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Swaythling Landlord Roof Survey
We take a careful look at the let or shared roof at your property in Swaythling, with photos and a written report.
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
- Flashings that have come away
How a landlord roof survey works in Swaythling
Landlords often book us when buying a property to rent out, or after a tenant reports a leak. Others want a regular survey for a rolling maintenance plan. Whatever the reason, the report follows the same clear format, with photos and recommendations. Surveys are carried out on any day of the week, which can make access easier to arrange. If you’ve noticed cracked or leaning shared chimneys and blocked gutters over flats, a survey will tell you what’s going on, whatever the roof.
Houses in smaller places like Swaythling can face open ground, where wind and driving rain hit the roof harder. That weather tells first on ridges, verges, chimneys and flashings. A careful look shows whether anything has started to loosen before it lets water in. A loose ridge tile or slate gives the wind something to catch, and others soon follow.
Findings are set out part by part, from the coverings down to the gutters. It records what’s sound as well as what is not.
- Place
- Swaythling (SO16, SO18, SO17)
- Region
- Southampton
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Roof by roof
Roof spaces and lofts
Older roofs may have bitumen felt underlay or none at all. The report records the underlay where it’s visible.
Party-wall upstands and parapets
On terraces, walls rise between neighbouring roofs. Joints and flashings on these walls can fail.
Tips that help
You do not need to be a roofer to help. Here’s what helps most:
- Arrange flat access ahead of time
- Put urgent roof work at the top of the list
- Make leak reporting easy for tenants
- Keep roof outlets and gutters clear
Questions about the findings are welcome. With the Standard Survey there is a follow-up consultation, and Premium includes an in-person consultation.
Act on urgent items in the report first and schedule the others. Left alone, minor faults usually get worse.
For landlords and managing agents
An agent can book and manage the survey for a landlord. Access is agreed with the tenant ahead of time.
Shared roofs need a little more planning: we need access agreed with the building owner or managing agent. Mention it when you contact us and we’ll plan the survey around it.
The survey, step by step
Once we have finished looking, we write up our findings as a written report with photos, emailed to you. As for time on site, most surveys take about 1–2 hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. With a bit of garden around a house, as there often is around Swaythling, the roof can be viewed from several angles. Let us know if any side is fenced off or hard to reach. The loft, where there is safe access, completes the picture.
- You tell us about the building, its roofs and any known leaks.
- We confirm the access we will need.
- The roofs are inspected from the ground, vantage points, the loft space and the roof where safe.
- The report records areas we couldn’t access.
- Findings and recommendations are set out with photographs.
Before the survey
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we are looking at
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
- Unlock side gates and any roof access doors
Booking a survey
Once you know what you need, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form. From there it’s a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day.
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Why it’s worth a survey now in Swaythling
Relying on what tenants report means relying on what they can see. A ceiling stain frequently means water has been coming in for some time. A survey looks at the roof itself. Tradespeople may need to travel further to a smaller place like Swaythling, so it is useful to plan roof work rather than call someone out in a hurry. Knowing early gives you time to get the right people in.
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: its size, its height, how many sections it has and how it can be reached and seen safely. Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT.
Why us?
- Every finding written up with photos
- Drones and thermal imaging where applicable
- A sub-250g drone, flown with a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
See what a roof survey costs and two real surveys.
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Other services in Swaythling
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Swaythling
Swaythling lies within about 4 miles of the sea, and places near the sea get more salt in the air and more wind than inland. Salt corrodes metal fixings and flashings, and wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces, while driving rain finds any gap. With South Stoneham House about 0.3 miles south-east, Swaythling sits in an area with a long building history. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs.
Anyone responsible for a site like Mansbridge Primary School will know that a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time. For businesses in and around places like Marlands Shopping Centre, knowing the roof’s condition lets you budget for work rather than pay for emergencies. If you live in an older home near St. Mary's Church, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs.
Swaythling is about 2 miles north of Southampton, in Southampton. We visit Swaythling as part of our work across Southampton. Across Southampton, we cover Swaythling.
Postcode districts we cover here for landlord roof surveys: SO16, SO18 and SO17. Streets in the area include High Road, Wide Lane and Lilac Road. Other places close to Swaythling include Bassett Green (1 mile west), Mansbridge (1 mile east), North Stoneham (1 mile north), Portswood (1 mile south-west) and St Denys (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as Shirley (3 miles south-west), Regents Park (3 miles south-west), Thornhill (3 miles south-east), Itchen (3 miles south), Sholing (3 miles south) and Maybush (3 miles west).
Around Swaythling
We work in homes and buildings around Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton, Riverside Park and Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Swaythling itself: Swaythling station. Other landmarks nearby include Marlands Shopping Centre (2.6 miles south-west) and Bitterne Local History Society Heritage And Research Centre (1.9 miles south). Not far away are Netley Common.
FAQs for Swaythling
Is Swaythling within the area you cover?
Yes, Swaythling is covered. We cover the whole of London and South East England, from towns to the smallest villages. Longer journeys are simply planned ahead of time.
Can a landlord with a rental near Swaythling station book a roof survey?
Of course. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
Will you go up on the roof?
Only where it’s safe to do so. We look at everything that can safely be seen: from ground level, from windows and vantage points, from the loft space, from the roof itself where safe and by drone where it applies. Anything we cannot see is noted in the report.
Can you survey in bad weather?
Light rain does not normally stop a survey, and it can even help show where water is getting in. Heavy rain or strong wind can ground a drone and make the roof unsafe, so if conditions are not right we’ll arrange another day with you.
Is the report suitable for a maintenance plan?
Yes. It shows what needs attention now and what can be planned for later so you can plan spending. Repair costs aren’t included but it gives contractors a clear brief.
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. It’s included in the Drone Roof Survey and, where it applies, the Premium Survey.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. We are experienced roof surveyors, and our survey covers the roof rather than the whole building. For the rest of the building, a RICS home survey is a separate job.
How we price landlord roof surveys
Not every roof costs the same to survey, for these reasons:
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- Basic, Standard or Premium
Every price we give includes VAT. Prices start from £150, including VAT. We confirm the price for your survey before booking.
Booking your survey
If you can, have these to hand when you get in touch:
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- When you need the report by
- The type of building and roof, like pitched or flat
- Anything about access we should know
A quick phone call is usually the easiest start: phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll ask a few questions about the roof. You will have a price before anything is arranged.