Hertfordshire · London and the South East
Landlord roof survey in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Landlord roof surveys across Welwyn Garden City, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. You get a clear report with photos.
- Gaps where tiles or slates have slipped
- Chimney stacks in poor repair
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
Landlord and commercial surveys in Welwyn Garden City
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan, with the most urgent items set out first.
Landlords and letting agents in Welwyn Garden City book surveys as well as homeowners. The report gives you a dated record of the let or shared roof, with photos, useful for planning maintenance.
Landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Welwyn Garden City
Access needs arranging before a survey of a let or shared building. The loft space and certain flats may need to be opened up for us and residents will need to be told beforehand. You or your agent arrange access and we’ll say what we need when you book. Any part we couldn’t reach is noted in the report. We’re often asked to look into damaged party-wall upstands or parapets and slipped or missing slates and tiles, on gutters and downpipes, shared roofs and flat roofs on blocks.
Around Welwyn Garden City, semis and terraces share chimneys, gutters and roof lines with the house next door. A shared chimney stack or a gutter run across two houses means a defect may sit partly on someone else’s property. We can only inspect what we have access to, so shared parts are reported as far as they can safely be seen. It’s useful to mention any shared stacks or gutters when booking.
We keep jargon out of it: where something needs attention, it says so plainly, and where it can wait, that’s said too.
- Where
- Welwyn Garden City (AL7, AL8, AL6)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Your questions about landlord roof surveys in Welwyn Garden City
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Welwyn Garden City station?
Yes, rented property is part of what we cover. You can ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and some details, including who will give access on the day.
Is Welwyn Garden City in the area you cover?
Yes. We cover the whole of London and South East England, and Welwyn Garden City is part of that. Just phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and tell us about the property.
Which days do you carry out surveys?
Visits run seven days a week in the daytime, which suits people who work during the week. Just say which days work for you.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and sampling are not something we do. Where a material might contain it, like old cement sheets on a building from before 2000, the report flags it.
How long is the visit?
Most surveys take an hour or two for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. The report follows by email.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, once access has been agreed. The roof of a block or converted house is frequently shared, so we need permission from the building owner or managing agent. We can only inspect what we’re given access to.
Does the report help with maintenance planning?
Yes, that’s one of the main reasons clients book. A repeat survey later shows how the roof has changed to keep your plan up to date.
What a landlord roof survey looks like in Welwyn Garden City
Across the South East, older homes tend to have slate or clay tiles, and many later ones concrete tiles, and flat-roofed additions turn up almost everywhere. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. Welwyn Garden City was laid out as a garden city in the early twentieth century. Its first houses are now over a hundred years old, with later estates and newer homes around them. Older roofs may still have their original coverings, with fixings and underlay that have done a long stint.
Living close to Stanborough Park is pleasant, but mature trees mean leaves in gutters and valleys each autumn, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls. If you look after a shop, office or commercial unit, for instance near Howard Centre, a roof report helps plan work around trading rather than after a leak.
Welwyn Garden City is in Hertfordshire. Roofs in Welwyn Garden City get the same thorough look as anywhere else in Hertfordshire. Our Hertfordshire coverage includes Welwyn Garden City and the places around it. London is in our area too.
Here we cover the AL7, AL8 and AL6 postcode area for landlord roof surveys. We offer landlord roof surveys to properties on Church Road, Station Road and Lynmouth Road and the roads around them. Welwyn Garden City is on the B195 and A1000, so it’s easy for us to get to. Close by, we survey roofs in Hatfield Hyde (1 mile south), Letty Green (3 miles south-east), West End (3 miles south), Essendon (3 miles south-east) and Staines Green (3 miles east). Larger places within reach include Watford (13 miles south-west), Hemel Hempstead (12 miles west), Stevenage (8 miles north), St Albans (7 miles south-west), Harpenden (7 miles west) and Hitchin (11 miles north). As one of the bigger places in Hertfordshire, Welwyn Garden City has homes, rented property and businesses of every kind.
Around Welwyn Garden City
We work in homes and buildings around Stanborough Park, Sir Frederic Osborn School and The Bakehouse pub. For rail, the closest station is Welwyn Garden City station, roughly 0.5 miles west. A little further out are The Bunker at Hatfield Police Station (2.9 miles south-west) and Queen Elizabeth II Hospital (1.1 miles south). Open spaces near Welwyn Garden City include Lemsford Springs.
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Should I look at the roof myself first?
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Water spilling over the edge can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
A lot can be seen from the ground. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Please don’t climb up for a closer look.
What happens if roof problems are left?
Tenants can only report what shows inside. A ceiling stain often means water has been coming in for some time. We look at the roof, not just the symptoms. Extensions and dormers on homes around Welwyn Garden City often hide the first signs of trouble at their joints with the main roof. A few wet winters later, it can mean new plaster and decorating as well as roof work.
A Basic Survey starts from £150, with VAT included. Standard is from £250 and Premium from £400, both including VAT. We confirm the price for your survey before you book.
What you get with us
- Package prices that include VAT
- An independent view of the roof
- Drone flown under a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- A photo-illustrated written report
Read what a roof survey costs and two real surveys.
Tips from our surveys
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner:
- Survey the roof on a regular cycle
- Ask residents to report damp straight away
- Have gutters and outlets cleared every year
- Put urgent roof work at the top of the list
The report comes with photos and written recommendations ranked by urgency where relevant. We send it by email ready to pass on to whoever needs it.
Have the roof looked at regularly, not just when it leaks. Many landlords and agents survey their roofs on a rolling basis, alongside yearly gutter clearing.
What we do, step by step
We photograph the roof as we go, so the report shows exactly what we saw. We take close-ups from wherever is safe, including by drone where it is applicable and the weather allows. A typical visit takes an hour or two at most homes, while a commercial roof takes nearer three to four hours. Parking in a town like Welwyn Garden City is normally simple, but tell us if there’s a driveway or any restrictions. We check the roof from ground level and from windows, then from the loft where there is safe access, and from the roof itself where it is safe.
- First, we confirm the scope and the purpose of the report.
- 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.
- A written condition report follows to help you plan.
Before the survey
- Find any records of previous roof work
- Tell us about parking before the day
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
Getting a price
Our phone lines are open seven days a week. To book or ask a question, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
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What we are asked to look at in Welwyn Garden City
A single building may have pitched roofs, flat roofs and rear additions. Each wears differently, and flat roofs over rear additions often need attention sooner.
These are some of the problems a survey can pick up:
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
- Cracked or lifting flashings
- Chimney stacks in poor repair
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
Digswell House lies about 1.5 miles north, so building around Welwyn Garden City goes back a long way. Older roofs nearby frequently mix original materials with later repairs, and the survey shows where each one is.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
- Whether VAT is in the quoted price
- How long they’ve been surveying roofs