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Hornchurch Marshes Landlord Roof Survey
Landlord roof surveys across Hornchurch Marshes, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. Every survey ends with a written report and photographs.
- Gaps where tiles or slates have slipped
- Chimney stacks in poor repair
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
What affects the price in Hornchurch Marshes
A few things affect what a survey costs:
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- The shape of the roof and its details
- Which survey package you book
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
Prices start from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on how big and how high the roof is, access and the package you choose.
What we need to know
Here’s what helps us most when you contact us:
- The reason for the survey, such as buying, a leak or storm damage
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- The kind of building and roof involved
- When you need the report by
A quick phone call is usually the easiest start: phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will ask a few questions about the roof. You will have a price before anything is arranged.
Landlord roof survey in Hornchurch Marshes: what you get
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, so tenants or leaseholders need notice. You or your agent arrange access and we will say what we need when booking. Any part we couldn’t reach is noted in the report. We are often asked to look into damaged pots and flaunching and cracked or lifting flashings, on rented houses, flat roofs on blocks and converted houses.
London has a great many flats in converted houses and purpose-built blocks, where the roof is typically a shared part of the building. Whoever looks after the building needs a clear picture of the roof, chimneys and gutters, in Hornchurch Marshes as anywhere. Leaks from a shared roof rarely affect just one home. A report gives everyone the same picture to plan from, with photos.
We write the report in plain English, so you don’t need to be a roofer to follow it. Each point is backed by a photograph where possible.
- Place
- Hornchurch Marshes (RM13, RM9, RM10)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Common questions in Hornchurch Marshes
Will parking be an issue for a roof survey in Hornchurch Marshes?
Typically it’s manageable with a little notice. Let us know the parking rules on your street and we’ll work around them.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Hornchurch Marshes?
Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the local council can tell you about conservation areas. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
Not necessarily. If we only need the outside, we can agree that beforehand, but anything inside needs someone there to give access.
What access do you need for a block roof survey?
That depends on the layout. We may need the loft space and some or all of the top-floor flats and access is arranged by you or your agent. We tell you what’s needed as you book.
How many surveys have you done?
More than 5,000 surveys over 20+ years.
Is a landlord roof survey the same as a full building survey?
No. Our survey covers the roof and its parts, not the whole property. It isn’t a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey or a structural engineer’s report.
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.
What we are asked to look at in Hornchurch Marshes
On a shared roof, it’s not always clear who should act. Each party may assume someone else is dealing with it, so maintenance gets put off. An independent report helps everyone see the facts.
Signs worth acting on include:
- Parapets and upstands in poor repair
- Ponding or splits on flat roofs
- Choked outlets and gutters
- Leaks into upper flats
For landlords with property near Dagenham Dock station, knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints.
Before you book anyone
- How they plan to inspect the roof safely
- Whether VAT is in the quoted price
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- How soon the report will arrive
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How the survey changes by roof type
Party-wall upstands and parapets
Terraced roofs have party-wall upstands between houses. Their flashings and pointing can let water in.
Roof spaces and lofts
Underlay on older roofs can be felt, or missing. We note what we see from inside.
Honest limits
This isn’t a RICS building survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. Other limits to bear in mind:
- Parts of the roof we can’t safely see or access
- The rest of the building, as a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey would
- Who pays under the lease (that’s a legal question)
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll tell you before you book. What a survey covers and does not.
Roofs we survey in Hornchurch Marshes
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Rented houses
- Gutters and downpipes
- Converted houses
- Blocks of flats
- Shared roofs
Landlords, agents and block managers in Hornchurch Marshes
Freeholders and residents’ companies use a roof report to plan and budget, with the most urgent items set out first.
We survey roofs for letting agents and landlords as well as householders. The report gives you a dated record of the let or shared roof, with photos.
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Hornchurch Marshes
Outer London has a good many Victorian and Edwardian terraces with slate roofs, but also a great many interwar semis, often with hipped roofs in clay or concrete tiles. If your home in Hornchurch Marshes is one of them, bay roofs, hips and later dormers each have their own details. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. Historic houses such as Rainham Hall, about 1.1 miles east, show how far back building in the area around Hornchurch Marshes goes. If yours is one of the older homes, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
If you look after a building such as Brook Sixth Form and Academy, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle. If you run a business near Gallions Reach Shopping Park, a written record of the roof’s condition helps you plan maintenance rather than react to leaks.
Hornchurch Marshes is about 2 miles south of Dagenham, in Greater London. We visit Hornchurch Marshes as part of our work across Greater London. Hornchurch Marshes is one of the places in Greater London where we work for landlord roof surveys. For surveys nearby, see our London page.
All of RM13, RM9 and RM10 is covered for landlord roof surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. You’ll find streets such as Frog Lane, Consul Avenue and Fairlane Road. Neighbouring places we cover for landlord roof surveys include Beam Park (1 mile north-east), Dagenham Green (1 mile north-west), Dagenham Dock (1 mile west), South Hornchurch (1 mile north-east) and Rainham (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include London (11 miles west), City of Westminster (14 miles west), Marylebone (13 miles west), St Pancras (12 miles west), Shoreditch (10 miles west) and Walthamstow (9 miles north-west).
Around Hornchurch Marshes
We work in homes and buildings around Beam Primary School and Wildspace Conservation Park, among other places. Hornchurch Marshes’s nearest station is Dagenham Dock station, roughly 1 mile north-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Erith Museum (2.6 miles south) and Erith and District Hospital (2.8 miles south). Not far away are Crossness Nature Reserve.
How it works
We work from the outside in: outside views come first, then the loft space if there is safe access. All told, expect about one to two hours at most homes, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. Many London properties are flats or terraces with no side access, so the back of the roof is frequently seen from upstairs windows, from inside or, where a flight is allowed, from the air. Mention any building rules, key holders or managing agents when you book.
- We agree the roofs to be surveyed and what you need the report for.
- 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.
- Every defect is photographed and its urgency noted where relevant.
- A written condition report follows to help you plan.
Getting ready for the survey
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
Book a survey
If you have photos of the roof, send them over. Pictures from the ground or a window are fine; never climb up to get a better view. To get started, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form.