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Landlord roof survey in New Eltham, Greater London
Roof condition reports for landlords, agents and blocks of flats for New Eltham, from an experienced roof surveyor. You get a clear written report with photos.
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
- Cracked or lifting flashings
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
What a landlord roof survey looks like in New Eltham
Eltham Palace, about 1.1 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around New Eltham. 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. Outer London has lots of Victorian and Edwardian terraces with slate roofs, but also a great many interwar semis, frequently with hipped roofs in clay or concrete tiles. If your home in New Eltham 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.
If you live near a park such as Elmstead Wood, or anywhere with mature trees, autumn leaves can block gutters and valleys, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall. For businesses in and around places like The Glades, a roof report helps plan work around trading rather than after a leak. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Wyborne Primary School, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
New Eltham is about 1 mile south-east of Eltham, in Greater London. Bookings from New Eltham are handled just like any other: a call or an email, a price, then a date. New Eltham is one of the towns and villages in Greater London where we work for landlord roof surveys. For surveys nearby, see our London page.
Here we cover the SE9, DA15 and BR7 postcode area for landlord roof surveys. We offer landlord roof surveys to properties on Green Lane, Gerda Road and Novar Road and the roads around them. If you are just outside New Eltham, we cover Eltham (1 mile north-west), Longlands (1 mile south-east), Coldharbour (1 mile south-west), Avery Hill (1 mile north) and Blackfen (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (8 miles north-west), City of Westminster (11 miles north-west), Marylebone (11 miles north-west), Kensington (13 miles west), St Pancras (10 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (9 miles north-west).
Around New Eltham
In New Eltham, that means homes and buildings near Elmstead Wood and St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School and the streets around them. New Eltham has its own railway station: New Eltham station. A little further out are Metropolitan Police Museum (1.4 miles east) and Eltham Community Hospital (1.1 miles north-west). Not far away are Summer Hill and The Tarn.
How a landlord roof survey works in New Eltham
A landlord roof survey covers the usual parts of a roof: coverings, ridges, hips, valleys, flashings, chimneys, gutters and the roof space. Flat roofs over blocks, rear additions and garages are covered too where they’re part of the brief. Chimney stacks, parapets and party-wall upstands are checked as far as they can safely be seen and the loft where access is safe. Typical surveys look at cracked or lifting flashings and slipped or missing slates and tiles, on converted houses, gutters and downpipes and rented houses.
Much of London’s housing is flats, in converted houses or purpose-built blocks, so roofs are frequently shared between several households. Whoever looks after the building needs a clear picture of the roof, chimneys and gutters. A defect on a shared roof can reach more than one flat. With a written report and photographs, everyone can plan from the same facts.
How fast the report arrives depends on the package: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day.
- Where
- New Eltham (SE9, DA15, BR7)
- Region
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Should I look at the roof myself first?
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Take a torch and only step on boards or joists, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery, and a fall can be serious. That’s where a survey comes in.
Practical tips
From years of surveys, a few habits stand out:
- Survey the roof on a regular cycle
- Book gutter clearing at least once a year
- Keep past survey reports with the building’s records
- Arrange flat access beforehand
Many clients use the report as the basis for a maintenance plan. You can start with the urgent items and the rest budgeted for later.
Act on urgent items in the report first and schedule the others. Left alone, minor faults typically get worse.
Surveys for landlords and agents in New Eltham
Businesses and commercial landlords can book us too. Bigger roofs take more time.
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in. Surveys run on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays, which can make access easier.
New Eltham: your questions answered
Is parking a problem for a survey in New Eltham?
It rarely stops a survey, but it is worth planning. Let us know what parking is available nearby, and the visit is planned around it.
How do I find out if my home in New Eltham is listed?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. A change of roofing material may need consent in either case.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
Not necessarily. An outside-only look can be arranged beforehand, but the loft and any rooms with damp need someone to let us in.
Can you survey a shared roof on a terrace or converted house?
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 we’ll say so.
How much time does the visit need?
A visit normally takes about 1–2 hours for most houses; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. You will know roughly how long when we arrange it.
Are you insured?
Professional indemnity and public liability insurance cover our surveys. If you need details for a managing agent or a building owner, just ask.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Yes, where applicable and safe. We’re a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID), flying a sub-250g drone. Drone inspection is part of the Drone Roof Survey and the Premium Survey, where applicable.
The survey, step by step
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 make notes for the report. Most visits take about 1–2 hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. Surveys in New Eltham can be booked for any day of the week. It helps if you can point us to a visitor permit or a nearby bay. Upstairs rooms at the back are useful too, as they frequently give the best view of a rear addition.
- We start by agreeing the scope, roof by roof.
- Access to flats and the loft space is arranged with you in advance.
- Each roof is checked as far as it can safely be seen, including from inside where possible.
- We photograph each defect and note how urgent it looks.
- We send a written report you can use to plan maintenance and budgets.
Before the survey
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- For flats, check roof access has been agreed
- Check the loft hatch can be reached
Getting a price
When you are ready to go ahead, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email. From there it’s a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day.
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Roof by roof
Flat roofs on blocks and rear additions
Outlets on flat roofs block easily leaving water standing. We check them as part of the survey.
Shared chimney stacks
Many terraces and conversions have shared stacks. Pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings are looked at from safe vantage points.
What this survey cannot tell you
It’s a careful look at the let or shared roof, not the whole story. Its limits include:
- Asbestos testing of roof sheets or soffits
- Legal advice on leases or service charges
- The structure in the way a structural engineer would assess it
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll suggest the right survey. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in New Eltham
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Shared roofs
- Converted houses
- Rented houses
- Gutters and downpipes
- Blocks of flats