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Landlord Roof Survey in Bircholt Forstal
Roof condition reports for landlords, agents and blocks of flats for Bircholt Forstal, from an experienced roof surveyor. You get a clear written report with photos.
- Choked outlets and gutters
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
- Missing or loose roof coverings
Landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Bircholt Forstal
A roof over tenants or leaseholders often gets attention only when water comes in. A condition survey lets you find problems before they become leaks so work can be planned, not rushed. You get a photo-illustrated written report to keep on file for the building. Many landlords and agents repeat it every few years to keep maintenance plans current. We survey shared roofs, gutters and downpipes and converted houses, and the problems we are asked to look at most are cracked or lifting flashings and damp or stains in top-floor flats.
Some older homes in villages like Bircholt Forstal are listed or in a conservation area. If yours is, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so the council is the place to check. A roof report helps you plan work with that in mind. Where a building is listed, matching the existing roof materials is often expected.
After the visit, you get a written report with photos, emailed to you. It sets out the condition of the let or shared roof, any defects and our written recommendations.
- Place
- Bircholt Forstal (TN25)
- Region
- Kent
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
The survey, step by step
Every visit follows the same pattern: we listen to what’s been worrying you, look at the roof from every safe viewpoint, photograph what we find and make notes for the report. It typically takes about 1–2 hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. Older rural homes like those around Bircholt Forstal 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.
- We agree the roofs to be surveyed and what you need the report for.
- Access to flats and the roof space is arranged by you or your agent.
- We inspect each roof as far as it can be seen safely.
- We photograph defects and note how urgent they look.
- You get a written report to plan maintenance and budgets.
How to prepare
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
- Jot down any questions you want answered
- Unlock side gates and any roof access doors
Getting a price
Most bookings start with a short call: phone 07833 053749 or email us, and we will ask about the building and what you need. You’ll have a price before anything is arranged.
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How we price landlord roof surveys
Prices always include VAT. The things that change the price are:
- The shape of the roof and its details
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- Which survey package you book
Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. The final price depends on how big and how high the roof is, access and which survey you book.
Helping us price your survey
The more you tell us, the easier it is to price the survey. When you contact us, it is useful to mention:
- When you need the report by
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
Photos help, if you have them. Take them safely from the ground or a window, and please don’t climb up for a closer look. To send them or to book, call 07833 053749 or email us.
Landlord and commercial surveys in Bircholt Forstal
Landlords, agents and building managers in Bircholt Forstal and across Kent can book any of our surveys. To discuss a property or a block, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in. We survey on any day of the week, which can make access easier.
Landlord roof surveys in Bircholt Forstal: local notes
Handmade clay tiles, including Kent peg tiles hung on pegs through two holes, are typical of older Kent buildings. Oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses are part of the county’s older buildings too. Whatever the covering, it is often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first. About 3.6 miles south-east lies Westenhanger Castle, a reminder of how long the area around Bircholt Forstal has been built on. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead.
If you own a rental within reach of Westenhanger station, knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints.
Bircholt Forstal is about 5 miles east of Ashford, in Kent. If you’re in Bircholt Forstal, booking works exactly as it does anywhere else: a call or an email, a price, then a date. Bircholt Forstal is one of the towns and villages in Kent where we work for landlord roof surveys. There’s also a page for Canterbury.
Surveys in TN25 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Neighbouring places we cover for landlord roof surveys include Brabourne Lees (1 mile south), Brabourne (1 mile east), Smeeth (1 mile south-west), Ridgeway (1 mile south-west) and Lilyvale (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Ashford (5 miles west), Canterbury (11 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles east), Folkestone (9 miles south-east), Whitstable (15 miles north) and Faversham (13 miles north).
What’s near Bircholt Forstal
For rail, the closest station is Westenhanger station, roughly 3.8 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include William Harvey Hospital (2.8 miles west) and Lympne Castle (4.7 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Tolsford Hill and Hatch Park.
Questions from Bircholt Forstal
Is Bircholt Forstal within the area you cover?
Yes, Bircholt Forstal is on our map. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one.
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Westenhanger station?
Yes, that’s a common request. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
Does someone need to be in?
If the survey includes the loft or the inside of the building, someone needs to let us in. We’ll talk about access when booking.
Will you go up on the roof?
Only when it’s safe. Some roofs are too steep or fragile to walk on safely. Safe viewpoints, the loft and a drone where it applies let us see the rest, and the report records anything we couldn’t see.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes. A shared roof needs access agreed first, with the freeholder or managing agent. Mention it when you contact us and we’ll plan the survey around it.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. Asbestos surveys and testing aren’t part of what we do. 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.
Can you survey a shared roof on a terrace or converted house?
Yes, we survey shared roofs often. Where a neighbouring roof is not part of the access, we can only see it from vantage points and we’ll say so.
Do you need a landlord roof survey in Bircholt Forstal?
Many blocks and converted houses have several roof types. Each wears differently and the smaller roofs are easy to forget.
Most people get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Cracked or leaning shared chimneys
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
- Cracked or lifting flashings
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
For site and facilities teams at buildings like Brabourne Church of England Primary School, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
Before booking any roof surveyor
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
- Which parts of the roof they’ll actually see
- What follow-up you get after the report
- Their report turnaround times
What we look for on each type of roof
Shared chimney stacks
Damp in a chimney breast can start at the top of the stack. We note what we can see.
Roof spaces and lofts
Looking inside the roof often tells us more. We check it where there’s safe access looking for water marks and gaps.
Checking the roof from ground level
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery, and falls from height are serious. That’s where a survey comes in, using safe viewpoints and a drone where it applies.
You can learn a lot from ground level. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Never climb onto the roof to look.