Communal roof works for managing agents, freeholders, RTM companies and residents’ associations across Canterbury — Section 20 support, condition surveys, reserve-fund forecasts, and phased works that keep residents informed.
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📞 Call Now: 0122 763 4920We carry out communal roof works on Canterbury blocks and converted buildings for managing agents, freeholders and RTM companies — flat and pitched. We support the Section 20 LTA 1985 consultation with detailed specifications and itemised estimates, provide condition surveys with 5/10-year forecasts for reserve-fund planning, and arrange scaffold licences and resident communication. Call 0122 763 4920.
If you manage a block of flats, hold a freehold, run an RTM company or sit on a residents’ association, a communal roof is a different job from a domestic one. The technical work is the same, but the process around it — leaseholder consultation, reserve-fund planning, service-charge accounting and resident communication — is where communal works succeed or fail.
Canterbury has a genuine, if often overlooked, block market. The two universities drive purpose-built student accommodation and converted HMO and flat stock; the city centre and its Victorian and Georgian buildings have been divided into leasehold flats; and modern developments around the ring road add purpose-built blocks with flat and low-pitch communal roofs. Each needs a roofer who understands both the covering and the leaseholder framework around it.
That is what we provide: communal roof surveys, repairs and replacement on flat and pitched roofs, delivered with the specifications, itemised estimates and documentation that managing agents and freeholders need to consult leaseholders, plan budgets and account to residents.
Section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 governs major works to communal areas. Where communal roof works will cost any single leaseholder more than £250, the freeholder or managing agent must formally consult leaseholders before the work proceeds — or risk being unable to recover the full cost through the service charge.
The consultation runs in stages: a notice of intention describing the proposed works and inviting observations; an estimates stage where at least two competitive quotes are obtained and shared, with leaseholder nominations considered; and proper consideration of any observations before works are awarded. It is procedural, and it is where many blocks get stuck.
We provide a clear written specification of the proposed communal roof works so the managing agent can describe them accurately to leaseholders and invite observations.
We supply a detailed, itemised competitive estimate suitable for the estimates stage — clear scope, materials and pricing that leaseholders and their advisers can scrutinise.
Once consultation is complete and works are awarded, we deliver to specification with the documentation, invoicing and sign-off that service-charge accounting requires.
The best communal roof works are planned, not reactive. A communal roof condition survey tells you what state the roof is in now and what it will need over the next five and ten years, with cost forecasts — exactly what a managing agent or freeholder needs to set reserve-fund contributions sensibly and avoid a sudden, contentious major-works bill.
On Canterbury’s block stock the survey focuses on the covering type and its remaining life: ageing felt or single-ply on flat communal roofs, the condition of upstands, outlets and parapets, and on converted period buildings the state of the pitched covering, lead and chimney stacks. We report clearly, with photographs and a phased forecast, so major works can be budgeted and consulted on in good time rather than in a crisis.
For flat communal roofs we specify GRP, EPDM or single-ply recovers with proper falls; for pitched communal roofs on converted period buildings we specify matched materials and leadwork, with conservation constraints where the building is listed or in a conservation area. Scaffold licences go through Canterbury City Council, and we plan access and resident communication so occupied blocks stay safe and informed throughout.
Communal roof workmanship is guaranteed for 10 years in writing, with manufacturer warranties on flat-roof and tile systems on top — documentation suitable for your records and leaseholder assurance.
If a fault appears in covered work, we come back and put it right. No quibbling, no re-charge.
Under Section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, a freeholder or managing agent who fails to consult leaseholders on qualifying works may be limited to recovering just £250 per leaseholder — which is why a compliant estimates and specification pack is essential before communal roof works begin.
Source: Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 s.20 / The Property Institute (TPI) guidance
Managing a Canterbury block? Get a condition survey and Section 20-ready estimate.
📅 Get My Free QuoteUnder Section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, if communal roof works will cost any single leaseholder more than £250, the freeholder or managing agent must formally consult leaseholders before proceeding — a notice of intention, an estimates stage with at least two quotes, and consideration of leaseholder observations. We provide the detailed specifications and itemised estimates that make that process straightforward.
Yes — we work with managing agents, freeholders, RTM companies and residents’ associations across Canterbury on communal pitched and flat roofs, from student blocks near the universities to city-centre conversions. We provide the documentation, specifications and estimates block management requires.
Yes. We carry out communal roof condition surveys with 5- and 10-year cost forecasts, so managing agents and freeholders can plan reserve-fund contributions and budget major works before they become emergencies.
We arrange scaffold licences through Canterbury City Council, plan access to minimise disruption to residents, and support resident communication with clear timelines. On occupied blocks we phase the work and keep access and safety managed throughout.
Both. Many Canterbury blocks have flat communal roofs (GRP, EPDM, single-ply or ageing felt) while converted period buildings have pitched communal roofs needing matched materials. We survey and specify the right system for each.
We provide detailed written specifications and itemised estimates suitable for the Section 20 estimates stage, with clear scope and pricing. Invoicing is set up for managing-agent workflows, with purchase orders and VAT invoices for records and service-charge accounting.
We respond to urgent communal leaks quickly to make the roof safe and weathertight, then provide the documentation and specification for any major works that need to follow the Section 20 process.
Section 20 support, condition surveys and reserve-fund forecasts for managing agents and freeholders. Call 0122 763 4920 or book a callback.
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