Practical reading for housing providers, block managers, surveyors and claims teams: what drone evidence can and cannot tell you, what the regulator expects, and what a good evidence pack looks like.
Housing providersPhase 2 extends fixed repair timescales to structural collapse, falls and excess cold. Roofs sit under all three. What social landlords should have on file before the clocks can start.
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Block managersScaffold, cherry picker, ladder, drone. The real cost of each way of inspecting a roof, what each one can and cannot tell you, and when the cheapest option is the wrong one.
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EvidenceAsset managers do not act on PDFs. A useful roof survey ships as component rows per property, a photo pack that files itself, and a report that explains both. Here is the anatomy.
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ComplianceClass marks, operator IDs, competency certificates and operational authorisations, in plain English, and the five questions to ask before a drone flies over your building.
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Block managersConsultation on major works goes better when leaseholders can see what they are paying for. How dated, numbered aerial evidence changes the conversation, and where it fits in the statutory process.
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Housing providersGround-based surveys record roofs as not inspected more often than anyone admits. What the regulator expects, why the gap exists, and a way to close it one estate at a time.
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