Hampshire · London and the South East
Landlord Roof Survey in Winchester
A careful look at the let or shared roof at your property in Winchester, with photos and a written report.
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
- Cracked or leaning shared chimneys
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
How a landlord roof survey works in Winchester
Roofs on let houses and blocks of flats are easy to forget until something leaks. Surveying the roof first helps you spot defects early so work can be planned, not rushed. You get a written report with photos that you can keep with the building’s records. Many clients repeat the survey on a rolling basis to keep maintenance plans current. We’re often asked to look into gaps where tiles or slates have slipped and standing water on a flat roof, across converted houses, gutters and downpipes and flat roofs on blocks.
Lots of homes in a place the size of Winchester are rented, and roofs are easy to forget between tenancies. For landlords and agents, a report on the roof, chimneys and gutters helps plan work ahead of problems. Photos in the report give you a record to compare with later. Small faults, like a blocked gutter or loose flashing, are easy to miss until a tenant reports damp.
What you get is a clear record of the let or shared roof on the day we saw it. It is useful right away, and a good reference for later, for instance when you want to check whether anything has changed.
- Location
- Winchester (SO22, SO23, SO32, SO21)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Your questions about landlord roof surveys in Winchester
Is Winchester in the area you cover?
Yes, Winchester is within the area we cover. Our area covers London and the South East. Just phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and let us know about the property, and we will talk through which survey suits.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Winchester?
We can’t confirm that for you, but Historic England’s list and your council can. A change of roofing material may need consent in either case, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
What’s the price of a landlord roof survey?
The Basic Survey starts from £150, the Standard from £250 and the Premium from £400, all inc. VAT. Larger buildings are priced to suit, so phone 07833 053749 or email us for a price.
What access do you need for a block roof survey?
Sometimes, yes. If the roof space or a flat roof is reached through a flat, we need access to it so please give residents notice.
What’s the best way to book?
Just ring 07833 053749 or send us an email. After a few questions, we confirm the price and fix a day, weekday or weekend.
Are you insured?
Professional indemnity and public liability insurance cover our surveys. Ask if you need details for a managing agent or building owner.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes. Shared roofs just need a little more planning. Mention it when you contact us and we’ll explain what’s needed.
Tips that help
You do not need to be a roofer to help. Here’s what helps most:
- Keep past survey reports with the building’s records
- Make leak reporting easy for tenants
- Keep roof outlets and gutters clear
- Deal with urgent items first
The report comes with photos and written recommendations, prioritised by urgency where relevant. We send it by email ready to pass on to whoever needs it.
Encourage residents to tell you about leaks or damp straight away. The sooner you know, the smaller the problem usually is.
What you can safely check yourself
You can learn a lot from the ground. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Please do not climb up for a closer look.
Keep a simple record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Send it with your enquiry, as it helps us focus the survey.
When to book a survey in Winchester
A tenant reporting damp or a stained ceiling is a common reason to book. We check whether the roof or rainwater system is the likely cause from what’s visible.
Problems we come across often include:
- Leaks into upper flats
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
- Gaps where tiles or slates have slipped
If you let a flat or house near Winchester station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Which limits apply to the survey
- Their report turnaround times
- Their track record with similar roofs
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Winchester
Some Hampshire villages still have thatched roofs. Across the South East, older homes tend to have slate or clay tiles, and many later ones concrete tiles. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. England has around 10,000 conservation areas and about 500,000 listed buildings. If your home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission, so check with the council.
If you look after a building such as St Bede Church of England Primary School, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other. Trees in and around St. Cross Park shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall.
Winchester is in Hampshire. Wherever you are in Winchester, we can carry out landlord roof surveys at your property, on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday. Winchester is one of the places in Hampshire where we work for landlord roof surveys. We also survey roofs in Southampton.
Here we cover the SO22, SO23, SO32 and SO21 postcode area for landlord roof surveys. We offer landlord roof surveys to properties on The Square, Market Street and Market Lane and the roads around them. Main roads around Winchester include the A31 and A32. We also cover the places around Winchester: Bar End (1 mile south-east), Highcliffe (1 mile east), Hyde (1 mile north), St Cross (1 mile south) and Stanmore (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Eastleigh (6 miles south), Fareham (15 miles south), Andover (13 miles north-west), Totton (13 miles south-west), Chandler's Ford (6 miles south-west) and Hedge End (10 miles south). Being one of Hampshire’s larger places, Winchester has homes, rented property and businesses of every kind.
Local landmarks in Winchester
We work in homes and buildings around Peter Symonds College, The Green Man pub and Leigh House Hospital and the streets around them. Winchester’s nearest station is Winchester station, roughly 0.6 miles north. A little further out are Winchester City Museum (within half a mile north-east) and St John's Rooms And Chapel (under half a mile east). The countryside around Winchester includes Winnall Moors and Twyford Down.
Landlord and commercial surveys in Winchester
An agent can book and manage the survey for a landlord, and the report can go to both. We agree a time with the tenant beforehand.
Shared roofs need a little more planning: we need access agreed with whoever owns or manages the building. Mention it when you get in touch and we’ll plan the visit with that in mind.
What we do, step by step
Photos are taken throughout the visit, so you can see in the report what we found and where. We take close-ups from wherever is safe, including by drone where it’s applicable and the weather allows. A typical visit takes about one to two hours for most houses, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. In a place the size of Winchester, the building you want surveyed may be a house, a flat above a shop or a whole block. Let us know the type of building and who can let us in, so the right access is in place on the day.
- We start by agreeing the scope, roof by roof.
- You or your agent arrange access to the loft space and any flats we need to enter.
- The roofs are inspected from the ground, vantage points, the loft space and the roof where it is safe.
- Every defect we find is photographed and given a priority where relevant.
- You get a written condition report to help plan maintenance.
Preparing for the visit
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
- Unlock side gates and any roof access doors
- Tell us about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
Booking a survey
Our price is from £150, including VAT. The exact figure depends on the roof and the package, and you can call 07833 053749 or use the contact form to find out.
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When you need someone else
It’s a careful look at the let or shared roof, not the whole story. Its limits include:
- Walls, floors and services beyond the roof
- Whether materials contain asbestos (a specialist asbestos surveyor’s job)
- Parts of the roof we cannot safely see or access
If you are not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer before you book. The full list of what we check.
What this survey covers
- Shared roofs
- Gutters and downpipes
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Rented houses
- Converted houses
- Blocks of flats