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Landlord roof survey in Green Street, Hertfordshire
Roof condition reports for landlords, agents and blocks of flats around Green Street, with a written report you can act on. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
How a landlord roof survey works in Green Street
Managing agents and freeholders use our reports to plan maintenance and budgets. You can see what’s urgent and what can wait, as far as can be judged from what’s visible. It does not include repair cost estimates but contractors can price from it. Anything urgent is made clear, so you can deal with it first and budget for the rest. We survey rented houses, blocks of flats and flat roofs on blocks, and people most often book us about damp or stains in top-floor flats and splits and blisters in flat roof coverings.
Somewhere as small as Green Street, homes are frequently older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Roofs there can be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, and chimney stacks are often old. We report on what can be seen safely, and thatch is a specialist material. On older roofs, it is normally the chimneys and lead flashings that need work first.
Findings are set out part by part, from the main slopes down to the gutters and outlets. You’ll see the good as well as the bad.
- Where
- Green Street (WD6)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Practical tips
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner, before and after a survey:
- Book gutter clearing at least once a year
- Keep past survey reports with the building’s records
- Deal with urgent items first
- Ask your managing agent about lease terms
Report times depend on the package: within 48 hours for Basic, 24–48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium. Pick the package that suits the building and your timescale.
Have the roof looked at regularly, not just when it leaks. A survey every few years suits many let and shared buildings with gutters cleared every year.
Towns and villages near Green Street
What else we do in Green Street
Why it’s worth a survey now in Green Street
A leak in a block rarely stays in one place. Spotting roof defects early helps protect the whole building. Where a roof is exposed, as many are in small places like Green Street, driving rain gets into any weakness, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
Prices start from £150, with VAT included, for a Basic Survey. Standard is from £250 and Premium from £400, both including VAT. You’ll know the price for the job before booking.
What you get with us
- 5,000+ surveys completed
- Clear package prices, inc. VAT
- A report with photographs
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
How the survey changes by roof type
Roof spaces and lofts
Access to the loft may be through a flat or a common area and you’ll need to arrange it.
Shared chimney stacks
Many terraces and conversions have shared stacks. Pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings are looked at from safe vantage points.
What this survey can’t tell you
No survey can tell you everything, and we’d rather be clear about that before you book. Bear these in mind:
- Asbestos testing of roof sheets or soffits
- Structural calculations or an engineer’s report
- Areas behind locked flats or blocked hatches
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll suggest the right survey. The full list of what we check.
Roof types and parts we check
- Blocks of flats
- Rented houses
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Converted houses
- Shared roofs
- Gutters and downpipes
What we’re asked to look at in Green Street
Many let properties sit under roofs that have seen decades of weather. Fixings, flashings and underlay can fail before the slates or tiles themselves, and a survey helps show where that is happening.
Problems we come across often include:
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Cracked or lifting flashings
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
Take an older house close to St Michael and All Angels Church: corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- When you’ll get the report
- Are they insured for the work?
- Which viewpoints they use to see the roof
- What exactly goes into their report
Questions from Green Street
How do I find out if my home in Green Street is listed?
Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the local council can tell you about conservation areas. If a home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission.
Can a landlord with a rental near Elstree & Borehamwood station book a roof survey?
Yes, that is a common request. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. We do not sample or test for asbestos. Where a material might contain it, such as old cement sheets on a building from before 2000, the report flags it.
Will you inspect a roof that several owners share?
Yes, we survey shared roofs often. We can only inspect neighbouring parts from where we’re allowed to be and we will say so.
Which days do you carry out surveys?
Visits run seven days a week in the daytime, which suits people who work during the week. Let us know your preferred days when booking.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Yes, where applicable and safe. We are a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID), flying a sub-250g drone. Drone inspection is part of the Drone Roof Survey and the Premium Survey, where applicable.
Can we use the survey to plan a roof budget?
Yes, that is one of the main reasons clients book. A repeat survey later shows how the roof has changed to keep your plan up to date.
Landlord roof surveys around Green Street
Slate and clay tile are the usual coverings on older South East houses, with concrete tiles on many later estates. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters. Historic houses such as Wyllyotts Manor, about 3.7 miles north-east, show how far back building in the area around Green Street goes. On older houses around here, roofs frequently carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead.
Anyone responsible for a site like Parkside Community Primary School will know that its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale. For businesses in and around places such as Spires Shopping Centre, a written record of the roof’s condition helps you plan maintenance rather than react to leaks.
Green Street is about 1 mile north of Borehamwood, in Hertfordshire. We survey roofs in Green Street as part of our work across London and South East England. Across Hertfordshire, we cover Green Street. You can also see our page for London.
Here we cover the WD6 postcode area for landlord roof surveys. If you need a landlord roof survey at a property on Stapleton Road, Green Street and Cowley Hill or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover Well End (1 mile south-east), Borehamwood (1 mile south), Shenley (1 mile north-west), Ridge (2 miles north-east) and Rowley Green (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Watford (5 miles west), Hemel Hempstead (10 miles north-west), St Albans (6 miles north-west), Welwyn Garden City (9 miles north), Harpenden (10 miles north) and Hoddesdon (12 miles north-east).
Around Green Street
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The White Horse Public House and Hertswood Academy and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Elstree & Borehamwood station, about 1.6 miles south. Nearby you’ll also find Hilfield Castle (3 miles south-west) and Shenley Hospital (1.6 miles north-west). The countryside around Green Street includes Darland's Lake and Arkley Lane and Pastures.
What we do, step by step
Once we’ve finished looking, we write up our findings as a written report with photos, emailed to you. As for time on site, most surveys take about 1–2 hours for a single let house, with blocks of flats taking longer. In a hamlet or village like Green Street, a postcode doesn’t always lead to the right gate, so a few directions are welcome. The visit itself is the same as anywhere else.
- We start with what you know about the building and its history.
- We confirm the access we’ll need.
- The roofs are inspected from ground level, vantage points, the roof space and the roof where safe.
- We note what couldn’t be seen as well as what could.
- Findings and recommendations are set out with photos.
Before the survey
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we are looking at
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
Arrange a survey
To get a price for landlord roof surveys in Green Street, phone 07833 053749 or email us. The address, the type of property and what you want to find out help us price the survey accurately.