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Landlord roof survey in Acton Green, Greater London
Roof condition reports for landlords, agents and blocks of flats around Acton Green, with a written report you can act on. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
- Failed flashings at walls and chimneys
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
About our landlord roof survey in Acton Green
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 in advance. Your agent or you arrange access, and we confirm what we need when booking. Any part we couldn’t reach is noted in the report. Typical surveys look at cracked or lifting flashings and slipped or missing slates and tiles, across blocks of flats, rented houses and flat roofs on blocks.
Victorian and Edwardian terraces are found right across London, frequently with slate roofs, chimney stacks shared with neighbours and gutters hidden behind parapets. Slates can last a century or more, but the nails holding them corrode, and slates slip. In Acton Green, as across London, that is why a roof needs a proper look rather than a glance from the street. Shared chimney stacks and the lead around them are just as important to check.
The report records the let or shared roof as we found it on the day. That makes it useful now and a handy reference later, for example when you want to check whether anything has changed.
- Location
- Acton Green (W4, W3, W2)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Questions from Acton Green
Is parking a problem for a survey in Acton Green?
It rarely stops a survey, but it’s worth planning. Let us know what parking is available nearby, and the visit is planned around it.
I let a flat near South Acton station. Can you check the roof?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. You can phone 07833 053749 or email us with the address and what you need.
How long will you be at the property?
Expect it to take about one to two hours for a house, or half a day or so for a commercial building. The written report follows by email, on the timescale of your package.
How do I book a survey in Acton Green?
Just phone 07833 053749 or send us an email. After a few questions, we confirm the price and fix a day, weekday or weekend.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. We do not carry out asbestos surveys or testing. We flag materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement sheets or soffits on pre-2000 buildings.
Will you inspect a roof that several owners share?
Yes, shared roofs are a common request. Where a neighbouring roof is not part of the access, we can only see it from vantage points and we will say so.
Can you survey at the weekend?
We carry out surveys seven days a week. To find a day that suits you, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
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How the survey changes by roof type
Pitched roofs on houses and blocks
On older pitched roofs, the fixings and underlay often fail before good slates or tiles. The report records it.
Shared chimney stacks
Damp in a chimney breast can start at the top of the stack. We record anything visible.
Tips that help
Most of what helps is simple and safe from ground level. Our suggestions:
- Make leak reporting easy for tenants
- Check the loft space can be accessed
- Act on high-priority defects quickly
- File each roof report for future reference
If you need to share the findings with leaseholders or a board, the photographs help. We keep the report clear and jargon-light.
Get gutters and roof outlets cleared at least once a year, particularly on blocks with valleys or parapets. Blocked gutters are a common cause of leaks into top-floor flats.
Should I look at the roof myself first?
Fresh stains on ceilings or walls after rain are worth noting. Take a photo and write down when you saw it, as it helps a surveyor trace the cause.
After strong wind, take a look from the pavement or garden: pieces of tile or slate on the ground, a gap in the ridge or a lifted flashing are all worth noting. Leave anything above ground level to a survey.
What we’re asked to look at in Acton Green
Agents and freeholders have budgets to set. Planning is difficult without knowing the roof’s condition and how soon.
People typically book a survey after spotting something like this:
- Damaged pots and flaunching
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
- Ponding or splits on flat roofs
- Damp or stains in top-floor flats
The streets around a church like All Saints are often among the oldest in a place, and if you own one of the older houses nearby, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Whether you get a written report with photos
- Whether the price includes VAT
- What experience they bring
- Are they insured for the work?
What a survey costs
Prices vary from roof to roof, and it comes down to:
- Height and safe access
- How many separate roofs there are, like extensions, dormers and garages
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
Price depends partly on the package: from £150 for Basic, £250 for Standard and £400 for Premium, inc. VAT. Size, height and access can affect the price too.
Getting in touch
If you can, have these to hand when you contact us:
- What’s prompted the survey
- Any stains, drips or damp patches you’ve seen indoors
- When you need the report by
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
Not sure which survey you need? The easiest way is to phone 07833 053749 or email us and describe the roof and why you want it surveyed. We will explain the options and the price.
How it works
When we arrive, we begin with a quick chat about the roof and anything that is worrying you. After that, we check everything we can see safely, from ground level, from windows, in the loft space and by drone where applicable. The survey usually takes about one to two hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. In converted houses and mansion blocks, the loft hatch is often on a shared landing. Where that is the case, access needs agreeing with whoever controls that landing. Otherwise, the visit in Acton Green runs like any other.
- You tell us about the building, its roofs and any known leaks.
- We let you know which flats and hatches we need to reach.
- We check coverings, flashings, gutters and chimneys where they can be seen.
- The report records areas we couldn’t access.
- Findings and recommendations are set out with photographs.
How to prepare
- Leave a clear route to the loft
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we are looking at
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
Booking a survey
Booking is simple: just call 07833 053749 or email us, tell us about the property and we’ll explain which survey suits. The price is agreed up front.
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Local roofs in Acton Green
In outer London, interwar semis with hipped, tiled roofs sit alongside older slate-roofed terraces. If your home in Acton Green is one of them, bay roofs, hips and later dormers each have their own details. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first. About 0.9 miles south lies Hogarth's House, a reminder of how long the area around Acton Green has been built on. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
For landlords with property near South Acton station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. If you look after a building such as Ark Priory Primary Academy, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle.
Acton Green is about 2 miles east of Ealing, in Greater London. Acton Green is one of many places we visit across Greater London, for homes and businesses alike. Our Greater London coverage includes Acton Green. You can also see our page for London.
Every address in W4, W3 and W2 is covered for landlord roof surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We offer landlord roof surveys to properties on Meon Road, Kent Road and Bollo Lane and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Acton Green: Bedford Park (1 mile east), Acton (1 mile north), Acton Vale (1 mile north-east), South Acton (1 mile west) and Hanger Hill (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (7 miles east), City of Westminster (5 miles east), Marylebone (5 miles east), Kensington (3 miles east), St Pancras (7 miles east) and Shoreditch (8 miles east).
Near you in Acton Green
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Duke Of Sussex Public House, Library for Iranian Studies and Turnham Green, among other places. Also close by are Leap Service - the National Autistics Society (0.6 miles north-west) and Ark Soane Academy (0.7 miles north-west). There is a railway station in Acton Green itself: South Acton station. A little further out are Livat Hammersmith (1.7 miles east) and Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital (1.6 miles north-east). The countryside around Acton Green includes Kew Gardens Lake and Castlebar Hill.