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Midanbury Landlord Roof Survey
Not sure what state the let or shared roof is in? We carry out landlord roof surveys in Midanbury and across Southampton, with plain-English findings.
- Cracked or lifting flashings
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
Before and after the survey
A little preparation and a few simple habits help. Some pointers:
- File each roof report for future reference
- Do not wait for a leak to survey the roof
- Check your lease or ask a solicitor about who pays
- Do not store items over the loft hatch
Questions about who pays under the lease are for your managing agent or a solicitor. What we provide is an independent record of condition to help those discussions.
Deal with the high-priority defects quickly, and plan the rest. Left alone, minor faults normally get worse.
Landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Midanbury
We survey let and shared roofs in Midanbury and across London and the South East. Time on site typically takes about one to two hours for a single let house, with blocks of flats taking longer. We inspect from the ground, vantage points, the loft space and the roof where it’s safe including by drone where it applies. You then get a written report with photographs. We survey flat roofs on blocks, blocks of flats and shared roofs, and people most often book us about cracked or lifting flashings and parapets and upstands in poor repair.
In a smaller place like Midanbury, homes range from older cottages to bungalows and newer houses. Older roofs can have slate, clay tiles or other traditional coverings, while many later ones have concrete tiles. On older homes, chimney stacks, valleys and gutters are normally where the work is, and the fixings under the coverings matter too. The fixings under an older roof frequently fail before good slates or tiles do.
After the visit, you get a written report with photos, sent by email. It explains the condition of the let or shared roof, the defects we found and what we recommend.
- Where
- Midanbury (SO18, SO17, SO19)
- Wider area
- Southampton
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What we do, step by step
The aim of the visit is simple: to look at the let or shared roof as closely as is safe and record what we find. Everything we note and photograph goes into the written report. The visit normally takes about 1–2 hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. Homes around Midanbury frequently 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.
- First, we confirm the roofs and areas to be surveyed.
- We confirm which flats and loft spaces we need to get into, and you arrange access.
- The roofs are inspected from the ground, vantage points, the roof space and the roof where it’s safe.
- Defects are photographed and their urgency noted.
- We send a written report you can use to plan maintenance and budgets.
Getting ready for the survey
- Jot down any questions you want answered
- If it is not your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
Arrange a survey
For a price for landlord roof surveys in Midanbury, phone 07833 053749 or email us. Some details about the property and the roof help us price the survey accurately.
Advice
What a survey costs
We confirm the exact price before booking. These are the things that affect it:
- The size of the roof
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
- How many separate roofs there are, like extensions, dormers and garages
- Height and safe access
We offer three survey packages: the Basic Survey from £150, the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, with VAT included. The price for your roof depends on its size, access and what you need to know.
Helping us price your survey
If you can, have these to hand when you get in touch:
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- The kind of building and roof involved
- What’s prompted the survey
- The address and postcode of the property
Booking is simple: just ring 07833 053749 or email us, tell us about the property and we’ll recommend the right survey. We confirm the price before anything is booked.
When you need someone else
In fairness, there are limits to any roof survey:
- Legal advice on leases or service charges
- The structure in the way a structural engineer would assess it
- Confirming asbestos in older roof materials
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will point you to the right survey before booking. What our survey covers.
Roofs we survey in Midanbury
- Blocks of flats
- Converted houses
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Gutters and downpipes
- Shared roofs
- Rented houses
Towns and villages near Midanbury
What else we do in Midanbury
What a landlord roof survey looks like in Midanbury
The coast is about 3 miles or less from Midanbury, and being near the sea means more wind and salt than a roof inland would face. Salt corrodes metal fixings and flashings, and wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces, while driving rain finds any gap. Thatch survives on some older buildings in Hampshire’s villages. Across the South East, older homes tend to have slate or clay tiles, and many later ones concrete tiles. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look.
If you run a business near Marlands Shopping Centre, knowing the roof’s condition lets you budget for work rather than pay for emergencies. If you look after a building such as Bitterne Park School, its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
Midanbury is about 1 mile east of Southampton, in Southampton. Bookings from Midanbury are handled just like any other: a call or an email, a price, then a date. Midanbury is one of the places in Southampton where we work for landlord roof surveys.
Every address in SO18, SO17 and SO19 is within our area for landlord roof surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes homes and businesses on Neva Road, Avon Road and Bond Road and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Midanbury: Bitterne Park (1 mile south-west), Townhill Park (1 mile north-east), Chartwell Green (1 mile north-east), Mansbridge (1 mile north) and Bitterne (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Shirley (3 miles west), Regents Park (3 miles west), Maybush (4 miles west), Coxford (3 miles west), Freemantle (3 miles west) and Lordswood (3 miles west). Midanbury is one of the larger places we cover in Southampton.
Local landmarks in Midanbury
Typical jobs here are in homes near Bitterne Park Hotel, Riverside Park and Townhill Junior School, among other places. Midanbury’s nearest station is Bitterne station, about 0.8 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Marlands Shopping Centre (2.3 miles south-west) and Netley Castle (3.4 miles south). Not far away are Netley Common.
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Letting agents can arrange access with tenants. Surveys run on weekdays and at weekends, which helps when tenants work during the week.
Letting agents frequently book on a landlord’s behalf, with the report sent to whoever needs it. We agree a time with the tenant beforehand.
Your questions about landlord roof surveys in Midanbury
Will you come out to Midanbury?
Yes, Midanbury is covered. We survey roofs across London and South East England, from towns to the smallest villages. The journey is planned ahead, so it’s useful to know about access.
Can a landlord with a rental near Bitterne station book a roof survey?
Yes, that is a common request. We just need to know who will give access, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
How much is a survey?
Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. Our Basic Survey starts from £150, the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, all with VAT included.
Do you climb onto every roof?
Only if it’s safe. We inspect what can be seen safely: from ground level, from windows and vantage points, from the roof space, from the roof itself where safe and by drone where it applies. Anything we can’t see is noted in the report.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. Our survey looks at the roof, not the whole building. If you need a full building survey, you’ll need a RICS survey as well.
How experienced are you?
Over 5,000 surveys so far, across 20+ years of surveying roofs, with 98% customer satisfaction.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, once whoever controls the roof agrees access. On a shared roof we can only inspect the parts we are allowed to reach, and the report makes that clear.
Signs you need a landlord roof survey in Midanbury
Agents and freeholders have budgets to set. Without a recent survey, it’s hard to know what the roof needs or when.
Things that often lead to a survey include:
- Ponding or splits on flat roofs
- Leaking joints at party walls
- Blocked gutters over flats
- Failed flashings at walls and chimneys
The streets around a church like Church of Ascension are often among the oldest in a place, and if your house is among the older ones nearby, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Before booking anyone
- Their drone registration, if they fly one
- How they’ll see the roof: from the ground, the loft, the roof or by drone
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
- Whether you get a written report with photos