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Landlord Roof Survey in Letchworth
Landlord roof surveys around Letchworth, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Missing or loose roof coverings
- Mortar falling from ridges and verges
- Parapets and upstands in poor repair
How a landlord roof survey works in Letchworth
Our landlord roof survey gives you a clear picture of a roof’s condition, written up so you can plan. Landlords, letting agents, managing agents and freeholders all use it, as well as residents’ and RTM management companies. The report covers defects, photographs and recommendations set out by urgency where relevant. It’s a roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey of the whole building. We survey rented houses, shared roofs and blocks of flats, and common reasons people get in touch are cracked or leaning shared chimneys and gutters overflowing onto walls.
Semis and terraces in a town like Letchworth share roof details with the neighbours. A shared chimney stack or a gutter run across two houses means a defect may sit partly on someone else’s property. Shared parts are looked at as far as they can safely be seen from the property we are surveying. Tell us as you book if you know of anything shared with next door.
If any part of the let or shared roof couldn’t be seen safely, we say so in the report. That way, it is clear what was covered and what wasn’t.
- Location
- Letchworth (SG6)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What this survey cannot tell you
This isn’t a RICS building survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. Other limits to bear in mind:
- Who pays under the lease (that is a legal question)
- Whether materials contain asbestos (a specialist asbestos surveyor’s job)
- Walls, floors and services beyond the roof
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll tell you. What our survey covers.
What we check
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Converted houses
- Shared roofs
- Blocks of flats
- Rented houses
- Gutters and downpipes
What affects the cost of landlord roof surveys
Not every roof costs the same to survey, and it comes down to:
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- House, block, shop or office
- Which survey package you book
Every price we give includes VAT. Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. We confirm the price for the job before booking.
What to let us know when you contact us
Some details help us point you to the right survey and price. When you get in touch, it’s useful to mention:
- Any photos you have, taken from the ground or a window
- Access details, such as a loft hatch or a shared roof
- Your timetable, such as an exchange date
- The kind of building and roof involved
You can call us seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. For a price or to book, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
What happens on the day
Every visit follows the same pattern: we hear what you’ve seen, look at the roof from every safe viewpoint, photograph what we find and record our findings for the written report. It typically takes an hour or two for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. Parking in a town like Letchworth is normally simple, but tell us if there’s a driveway or any restrictions. The inspection covers what can be seen safely from outside, from windows and from the loft space.
- First, we confirm the roofs and areas to be surveyed.
- You or your agent arrange access to the roof space and any flats we need to enter.
- We inspect each roof from safe vantage points, the roof space and the roof itself where safe.
- We photograph each defect and note how urgent it looks.
- We send a written report you can use to plan maintenance and budgets.
Before we arrive
- Check the loft hatch can be reached
- Tell us about parking before the day
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
Booking a survey
We confirm the price for your survey before booking, so you know where you stand. Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. To book, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Advice
What a landlord roof survey looks like in Letchworth
Letchworth was laid out as a garden city in the early twentieth century. Its first houses are now over a hundred years old, with later estates and newer homes around them. On the oldest homes, nails, battens and underlay may have reached the end of their life even where the tiles look sound, and parts of a garden city may be in a conservation area, so check with the council before re-roofing. Older houses in the South East frequently have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles, with flat-roofed extensions, dormers and garages common everywhere. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
Historic houses such as Hinxworth Place, about 4.5 miles north, show how far back building around Letchworth goes. Older homes in the area may have roofs that need matching materials when work is done. For landlords with property near Letchworth Garden City station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let.
Letchworth is about 5 miles north of Stevenage, in Hertfordshire. Letchworth gets the same service as everywhere else we work: a careful inspection, photographs and a written report. Across Hertfordshire, we cover Letchworth. Our Milton Keynes page covers surveys nearby.
We cover every part of the SG6 postcode area for landlord roof surveys and the streets around it. You’ll find streets like Station Road, Willian Church Road and Rowland Way, all of which we cover. You will find Letchworth on the A505 and B656, so it is easy for us to get to. We also cover the places around Letchworth: Letchworth Garden City (1 mile west), Norton (1 mile north-east), Willian (1 mile south), Walsworth (2 miles south-west) and Poets Estate (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Stevenage (5 miles south), Welwyn Garden City (12 miles south), Harpenden (12 miles south-west), Hitchin (3 miles south-west), Hatfield (15 miles south) and Hertford (14 miles south-east).
What’s near Letchworth
We work in homes and buildings around Norton School, The Highfield School and Three Magnets pub and the streets around them. Letchworth has its own railway station: Letchworth Garden City station. Well-known places in the area include Fairfield Hospital (1.9 miles north-west) and First Garden City Heritage Museum (under half a mile south). For a walk, there’s Purwell Ninesprings.
Letchworth: your questions answered
How do I find out if my home in Letchworth is listed?
Check Historic England’s online list first, then ask the council about conservation areas and any Article 4 direction. It matters most if you’re planning to re-roof in a different material.
Do you carry out roof surveys in Letchworth?
We do. The survey and report are the same in Letchworth as anywhere else.
How long will you be on site?
It usually takes an hour or two for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. You’ll know roughly how long when we arrange it.
What insurance do you have?
Our cover is professional indemnity plus public liability, and we can provide details if a managing agent needs them.
Do you survey on Saturdays and Sundays?
We survey on any day from Monday to Sunday, during the day. Let us know your preferred days when you book.
What does a block roof survey cost?
Our packages start from £150 for Basic, £250 for Standard and £400 for Premium, including VAT. Blocks are priced on their size and roofs. Just call 07833 053749 or email us for a price.
What access do you need for a block roof survey?
It depends on the building. Often we need the loft and certain flats, and you or your agent arrange access. We tell you what’s needed when booking.
Landlords, agents and block managers in Letchworth
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in. Surveys run seven days a week, which helps when tenants work during the week.
For blocks of flats, a roof survey helps managing agents and residents’ management companies plan ahead. Recommendations are set out in order of urgency where relevant.
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Tips that help
A little preparation and a few simple habits help. Some pointers:
- Ask residents to report damp straight away
- Survey the roof on a regular cycle
- Act on high-priority defects quickly
- Have gutters and outlets cleared every year
The report comes with photos and written recommendations ranked by urgency where relevant. It is emailed to you so you can share it with owners, agents or contractors.
Deal with the high-priority defects quickly, and plan the rest. Small roof defects tend to grow.
When to book a survey in Letchworth
Many let properties sit under roofs that have seen decades of weather. Nails, battens, flashings and underlay often fail before good slates or tiles, and a survey helps show where that is happening.
We are frequently asked to look at:
- Missing or loose roof coverings
- Leaks into upper flats
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
- Choked outlets and gutters
If you look after a building such as Hillshott Infant School and Nursery, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other.
Questions to ask before booking
- How they’ll see the roof: from the ground, the loft, the roof or by drone
- How soon the report will arrive
- Whether you get a written report with photos
- What experience they bring