Hampshire · London and the South East
Landlord roof survey in Havant, Hampshire
We take a careful look at the let or shared roof at your property in Havant, with photos and a written report.
- Damp or stains in top-floor flats
- Mortar falling from ridges and verges
- Parapets and upstands in poor repair
How the survey works
Photos are taken throughout the visit, so the report shows exactly what we saw. We take close-ups from wherever is safe. A typical visit takes an hour or two for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. A visit in Havant runs most smoothly with the loft hatch clear, side gates open and a parking spot in mind. If you will not be there yourself, let us know who will let us in.
- You let us know about the building, its roofs and any known leaks.
- We let you know which flats and hatches we need to reach.
- 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.
- You receive photos and recommendations, prioritised where relevant.
Before the survey
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
- For flats, make sure roof access has been agreed
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
Book a survey
Every survey is priced before it’s booked, so you know where you stand. Our price is from £150, including VAT. To book, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
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How a landlord roof survey works in Havant
Access needs arranging before a survey of a let or shared building. The roof space and certain flats may need to be opened up for us and residents will need to be told ahead of time. Your agent or you arrange access and we’ll say what we need when booking. Any part we couldn’t reach is noted in the report. We survey shared roofs, blocks of flats and rented houses, and common reasons people get in touch are damaged party-wall upstands or parapets and gutters overflowing onto walls.
Havant mixes older houses, frequently slate or clay tiled, with newer estates, many of them with concrete tiles. Chimneys on older houses may be redundant, capped or leaning, and their lead flashings still need to be sound. Later houses have their own typical faults, from loose ridge tiles to blocked gutters.
We write the report in plain English, so it makes sense without any roofing background. Each point is backed by a photograph where possible, with the urgent items made clear.
- Where
- Havant (PO9, PO11, PO7)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
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Tips that help
A little preparation and a few simple habits help, both for the survey and for the roof itself. Our tips:
- Get legal advice on lease responsibilities
- Hold on to old reports to compare later
- Book gutter clearing at least once a year
- Give tenants a simple way to report leaks
Questions about who pays under the lease are for your managing agent or a solicitor. What we provide is an independent record of condition that everyone can refer to.
Deal with the high-priority defects quickly and schedule the others. Left alone, minor faults usually get worse.
Landlord and commercial surveys in Havant
Where a roof is shared: we need access agreed with the freeholder or managing agent. Mention it when you get in touch and we will plan the survey around it.
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. Recommendations are set out with the most urgent first where relevant, which helps when budgeting.
Common questions in Havant
I let a flat near Havant station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, that’s a common request. We just need to know who will give access, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
How do I find out if my home in Havant 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.
Are you insured?
We hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Yes, where it applies and safe. We fly a sub-250g drone and we’re a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID). Drone inspection is part of the Drone Roof Survey and the Premium Survey, where applicable.
How long is the visit?
It typically takes about one to two hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. You’ll then get the report by email, on the timescale of your package.
Is the report suitable for a maintenance plan?
Yes. Recommendations are prioritised by urgency where relevant, which helps you plan work and budgets. Repair costs aren’t included but it gives contractors a clear brief.
Do you survey roofs shared between flats?
Yes. We survey what we can access and see safely. The report records what couldn’t be seen as well as what could.
Checking the roof from the ground
A DIY look is useful, but it isn’t 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.
You can learn a lot from the ground. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Never climb onto the roof to look.
What a survey costs
Prices vary from roof to roof, and it comes down to:
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- The roof’s overall size
- The height of the building and how the roof can safely be seen
- Which survey package you book
Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on how big and how high the roof is, how it can be seen safely and which survey you book.
Getting in touch
These details help when you contact us:
- The reason for the survey, like buying, a leak or storm damage
- When you need the report by
- Whether there is a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
Our phone lines are open seven days a week. For a price or to book, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Havant
The coast is about 2 miles or less from Havant, so there’s more wind and more salt in the air than further inland. Metal fixings and flashings corrode faster in salt air, while gales work at loose ridges, slates and tiles. About 1.5 miles south-east lies Warblington Castle, a reminder of how long the area around Havant has been built on. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
Landlords with a home close to Havant station may find that knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Trosnant Infant School, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle. The streets around a church such as St Francis are often among the oldest in a place, and if your house is among the older ones nearby, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
Havant is about 18 miles east of Southampton, in Hampshire. Surveys in Havant work the same way as everywhere we cover: a close look at everything that’s safely in view, photographs and a clear written report. Havant is one of the towns and villages in Hampshire we cover for landlord roof surveys.
Every address in PO9, PO11 and PO7 is covered for landlord roof surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes homes and businesses on Colemore Square, Market Parade and Juniper Square. You will find Havant on the A27 and A3(M), so it’s easy for us to get to. Close by, we survey roofs in Leigh Park (1 mile north), Denvilles (1 mile south-east), Durrants (2 miles north-east), Langstone (2 miles south) and Warblington (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Gosport (8 miles south-west), Fareham (9 miles west), Horndean (3 miles north), Hedge End (14 miles west), Petersfield (10 miles north) and Locks Heath (12 miles west). As one of the bigger places in Hampshire, Havant has every kind of building, from houses and flats to offices.
Local landmarks in Havant
In Havant, that means homes and buildings near The Perseverance pub, St Albans Church and Havant College and the streets around them. The closest station to Havant is Havant station, roughly 0.6 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Havant War Memorial Hospital (0.6 miles south) and Havant Museum (0.9 miles south-east). The countryside around Havant includes Southmoor Nature Reserve.
What we look for on each type of roof
Gutters and downpipes
Valley and box gutters on blocks can overflow inside. We give them close attention.
Pitched roofs on houses and blocks
Most let houses and many blocks have pitched roofs of slate or tiles. We check coverings, ridges, hips, valleys and flashings as far as can be seen safely.