Hampshire · London and the South East
Landlord roof survey in Welborne, Hampshire
Roof condition reports for landlords, agents and blocks of flats around Welborne, with a written report you can act on. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Damp or stains in top-floor flats
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Chimney stacks in poor repair
Honest limits
It is a careful look at the let or shared roof, not the whole story. Its limits include:
- Areas behind locked flats or blocked hatches
- Whether materials contain asbestos (a specialist asbestos surveyor’s job)
- Structural calculations or an engineer’s report
If you are not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will give you a straight answer. The full list of what we check.
What we look at
- Rented houses
- Shared roofs
- Converted houses
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Gutters and downpipes
- Blocks of flats
Landlord roof survey in Welborne: what you get
A landlord roof survey shows you the state of a roof in a report you can plan around. Landlords, letting agents, managing agents and freeholders all use it, as well as residents’ and RTM management companies. You get a written report with photos and recommendations, prioritised by urgency where relevant. It is a roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey of the whole building. Common reasons to book are gaps where tiles or slates have slipped and leaking joints at party walls, across blocks of flats, shared roofs and flat roofs on blocks.
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.
With the Standard Survey, you also get moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey goes further, with thermal imaging, drone inspection where applicable, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Location
- Welborne (PO17)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Your questions about landlord roof surveys in Welborne
How do I find out if my home in Welborne 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.
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Fareham station?
Yes, letting agents and landlords book with us as well as owners. Just ring 07833 053749 or send us an email and let us know about the building.
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.
Do you cover Welborne?
Yes. We cover Welborne and the rest of Hampshire. To book, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. Our report may flag materials that could contain asbestos, but confirming it is a job for a specialist asbestos surveyor. Buildings built or refurbished before 2000 may contain it.
How long will you be at the property?
It typically takes between one and two hours on an ordinary house, and longer for a large or complex roof. The written report follows by email.
Do I need to be at home?
That depends on the survey. For inside areas and the roof space, someone has to give us access; we will agree the details as you book.
Why act early in Welborne
A leak in a block rarely stays in one place. Early surveys help avoid damage spreading between flats. Around Welborne, older homes often have old roof timbers, where water from a failed roof can cause rot if it’s left.
Thermal imaging and drone inspection (where applicable) come with the Premium Survey, which starts from £400, including VAT. We will tell you which package suits the questions you have.
Why choose Independent Roof Survey in Welborne
- Independent findings on the roof’s condition
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
Landlord roof surveys in Welborne: local notes
The coast is about 3 miles or less from Welborne, and being near the sea means more wind and salt than a roof inland would face. Salt is hard on nails, clips and metal flashings, and strong wind lifts anything already loose on a roof, while driving rain finds any gap. Thatch survives on some older buildings in Hampshire’s villages. Across the South East, older homes tend to have slate or clay tiles, and many later ones concrete tiles. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters.
If your home is one of the older ones in the streets near Church of St Francis, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look. If you look after a building such as The Henry Cort Community College, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time. Shop and office owners around Fareham Shopping Centre may find that a roof report helps plan work around trading rather than after a leak.
Welborne is about 2 miles north of Fareham, in Hampshire. Bookings from Welborne are handled just like any other: a call or an email, a price, then a date. Welborne is one of the places in Hampshire we cover. There is also a page for Portsmouth.
Landlord roof surveys in PO17 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. We also cover the places around Welborne: Crockerhill (1 mile east), Wickham Common (1 mile north-east), North Fareham (1 mile south-east), Hundred Acres (2 miles north-east) and Fareham (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (13 miles north-west), Gosport (6 miles south), Havant (9 miles east), Eastleigh (9 miles north-west), Horndean (8 miles east) and Totton (14 miles west).
Local landmarks in Welborne
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Miners Arms. For rail, the closest station is Fareham station, roughly 1.9 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Carron Row Farm Museum (2.4 miles south-west) and Portchester Castle (4.5 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Portsdown Hill and Swanwick Lakes.
Should I look at the roof myself first?
Your own check is a good start, but it isn’t a survey. You won’t see flashings, valleys or the backs of chimneys properly from ground level, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
During heavy rain, look at the gutters from ground level or a window. Water spilling over the edge can point to a blockage or a sagging run.
Nearby places to Welborne
What else we do in Welborne
Before and after the survey
Over many surveys, some simple habits stand out:
- Keep roof surveys on a rolling plan
- Book gutter clearing at least once a year
- Give tenants a simple way to report leaks
- Don’t store items over the loft hatch
If you need to share the findings with leaseholders or a board, the photos help. We keep the report clear and jargon-light.
Keep the loft space accessible so a surveyor can look inside the roof. Stored items over the hatch make checks harder.
What we do, step by step
We work from the outside in: first the slopes, edges and gutters from every safe viewpoint, then the roof space where it can be reached. All told, expect roughly 1–2 hours for most houses, or half a day or so for a commercial building. In a hamlet or village like Welborne, a postcode doesn’t always lead to the right gate, so a few directions, or a note of a nearby landmark, help us arrive on time. The visit itself is the same as anywhere else.
- First, we confirm the roofs and areas to be surveyed.
- You or your agent arrange access to the loft space and any flats we need to enter.
- Each roof is checked as far as it can be seen safely, including from inside where possible.
- Defects are photographed and their urgency noted.
- We send a written report you can use to plan maintenance and budgets.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure the loft hatch can be reached
- Let us know where we can park nearby
- Tell us about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
Arrange a survey
Photos help, if you have them. Take them safely from the ground or a window, and please don’t climb up for a closer look. To send them or to book, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Read more
Roof by roof
Party-wall upstands and parapets
Terraced roofs have party-wall upstands between houses. Joints and flashings on these walls can fail.
Shared chimney stacks
Many terraces and conversions have shared stacks. Pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings are looked at from safe vantage points.