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Landlord roof survey in Newport, Isle of Wight
Landlord roof surveys in Newport, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. Every survey ends with a written report and photographs.
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
Landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Newport
We survey let and shared roofs in Newport and across London and the South East. A visit normally takes between one and two hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. Everything is inspected as far as it can be seen safely, and by drone where it is applicable. A written report with photos follows. Common reasons to book are standing water on a flat roof and chimney stacks in poor repair, across blocks of flats, gutters and downpipes and converted houses.
In a town like Newport, older houses with slate or clay tile roofs typically sit alongside later estates with concrete tiles. Older homes often keep chimney stacks long after the fireplaces went, and their flashings and pointing still matter. Newer homes have fewer chimneys but their own weak points at ridges, verges and gutters.
We write the report in plain English, so you don’t need to be a roofer to follow it. Photos show what each point refers to, and recommendations are put by urgency where it matters.
- Location
- Newport (PO30)
- Wider area
- Isle of Wight
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Roof by roof
Party-wall upstands and parapets
On terraces, walls rise between neighbouring roofs. Joints and flashings on these walls can fail.
Shared chimney stacks
Damp in a chimney breast can start at the top of the stack. We record anything visible.
Checking the roof from the ground
You can learn a lot from the ground. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Please do not climb up for a closer look.
Look up at the roof after a storm, from ground level: pieces of tile or slate on the ground, a gap in the ridge or a lifted flashing are all worth noting. Don’t go up yourself.
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Newport questions
Do you carry out roof surveys in Newport?
We do. The survey and report are the same in Newport as anywhere else.
How do I find out if my home in Newport is listed?
The council and Historic England’s list are the places to check. It is worth checking before planning roof work, as both can affect what’s allowed.
How do I book a survey in Newport?
Simply call 07833 053749 or use the contact form. We’ll ask a few questions, confirm the price and agree a date, weekday or weekend.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and testing are not part of what we do. If we see materials that could contain asbestos, like cement roof sheets or soffits on buildings from before 2000, we flag them.
Can we use the survey to plan a roof budget?
Yes. Recommendations are prioritised by urgency where relevant, which helps you plan work and budgets. It does not include repair cost estimates, but contractors can price from it.
Are you insured?
We hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance, for every survey we carry out.
Do you look in the loft space?
Yes, where the survey calls for it and there is safe access. Inside, we look for damp, staining, gaps and sagging.
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, take photographs as we go and record our findings for the written report. It normally takes an hour or two at a typical home, while a commercial roof takes nearer three to four hours. For a home in Newport, the main things we need are a way into the loft, a route to the back garden and somewhere to park. If you will not be there yourself, let us know who will let us in.
- We start with what you know about the building and its history.
- We let you know which flats and hatches we need to reach.
- We check coverings, flashings, gutters and chimneys where they can be seen.
- We note what couldn’t be seen as well as what could.
- You receive photos and recommendations, prioritised where relevant.
Preparing for the visit
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
Book a survey
To get a price for landlord roof surveys in Newport, ring 07833 053749 or email us. A few details about the property and the roof help us give you an accurate price.
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Landlord roof surveys in Newport: local notes
Newport is within about 5 miles of the coast, so there is more wind and more salt in the air than further inland. Salt corrodes metal fixings and flashings, and wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces, and driving rain gets into whatever gap is left. Historic houses such as Carisbrooke Castle, about 1 mile south-west, show how far back building in the area around Newport goes. If yours is one of the older homes, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
Living close to Seaclose Park is pleasant, but mature trees mean leaves in gutters and valleys each autumn, so outlets and downpipes are worth watching.
Newport is about 10 miles south-west of Gosport, in the Isle of Wight. We survey roofs in Newport and the rest of the Isle of Wight. Across the Isle of Wight, we cover Newport and the places around it. Portsmouth is in our area too.
Postcode districts we cover here for landlord roof surveys: PO30. If you need a landlord roof survey at a property on High Street, Red Fox Square and Drill Hall Road or anywhere close by, we can survey it. Main roads around Newport include the A3020 and A3054, so getting to you is simple. We also cover Shide (1 mile south-east), Blackwater (2 miles south), Downend (2 miles east), Merstone (3 miles south-east) and Rookley (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Ryde (6 miles east), Cowes (4 miles north), Sandown (7 miles south-east), Shanklin (7 miles south-east), Ventnor (8 miles south-east) and East Cowes (4 miles north). Newport is among the bigger towns we cover in the Isle of Wight. Harder-to-reach addresses take a little more planning, so let us know where you are when booking.
Landmarks near Newport
Typical jobs here are in homes near Seaclose Park, Castle Inn and Christ The King College and the streets around them. A little further out are Carisbrooke Castle (1 mile south-west) and St Mary's Hospital (0.8 miles north). Not far away are Briddlesford Nature Reserve and Mill Hill.
Common roof problems in Newport
Roofs on let and shared buildings frequently get less regular attention than owner-occupied homes. Small defects go unnoticed until water comes through a ceiling, by which point the damage has spread.
It is worth booking a survey if you’ve seen:
- Leaks into upper flats
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
- Flashings that have come away
If you look after a building such as Nine Acres Primary School, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other.
What to check before booking
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
- Whether VAT is added on top
- What the report includes, and whether it has photographs
- What insurance they carry
Why act early in Newport
Quotes from contractors set out the work they want to carry out. A survey gives you an independent view of the roof before you commission work so you know what you are asking contractors to price. Around Newport, water from a roof defect often goes unseen for a while, soaking loft insulation, wall tops and timbers. By the time it shows inside, the job has grown.
Prices start from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on the size and height of the roof, how it can be seen safely and which survey you book.
Why book us in Newport
- Drones and thermal imaging where it applies
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- More than 20 years surveying roofs
- PI and public liability insurance
What a landlord roof survey does not cover
Before booking, it is worth knowing what a survey will not do:
- Asbestos testing of roof sheets or soffits
- A full building survey of every part of the property
- Structural calculations or an engineer’s report
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will tell you. What our survey covers.
Roof types and parts we check
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Gutters and downpipes
- Shared roofs
- Converted houses
- Rented houses
- Blocks of flats