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Mowden Landlord Roof Survey

Find out what’s going on with the let or shared roof before you spend money on it. Landlord roof surveys in Mowden.

Gaps where tiles or slates have slipped
Failed flashings at walls and chimneys
Standing water on a flat roof

Landlord roof surveys near Mowden

Landlord roof survey in Mowden

Our landlord roof survey gives you a clear picture of a roof’s condition in a report you can plan around. We work for landlords, letting agents, managing agents and freeholders along with RTM and residents’ management companies. The report covers defects, photos and recommendations, prioritised by urgency where relevant. It’s a roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey of the whole building. We survey flat roofs on blocks, rented houses and blocks of flats, and people most often book us about cracked or lifting flashings and loose ridge or hip tiles.

Village roofs often face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, so ridges, chimney stacks, flashings and gutters work hard. Damp in old walls is slow to dry, so a small leak can do a lot of harm. A roof report shows what needs attention first. On exposed older roofs, chimneys and lead flashings are often the first to give way.

With the Standard Survey, you also get moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey goes further, with thermal imaging, drone inspection where applicable, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.

Illustration of a roof survey report with roof pictures, text lines and a checklist beside it

Place: Mowden (CM3)
Wider area: Essex
Price: From £150 inc. VAT
Report: A written report with photos, by email
Appointments: Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
Insured: PI and public liability insurance
Phone: 07833 053749
Last updated: 27 October 2026

What we look for on each type of roof

Shared chimney stacks

A leaning or cracked stack on a shared building affects more than one owner and the report helps with that.

Flat roofs on blocks and rear additions

Outlets on flat roofs block easily leaving water standing. We check them as part of the survey.

Mowden homes and their roofs

Weatherboarded walls and clay tile roofs are typical of older Essex buildings, with post-war and more recent estates making up much of the newer housing. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them. With Danbury Place about 3.3 miles south, Mowden sits in an area with a long building history. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.

Mowden is about 4 miles south-west of Witham, in Essex. If you are in Mowden, booking works exactly as it does anywhere else: a call or an email, a price, then a date. Mowden is one of the places in Essex where we work.

Every address in CM3 is within our area for landlord roof surveys. Other places close to Mowden include Hatfield Peverel (1 mile north-east), Boreham (1 mile west), Little Baddow (2 miles south), Springfield (3 miles west) and Danbury (3 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Chelmsford (4 miles south-west), Basildon (14 miles south), Braintree (8 miles north), Brentwood (15 miles south-west), Maldon (5 miles south-east) and Billericay (11 miles south-west).

Local landmarks in Mowden

For rail, the closest station is Hatfield Peverel station, about 1.5 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Priory Hospital (3.9 miles west). Not far away are Danbury Ridge Nature Reserves.

Map of Mowden © OpenStreetMap contributors

For landlords and managing agents

If you own several properties, you can book surveys for several addresses. To discuss a number of properties, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.

Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on, photos included.

FAQs for Mowden

Do you cover smaller places like Mowden?

Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We cover the whole of London and South East England. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when booking.

I let a flat near Hatfield Peverel station. Can you check the roof?

Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. Just phone 07833 053749 or email us with the details.

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.

Is this an asbestos survey?

No. Asbestos surveys and testing are not part of what we do. We flag materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement sheets or soffits on pre-2000 buildings and suggest a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before any work.

What insurance do you have?

Professional indemnity and public liability insurance cover our surveys. If you need details for a managing agent or a building owner, just ask.

Does someone need to be in?

If the survey includes the loft or the inside of the building, someone needs to let us in. Access is agreed with you as you book.

Do you look in the loft space?

If the survey needs it and the loft space can be reached safely, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch.

DIY checks: what’s safe

It helps to keep a record: dates of leaks, photos from ground level and any work done on the roof. Send it with your enquiry and it will help the survey.

What you cannot do safely is get up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery. That is where a survey comes in, using safe viewpoints and a drone where applicable.

Why act early in Mowden

Relying on what tenants report means relying on what they can see. By the time a stain appears, water may have been getting in for a while. We check the roof, not just the symptoms. Around Mowden, older homes frequently have old roof timbers, and water through a failed covering can rot timber if it’s left.

Prices quoted always include VAT, and the written report is part of the package. Our price is from £150, including VAT. Where your roof sits in the range depends on its size, height and access.

Why book us in Mowden

Visits on any day of the week
Satisfaction rate of 98%
Clear package prices, with VAT included
Two decades and more of roof surveys

See how roof surveys are priced and two real surveys.

What happens on the day

Safety comes first on every visit. We inspect what can safely be seen, and if part of the roof cannot be seen, the report says so. The survey normally takes about 1–2 hours at a typical home, and longer for a large or complex roof. Around Mowden, older homes can have small or awkward roof spaces, so it helps to know whether there is a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. Only areas that can be reached safely are inspected.

First, we confirm the scope and the purpose of the report.
You arrange access to the loft and any flats we need.
Each roof is looked at from safe vantage points and inside where possible.
Every defect is photographed and its urgency noted where relevant.
You get a written report to plan maintenance and budgets.

Preparing for the visit

Check we can get to the back of the property
Let us know about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
Leave a clear route to the loft

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, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email.

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