Hertfordshire · London and the South East
Landlord roof survey in Throcking, Hertfordshire
Roof condition reports for landlords, agents and blocks of flats in Throcking, carried out by an experienced roof surveyor. Every survey comes with a written report and photographs.
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
- Ponding or splits on flat roofs
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
What affects the cost of landlord roof surveys
All our prices include VAT. What changes the price is:
- How big the roof is
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
Every price we give includes VAT, and the report is not charged as an extra. Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. Size, height and access decide where your roof falls.
What we need to know
If you can, have these to hand when you get in touch:
- The property’s address and postcode
- Dates you’re working to, like exchange
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- Whether there is a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
Surveys can be booked for weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. To arrange a day that suits you, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
How a landlord roof survey works in Throcking
With a shared roof, it is not always clear what’s wrong or where. We look at the roof from every safe viewpoint including the loft and flats where access is arranged. Each part of the roof is recorded with photos giving all parties the same information. We can only inspect the parts of a shared roof we are allowed to reach. We survey rented houses, shared roofs and blocks of flats, and people most often book us about missing or loose roof coverings and damaged pots and flaunching.
Village roofs frequently face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, so ridges, chimney stacks, flashings and gutters work hard. Damp in old walls is slow to dry, so a small leak can do a lot of harm. A roof report shows what needs attention first. On exposed older roofs, chimneys and lead flashings are often the first to give way.
The report records the let or shared roof as we found it on the day. It’s useful right away, and a good reference for later.
- Place
- Throcking (SG9)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Leave it or get it looked at?
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 can compare quotes on the same basis. In a place like Throcking, a barn or garage roof left to fail puts whatever is inside at risk. It is worth including them in a survey before a winter does the damage.
Our price is from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on the size and height of the roof, how it can safely be seen and which survey you book.
Why book us in Throcking
- A sub-250g drone, flown with a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- 98% customer satisfaction
- Surveys seven days a week
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
Take a look at our cost guide and our case studies.
What a landlord roof survey looks like in Throcking
Older buildings may be listed or sit in a conservation area. To find out, check Historic England’s list and ask the council about conservation areas. Re-roofing in different materials may need permission there. In this part of the South East, older roofs are mostly slate or clay tile and many newer ones concrete tile, with flat-roofed extensions, dormers and garages common everywhere. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look.
If you look after a building such as Freman College, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
Throcking is about 6 miles north-east of Stevenage, in Hertfordshire. We survey roofs in Throcking and the surrounding area as part of our work across London and South East England. Across Hertfordshire, we cover Throcking. For surveys nearby, see our Chelmsford page.
All of SG9 is within our area for landlord roof surveys. Close by, we survey roofs in Cottered (1 mile south-west), Chipping (1 mile north-east), Buntingford (2 miles east), Aspenden (2 miles south-east) and Layston (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Stevenage (6 miles south-west), Bishop's Stortford (11 miles south-east), Welwyn Garden City (12 miles south-west), Hitchin (9 miles west), Hoddesdon (14 miles south) and Hatfield (15 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Throcking
A little further out are Clothall Castle (4.1 miles west). Open spaces near Throcking include Hawkins Wood.
Other services in Throcking
Do you need a landlord roof survey in Throcking?
People living in a building seldom see the roof itself. Defects up on the roof can go unreported for a long time, especially on taller buildings.
It’s worth booking a survey if you’ve seen:
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
- Missing or loose roof coverings
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
- Flashings that have come away
If you own one of the older houses in the streets near Holy Trinity Church, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
What to check before booking
- What the survey won’t cover
- Whether you get a written report with photos
- Their drone registration, if they fly one
- Whether the loft space is looked at, where there is one
What we do, step by step
A survey visit follows a simple order: we hear what you’ve seen, look at the roof from every safe viewpoint, take photos as we go and record our findings for the written report. Most visits take about 1–2 hours for a house, rising to roughly 3–4 hours on a commercial building. Older roofs in small places like Throcking can have low, tight loft spaces, so it’s useful 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 which roofs and which parts of the building are included.
- You or your agent arrange access to the roof space and any flats we need to enter.
- We inspect each roof from safe vantage points, the loft space and the roof itself where safe.
- Defects are photographed and their urgency noted.
- We send a written report you can use to plan maintenance and budgets.
Before the survey
- Leave a clear route to the loft
- If you are buying, let the agent know when we are coming
- Note where any stains or damp appear
Booking a survey
Photos help, if you have them. Take them safely from ground level or a window. To get started, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Related advice
Landlord and commercial surveys in Throcking
If you own several properties, you can book surveys for several addresses. To arrange surveys for several addresses, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Letting agents can arrange access with tenants. Surveys run on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays, which helps when tenants work during the week.
What we can’t see
Our survey is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. It also has these limits:
- Areas behind locked flats or blocked hatches
- Whether materials contain asbestos (a specialist asbestos surveyor’s job)
- A full building survey of every part of the property
If you are not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
Roofs we survey in Throcking
- Shared roofs
- Converted houses
- Rented houses
- Blocks of flats
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Gutters and downpipes
Questions from Throcking
Is Throcking in the area you cover?
Yes. We work right across London and the South East, and Throcking is part of that. You can ring 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and some details.
Is Throcking within the area you cover?
Yes, we do. We survey roofs across London and the South East, from towns to the smallest villages. The journey is planned ahead, so it’s useful to know about access.
Do you use drones?
Yes, where it applies and safe. We fly a sub-250g drone and we’re a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID). Drone inspection is part of the Drone Roof Survey and the Premium Survey, where it applies.
How experienced are you?
More than 5,000 surveys over 20+ years, across London and South East England.
Does this replace a RICS building survey?
No, it’s a roof survey. It’s not a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey and does not replace a structural engineer’s report.
How do I arrange a landlord roof survey in Throcking?
It is easiest to phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email. Let us know the address and a little about the roof, and we will take it from there. Surveys run on weekdays and at weekends.
Do you advise on who is responsible under the lease?
No, we don’t advise on leases, so ask your managing agent or a solicitor. Our job is to report on the roof itself.