Essex · London and the South East
Landlord Roof Survey in Newman's End
Roof condition reports for landlords, agents and blocks of flats in Newman's End, using drones and thermal imaging where applicable. Get in touch for a price.
- Cracked or lifting flashings
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
- Cracked or leaning shared chimneys
About our landlord roof survey in Newman's End
Managing agents and freeholders use our reports to plan maintenance and budgets. You can see what’s urgent and what can wait based on what can be seen. It doesn’t include repair cost estimates but contractors can price from it. Anything urgent is made clear, so you can deal with it first and budget for the rest. If you’re worried about flashings that have come away and blocked gutters over flats, a survey will tell you what’s going on, whatever the roof.
Somewhere as small as Newman's End, homes are frequently older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Older roofs may be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, often with chimneys that have stood a long time. Each needs checking in its own way, and thatch is a specialist material we report on as far as it can be seen. On older roofs, it’s normally the chimneys and lead flashings that need work first.
The report is written in plain words, so you don’t need to be a roofer to follow it. Photos show what each point refers to, and recommendations are put in order of urgency where relevant.
- Location
- Newman's End (CM17)
- Region
- Essex
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Tips from our surveys
You do not need to be a roofer to help. Here’s what helps most:
- Give residents notice before a survey
- Ask your managing agent about lease terms
- Make leak reporting easy for tenants
- Keep roof outlets and gutters clear
We don’t advise on leases or who should pay. What we provide is an independent record of condition to help those discussions.
Encourage residents to tell you about leaks or damp straight away. The sooner you know, the smaller the problem normally is.
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What affects the cost of landlord roof surveys
Not every roof costs the same to survey, for these reasons:
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- Height and safe access
- How many separate roofs there are, such as extensions, dormers and garages
We offer three survey packages: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, with VAT included. The price for your roof depends on its size, access and what you need to know.
Getting in touch
These details help when you contact us:
- The kind of building and roof involved
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- Whether there’s a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
- The reason for the survey, like buying, a leak or storm damage
You can call us seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. For a price or to book, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Different roofs, different checks
Party-wall upstands and parapets
A parapet can hide a gutter that is hard to see. We inspect them as far as it’s safe to see.
Gutters and downpipes
Hidden gutters on larger buildings can send water indoors. We give them close attention.
Questions from Newman's End
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Sawbridgeworth station?
Of course. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
Will you come out to Newman's End?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. We do not carry out asbestos surveys or testing. 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?
We hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance, for every survey we carry out.
Does the weather affect the survey?
It depends on the weather and the survey. High wind or heavy rain can make access unsafe and ground a drone, so we’d move the date with you.
Do I need to be at home?
Someone needs to let us in if we’re looking inside or in the loft. We’ll talk about access when booking.
Is the report suitable for a maintenance plan?
Yes. Recommendations are prioritised by urgency where relevant so you can plan spending. Repair costs are not included, but contractors can price from it.
Landlord roof surveys in Newman's End: local notes
Clay tiles and timber weatherboarding mark out many of the older buildings in Essex, alongside lots of post-war and newer estates. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them. About 3.8 miles north-east lies Barrington Hall, a reminder of how long the area around Newman's End has been built on. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
If you let a flat or house near Sawbridgeworth station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let.
Newman's End is about 4 miles east of Harlow, in Essex. We carry out landlord roof surveys in Newman's End for houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings, with a written report and photographs every time. Across Essex, we cover Newman's End. We also survey roofs in Chelmsford.
Landlord roof surveys in CM17 are booked the same way as anywhere else. We cover properties on Harlow Road and High Lane. We also cover the places around Newman's End: Matching (1 mile south), Matching Tye (1 mile south), Housham Tye (1 mile south-west), Loyter's Green (1 mile south) and Magdalen Laver (3 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Chelmsford (13 miles east), Harlow (4 miles west), Brentwood (12 miles south), Billericay (15 miles south-east), Loughton (11 miles south-west) and Waltham Abbey (11 miles south-west).
What’s near Newman's End
Newman's End’s nearest station is Sawbridgeworth station, roughly 2.3 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Princess Alexandra Hospital (4.9 miles west) and Mark Hall Cycle Museum (3.3 miles west). Open spaces near Newman's End include Sawbridgeworth Marsh.
What a landlord roof survey doesn’t cover
Without opening up the roof, some things stay hidden, so a survey has limits:
- Parts of the roof we cannot safely see or access
- Walls, floors and services beyond the roof
- The structure in the way a structural engineer would assess it
If you are not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer. What our survey covers.
Roofs we survey in Newman's End
- Converted houses
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Shared roofs
- Gutters and downpipes
- Blocks of flats
- Rented houses
When to book a survey in Newman's End
Roofs on let and shared buildings often get less regular attention than owner-occupied homes. Small defects go unnoticed until water comes through a ceiling and by then more has been damaged.
Signs worth acting on include:
- Cracked or leaning shared chimneys
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
- Gaps where tiles or slates have slipped
Take an older house close to Parish Church of St Mary: old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- Is there a chance to talk the report through?
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
- What experience they bring
What we do, step by step
Safety comes first on every visit. Everything that can be seen safely is inspected, and if part of the roof can’t be seen, the report says so. The survey typically takes about one to two hours on an ordinary house, and longer for a large or complex roof. Somewhere like Newman's End needs a little journey planning: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. The roof is looked at from ground level, from windows, from the loft where there is safe access and from the roof where it’s safe.
- 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.
- 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.
- The report sets out condition and recommendations to help you plan.
Getting ready for the survey
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
- Jot down any questions you want answered
Book a survey
We survey roofs seven days a week. To find a date that works for you, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and the days you’d prefer.