Essex · London and the South East
Landlord roof survey in Stanway, Essex
Need a landlord roof survey in Stanway? We can help, with a written report you can act on. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Blocked gutters over flats
- Cracked or leaning shared chimneys
- Failed flashings at walls and chimneys
How the survey works
After the inspection, everything we found is written up as a written report with photos, sent to you by email. On timing, most surveys take between one and two hours for most houses, though large, tall or awkward roofs take more time. Around Stanway, older homes can have small or awkward roof spaces, so it helps to know whether there’s a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. Only areas that can be reached safely are inspected.
- We agree the roofs to be surveyed and what you need the report for.
- Access to flats and the loft space is arranged by you or your agent.
- We inspect each roof as far as it can be seen safely.
- We photograph defects and note how urgent they look.
- You get a written report to plan maintenance and budgets.
How to prepare
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
How to book
A quick phone call is typically the easiest start: call 07833 053749 or send us an email. You will have a price before anything is arranged.
Advice
Landlord roof survey in Stanway: what you get
We check the same things on a let roof as on any other: slates or tiles, ridges, hips, valleys, flashings, chimneys, gutters and the loft. Flat roofs over blocks, rear additions and garages are covered too where they’re part of the brief. We also look at chimneys, parapets and party-wall upstands where it is safe to see them, along with the loft space where there’s safe access. Typical surveys look at chimney stacks in poor repair and loose ridge or hip tiles, across rented houses, gutters and downpipes and flat roofs on blocks.
Somewhere as small as Stanway, homes are frequently older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Roofs there can be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, and chimney stacks are frequently old. We report on everything that’s safely in view, and thatch is a specialist material. Chimneys and lead flashings on old roofs often need the most attention.
Where we cannot see part of the let or shared roof, the report says so. You’ll know exactly what was inspected and what wasn’t.
- Location
- Stanway (CO3, CO6)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Your questions about landlord roof surveys in Stanway
I let a flat near Marks Tey station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, that’s a common request. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
Do you cover smaller places like Stanway?
Yes. Stanway is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We work right across London and South East England. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route as you book.
Does the weather affect the survey?
Light rain doesn’t usually stop a survey. Strong wind or a downpour can stop drone flights and make roof access unsafe, so if conditions are not right we’ll arrange another day with you.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. Our survey is a roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey of the whole building. It focuses on the roof and can sit alongside a RICS survey.
What does a roof survey cost?
Prices start from £150, including VAT. The final figure depends on the roof and the package you choose, and it’s agreed before booking.
Do you climb onto every roof?
Only when it’s safe. Some roofs are too steep or fragile to walk on safely. We use safe viewpoints, the loft space and a drone where applicable, and the report records anything we couldn’t see.
How many surveys have you done?
We have been surveying roofs for over 20 years and have carried out more than 5,000 surveys.
What a survey costs
To price your survey, we check:
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- How big the roof is
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
Price depends partly on the package: from £150 for Basic, £250 for Standard and £400 for Premium, inc. VAT. The roof’s size, height and access matter as well.
Helping us price your survey
When you call or email, these details help:
- What kind of property and roof it is
- When you need the report by
- What made you get in touch
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
Prices start from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on the roof’s size, access and the package, and you can ring 07833 053749 or email us to find out.
Nearby places to Stanway
What else we do in Stanway
When you need someone else
Some things can’t be seen without opening up the roof, and that sets some limits:
- Areas behind locked flats or blocked hatches
- The rest of the building, as a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey would
- Legal advice on leases or service charges
If you’re not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Stanway
- Blocks of flats
- Shared roofs
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Converted houses
- Rented houses
- Gutters and downpipes
When to book a survey in Stanway
Landlords need to plan spending on a building. Planning is difficult without knowing the roof’s condition or when.
Most people get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Damaged pots and flaunching
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Cracked or lifting flashings
- Leaking joints at party walls
If you run a business near Lion Walk, a dated report on the roof is useful for planning and for any lease discussions.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
- What they will not be able to tell you
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
- Whether you get a written report with photos
Landlord roof surveys in Stanway: local notes
Historic houses such as Layer Marney Tower, about 4.2 miles south, show how far back building in the area around Stanway goes. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first. Weatherboarded walls and clay tile roofs are typical of older Essex buildings, and plenty of post-war and modern estates besides. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
For site and facilities teams at buildings like Stanway Primary School, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle. If your home is one of the older ones in the streets near Parish Church of St Albright, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs.
Stanway is about 2 miles west of Camulodunum, in Essex. We survey roofs in Stanway across London and South East England. Across Essex, we cover Stanway and the places around it. We also survey roofs in Chelmsford.
Postcode districts we cover here for landlord roof surveys: CO3 and CO6. You will find streets like Church Lane, Red Panda Road and Turkey Cock Lane, all of which we cover. Nearby, we also carry out landlord roof surveys in Beacon End (1 mile east), Copford Green (1 mile south-west), Eight Ash Green (1 mile north), Heckfordbridge (2 miles south) and Lexden (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Colchester (4 miles east), Braintree (11 miles west), Clacton-on-Sea (15 miles east), Maldon (12 miles south-west), Witham (10 miles south-west) and Halstead (9 miles north-west).
What’s near Stanway
Typical jobs here are in homes near White Hart Toby Carvery pub and The Stanway School, among other places. Stanway’s nearest station is Marks Tey station, about 1.5 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Social History Museum (3.5 miles east) and Birch Castle (2.6 miles south). For a walk, there is Iron Latch.
DIY checks: what’s safe
It helps to keep a record: dates of leaks, photos from the ground and any work done on the roof. Send it with your enquiry.
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Take a torch and only step on boards or joists, checking for stains, damp wood or chinks of daylight.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Stanway
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in. Surveys run on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays, which helps when tenants work during the week.
Freeholders and residents’ companies use a roof report to plan and budget, with the most urgent items set out first.