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Landlord roof survey in Wix Green, Essex
A careful look at the let or shared roof at your property in Wix Green, with photos and a written report.
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
- Missing or loose roof coverings
- Parapets and upstands in poor repair
Should I look at the roof myself first?
A lot can be seen from ground level. 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.
During heavy rain, look at the gutters from the ground or a window. Water spilling over the edge can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
Landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Wix Green
Landlords often book us when buying a property to rent out, others when a tenant reports a leak or damp. Agents and freeholders frequently want a survey for a rolling maintenance plan. Whatever the reason, the report follows the same clear format with photographs and recommendations. Surveys are carried out on any day of the week which can help when arranging access with residents. If you’re worried about damaged party-wall upstands or parapets and splits and blisters in flat roof coverings, we can find out what’s behind it, on gutters and downpipes, blocks of flats and flat roofs on blocks alike.
In a small place like Wix Green, many roofs stand in the open, so ridges, chimney stacks, flashings and gutters work hard. Older walls take a long time to dry once water gets in. A written report sets out what to deal with and in what order. On exposed older roofs, chimneys and lead flashings are often the first to give way.
The report does not just list problems. For each finding, it explains what it is, why it matters and what we’d recommend, so you can plan your next steps.
- Location
- Wix Green (CO11)
- Region
- Essex
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Your questions about landlord roof surveys in Wix Green
Is the coastal weather around Wix Green hard on roofs?
Yes, coastal weather is harder on roofs: there is more wind, and more salt in the air. Ridges, verges, flashings and fixings are where it usually shows.
Do you cover smaller places like Wix Green?
Yes, Wix Green is on our map. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. We don’t carry out asbestos surveys or testing. We flag materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement sheets or soffits on pre-2000 buildings and suggest a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before any work.
Will you inspect a roof that several owners share?
Yes, we survey shared roofs frequently. Where a neighbouring roof isn’t part of the access, we can only see it from vantage points and we will say so.
Will you say whether the freeholder or leaseholders should pay?
No. Who pays is typically set by the lease and we don’t give legal advice. Our report gives an independent record of the roof’s condition to help those discussions.
Do I need to be at home?
Not necessarily. If we only need the outside, we can agree that beforehand, but the loft and any rooms with damp need someone to let us in.
What’s the price of a landlord roof survey?
Prices start from £150, including VAT. The price depends on the size of the building and the number of roofs. For a price, call 07833 053749 or email us.
What happens if roof problems are left?
Defects caught early can frequently be dealt with as planned work. Left until it leaks, a roof can damage ceilings and tenants’ belongings, plus urgent call-outs. In a small place like Wix Green, homes can be exposed to wind and rain, which finds any gap, and older walls, once damp, take a long time to dry.
Prices start from £150, including VAT. Basic starts from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, VAT included, and we’ll tell you which fits.
Why book us in Wix Green
- More than 20 years surveying roofs
- Independent findings on the roof’s condition
- Thermal imaging and drones used where they help
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
Take a look at our cost guide or what we found on two real jobs.
Signs you need a landlord roof survey in Wix Green
Roofs on let and shared buildings often get less regular attention than owner-occupied homes. Minor faults can go unseen until a tenant reports a leak, by which point the damage has spread.
Typical things we’re asked to look at include:
- Damp or stains in top-floor flats
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
- Chimney stacks in poor repair
- Flashings that have come away
If you look after a building such as Wix and Wrabness Primary School, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle.
What to check before booking
- Which limits apply to the survey
- How long the report takes to arrive
- Are they insured for the work?
- Do they have a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID for drone work?
What we do, step by step
The visit has one job: to see as much of the let or shared roof as can be seen safely and record it clearly. Everything we note and photograph goes into the written report. It usually takes an hour or two for a house, rising to roughly 3–4 hours on a commercial building. Older rural homes like those around Wix Green can have a main roof, lower lean-to roofs and outbuildings all joined together. Each part is looked at from wherever it can safely be seen.
- You tell us about the building, its roofs and any known leaks.
- We confirm the access we’ll need.
- The roofs are inspected from ground level, vantage points, the roof space and the roof where safe.
- The report records areas we couldn’t access.
- Findings and recommendations are set out with photos.
Before the survey
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- Find any records of previous roof work
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
Arrange a survey
Photos help, if you have them. Take them safely from ground level or a window. To get started, call 07833 053749 or email us.
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What a survey costs
The price reflects the time and kit the roof needs. The main factors are:
- House, block, shop or office
- How big the roof is
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- Basic, Standard or Premium
Prices quoted always include VAT, and the written report is part of the package. Prices start from £150, including VAT. Size, height and access decide where your roof falls.
What we need to know
Before you get in touch, it helps to have:
- Any photos you have, taken from ground level or a window
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- What made you get in touch
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
Our price is from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on the roof’s size, access and the package, and you can phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form to find out.
Landlords, agents and block managers in Wix Green
Businesses and commercial landlords can book us too, including offices, shops and units. Bigger roofs take more time, and they’re priced for the size.
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in. We survey seven days a week, which can make access easier.
Landlord roof surveys around Wix Green
Wix Green is within about 3 miles of the coast, where sea air brings more salt and stronger wind than inland. Salt corrodes metal fixings and flashings, and wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces, and driving rain gets into whatever gap is left. With Thorpe Hall about 4.2 miles south, Wix Green sits in an area with a long building history. If your home is one of the older ones, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
If you live in an older home near Church of St Mary, its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first. If you let a flat or house near Wrabness station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at.
Wix Green is about 5 miles west of Harwich, in Essex. We carry out landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Wix Green. We cover towns and villages across Essex. For surveys nearby, see our Chelmsford page.
All of CO11 is within our area for landlord roof surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes homes and businesses on Oakley Road and Harwich Road and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Wix Green: Wix (1 mile west), Great Oakley (1 mile south-east), Wrabness (2 miles north), Bradfield (2 miles north-west) and Bradfield Heath (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Colchester (11 miles west), Clacton-on-Sea (8 miles south), Harwich (5 miles east), Camulodunum (12 miles west), Greenstead (9 miles west) and Wivenhoe (9 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Wix Green
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The White Hart Inn. Wix Green’s nearest station is Wrabness station, roughly 2 miles north. Green spaces nearby include Oakfield Wood and Alton Water.