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Landlord roof survey in South Stifford, Thurrock
Wondering about the let or shared roof at a property in South Stifford? You can book a landlord roof survey in South Stifford and across Thurrock, with plain-English findings.
- Blocked gutters over flats
- Damp or stains in top-floor flats
- Cracked or lifting flashings
Before and after the survey
Over many surveys, some simple habits stand out as worth the effort:
- Ask your managing agent about lease terms
- Ask residents to report damp straight away
- Keep past survey reports with the building’s records
- Don’t store items over the loft hatch
Questions about the findings are welcome. The Standard Survey includes a follow-up consultation, and Premium includes an in-person consultation.
Make sure the loft hatch can be reached and opened so a surveyor can look inside the roof. Clutter around the hatch slows things down.
About our landlord roof survey in South Stifford
A roof condition report helps you plan maintenance and set budgets. It shows what needs attention now and what can be planned for later based on what can be seen. It does not include repair cost estimates, but it gives contractors a clear brief to price from. Urgent defects are flagged clearly, so you can act on them first and plan the rest over the coming years. We’re often asked to look into leaks into upper flats and splits and blisters in flat roof coverings, across gutters and downpipes, shared roofs and converted houses.
Houses in smaller places like South Stifford can face open ground, where wind and driving rain hit the roof harder. Ridge tiles, verges, chimney stacks and flashings take the worst of it. A close look shows whether anything has started to loosen. Once one ridge tile or slate moves, wind gets under the next one too.
With the Standard Survey, you also get moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where it applies, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Where
- South Stifford (RM16, RM20)
- Wider area
- Thurrock
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
How we price landlord roof surveys
Every roof is different, so prices are confirmed before booking. These are the things that affect it:
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- Whether it is a home or a commercial building
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Basic starts from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, VAT included.
Getting in touch
These details help when you contact us:
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- What made you get in touch
- Dates you’re working to, such as exchange
- Any stains, drips or damp patches you’ve seen indoors
We survey roofs on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. To find a date that works for you, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Your questions about landlord roof surveys in South Stifford
How do I find out if my home in South Stifford is listed?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. Both listing and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
Do roofs near the sea, like those around South Stifford, take more of a battering?
Often, yes. Within about 5 miles of the sea, as South Stifford is, metal fixings wear faster and gales find any loose ridge or slate.
Do you cover South Stifford?
Yes. We cover South Stifford and the rest of Thurrock. To book, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Is this survey just for landlords?
Anyone who looks after a let or shared building can book it: private landlords, letting and managing agents, freeholders and RTM companies.
Are you insured?
Our surveys are covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance. Ask if you need details for a managing agent or building owner.
Will the survey cover the whole building?
No. Our survey covers the roof and its parts, not the whole property. It isn’t a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey or a structural engineer’s report.
What’s the price of a landlord roof survey?
The Basic Survey starts from £150, the Standard from £250 and the Premium from £400, all inc. VAT. Blocks are priced on their size and roofs. Just call 07833 053749 or use the contact form for a price.
Can I check my roof myself?
Keep a simple record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Send it with your enquiry.
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 don’t climb up for a closer look.
How it works
We check the roof from outside and, where it is relevant and there’s safe access, from inside the roof space too. In the loft, the signs we look for are staining, damp, daylight and sagging. The whole visit typically takes roughly 1–2 hours for most houses, rising to roughly 3–4 hours on a commercial building. Homes around South Stifford frequently have gardens on more than one side, which gives us room to step back and see the roof. Let us know if any side is fenced off or hard to reach. Inside, the loft is checked where it can be reached safely.
- We agree the roofs to be surveyed and what you need the report for.
- Access to flats and the roof space is arranged by you or your agent.
- We inspect each roof as far as it can safely be seen.
- We photograph defects and note how urgent they look.
- A written condition report follows to help you plan.
Before the survey
- Let us know where we can park nearby
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
Book a survey
To book a survey, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and let us know the address and what’s prompted the survey. We will confirm the price before booking.
Advice
How the survey changes by roof type
Shared chimney stacks
Damp in a chimney breast can start at the top of the stack. We record anything visible.
Party-wall upstands and parapets
On terraces, walls rise between neighbouring roofs. Joints and flashings on these walls can fail.
Also near South Stifford
What else we do in South Stifford
Common roof problems in South Stifford
Landlords need to plan spending on a building. Without a recent survey, it is hard to know what the roof needs and how soon.
Typical things we are asked to look at include:
- Damaged pots and flaunching
- Failed flashings at walls and chimneys
- Mortar falling from ridges and verges
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
If your home is one of the older ones in the streets near All Saints' Church, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
What to check before booking
- Whether the loft is part of the inspection
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
- What exactly goes into their report
- Their report turnaround times
South Stifford homes and their roofs
South Stifford lies within about 5 miles of the sea, so there is more wind and more salt in the air than further inland. Metal fixings and flashings corrode faster in salt air, while gales work at loose ridges, slates and tiles. 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. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first.
Shop and office owners around Lakeside Shopping Centre may find that a roof report helps plan work around trading rather than after a leak. If you let a flat or house near Chafford Hundred station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let.
South Stifford is about 2 miles west of Grays, in Thurrock. South Stifford is one of many places we visit across Thurrock, for houses, flats and commercial buildings. We cover towns and villages across Thurrock, large and small. London is in our area too.
Surveys in RM16 and RM20 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. That includes homes and businesses on London Road, San Juan Drive and San Luis Drive. If you are just outside South Stifford, we cover West Thurrock (1 mile south-west), Greenhithe (2 miles south), Purfleet-on-Thames (2 miles west), Swanscombe (3 miles south) and Stone (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Stanford-le-Hope (7 miles north-east), Balstonia (6 miles north-east), Corringham (8 miles east), Chadwell St Mary (3 miles east), Tilbury (3 miles south-east) and East Tilbury (5 miles east).
Near you in South Stifford
Typical jobs here are in homes near Ship Public House and Chafford Hundred Business and Enterprise College and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in South Stifford itself: Chafford Hundred station. Well-known places in the area include Thurrock Community Hospital (1.9 miles north-east) and Thameside Centre (1.3 miles east). Not far away are Chafford Gorges Nature Park and Sawyers Lake.