenbury Meadow shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, so outlets and downpipes are worth watching.
What to check before booking
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
- Whether VAT is in the quoted price
- Which parts of the roof they’ll actually see
- Their report turnaround times
How the survey works
On the day, we start by asking what you’ve noticed and what you’d like to know. After that, we look at everything we can see safely, using the ground, windows, the loft and a drone where it applies. The survey typically takes between one and two hours on an ordinary house, and about three to four hours for a commercial roof. Homes around Great Parndon often have gardens on more than one side, which gives us room to step back and see the roof. Mention any side of the property we cannot get to. Inside, the loft is looked at where it can be reached safely.
- We start by agreeing the scope, roof by roof.
- We confirm which flats and loft spaces we need to get into, and you arrange access.
- We inspect each roof from safe vantage points, the loft space and the roof itself where safe.
- Defects are photographed and their urgency noted.
- We send a written report you can use to plan maintenance and budgets.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
Book a survey
Getting a price is simple: just phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and give us some details about the property and we’ll point you to the right survey. The price is agreed up front.
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Why get it checked now?
A dated condition report is useful for the building’s records. Surveying again later shows what has changed, which suits a rolling maintenance plan. Around Great Parndon, a leak in an older house can soak into timbers and plaster, which is far harder to put right than the roof fault itself.
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package matters as well. We will give you the figure before anything is booked.
Why us?
- 98% of customers satisfied
- Independent findings on the roof’s condition
- Drones and thermal imaging where applicable
- 5,000+ roofs surveyed
How the survey changes by roof type
Party-wall upstands and parapets
Parapet walls often hide gutters behind them. They’re checked where safe access allows.
Gutters and downpipes
Hidden gutters on larger buildings can send water indoors. They’re an important part of the survey.
For landlords and managing agents
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. The report is emailed, so it can go straight to your client, photos included.
Any of our surveys can be booked by landlords, agents and building managers in Great Parndon. To discuss a property or a block, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Great Parndon homes and their roofs
Older buildings may be listed or sit in a conservation area. Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the council can say whether a street is in a conservation area. Re-roofing in different materials may need permission there. Great Parndon is part of Harlow, one of the post-war new towns. Many homes in the new towns date from the post-war decades, with concrete interlocking tiles, low-pitched roofs and flat-roofed garages and porches. On homes of that age, felt underlay, flat roofs, gutters and fixings may all be due attention.
If you look after a building such as Jerounds Primary Academy, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle. Landlords with a home close to Harlow Town station may find that a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Great Parndon is about 2 miles south-west of Harlow, in Essex. We provide landlord roof surveys for householders, landlords and businesses in Great Parndon and nearby. Our Essex coverage includes Great Parndon and the places around it. For surveys nearby, see our Chelmsford page.
We work across the CM19 and CM18 postcode area for landlord roof surveys. Streets in the area include Rectory Lane, Pyenest Road and Paycock Road. Close by, we survey roofs in Staple Tye (1 mile south-east), Tylerscross (1 mile south-west), Jack's Hatch (1 mile south), Little Parndon (1 mile north) and Broadley Common (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover Brentwood (13 miles south-east), Loughton (8 miles south), Waltham Abbey (6 miles south-west), Great Dunmow (14 miles north-east), Epping (4 miles south) and Stansted Mountfitchet (11 miles north-east).
Near you in Great Parndon
In Great Parndon, that means homes and buildings near Hawkenbury Meadow, Stewards Academy - Science Specialist and The Cock Inn, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Harlow Town station, roughly 1.8 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Mark Hall Cycle Museum (2.4 miles north-east) and Princess Alexandra Hospital (1 mile north). Not far away are Hunsdon Mead.