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Bosham Landlord Roof Survey
Landlord roof surveys around Bosham, with a written report you can act on. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Leaking joints at party walls
- Chimney stacks in poor repair
- Failed flashings at walls and chimneys
What you can safely check yourself
Inside, the loft is a good place to look, with care. Take a torch and only step on boards or joists, checking for stains, damp wood or chinks of daylight.
You can learn a lot from the ground. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Never climb onto the roof to look.
Landlord roof survey in Bosham: what you get
Getting into every part of a building takes planning. We may need to get into the roof space and some or all of the flats, so tenants or leaseholders need notice. Your agent or you arrange access and we’ll say what we need as you book. Any part we couldn’t reach is noted in the report. Common reasons to book are damaged pots and flaunching and parapets and upstands in poor repair, on shared roofs, converted houses and gutters and downpipes.
Village roofs often face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, so ridges, chimney stacks, flashings and gutters work hard. Damp in old walls is slow to dry, so a small leak can do a lot of harm. A roof report shows what needs attention first. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are frequently where weather gets in first.
The Standard Survey adds moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where it applies, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Place
- Bosham (PO18)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Towns and villages near Bosham
What else we do in Bosham
What affects the cost of landlord roof surveys
To price your survey, we look at:
- Whether you choose the Basic, Standard or Premium Survey
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
All our prices include VAT. Our price is from £150, including VAT. You’ll know the price for your roof before you book.
Booking your survey
Here’s what helps us most when you get in touch:
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- Access details, such as a loft hatch or a shared roof
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- Your timetable, such as an exchange date
Prices start from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on the roof’s size, access and the package, so call 07833 053749 or email us with the details.
How it works
We work from the outside in: first the slopes, edges and gutters from every safe viewpoint, then the roof space where it can be reached. All told, expect roughly 1–2 hours for most houses; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. Older roofs in small places like Bosham can have low, tight loft spaces, so it’s useful to know whether there’s a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. We only go where it is safe.
- We start with what you know about the building and its history.
- We let you know which flats and hatches we need to reach.
- The roofs are inspected from the ground, vantage points, the roof space and the roof where safe.
- We note what couldn’t be seen as well as what could.
- You receive photos and recommendations, prioritised where relevant.
Before the survey
- Let us know about parking before the day
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
- Jot down any questions you want answered
Getting a price
Every survey is priced before it is booked, so you know the cost up front. Prices start from £150, including VAT. For a price for your roof, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
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When to book a survey in Bosham
Older buildings across London and the South East have roofs that are decades old. Nails, battens, flashings and underlay frequently fail before good slates or tiles so it pays to check how the roof is holding up.
Problems we come across often include:
- Leaks into upper flats
- Leaking joints at party walls
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
- Cracked or leaning shared chimneys
Take an older house close to The United Reformed Church: old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Before booking any roof surveyor
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
- What they won’t be able to tell you
- What experience they bring
- Their report turnaround times
Different roofs, different checks
Flat roofs on blocks and rear additions
Flat roofs are common over blocks, extensions and garages. We look for ponding, splits, blisters and tired upstands as far as safe access allows.
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.
Landlord roof surveys around Bosham
Bosham is within about 2 miles of the coast, and being near the sea means more wind and salt than a roof inland would face. Salt corrodes metal fixings and flashings, and wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces, and driving rain gets into whatever gap is left. Historic houses such as Warblington Castle, about 4.9 miles west, show how far back building in the area around Bosham goes. Older homes in the wider area often have features worth a closer look, such as lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
If you let a flat or house near Bosham station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. Anyone responsible for a site like Bosham Primary School will know that its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
Bosham is about 3 miles west of Chichester, in West Sussex. Roofs in Bosham get the same thorough look as anywhere else in West Sussex. Across West Sussex, we cover Bosham and the places around it. Our Portsmouth page covers surveys nearby.
We cover every part of PO18 for landlord roof surveys and the streets around it. Streets in the area include High Street, Viking Way and Merryweather Road, and we cover them all. Neighbouring places we cover for landlord roof surveys include Broadbridge (1 mile north-east), Chidham (1 mile west), Bosham Hoe (1 mile south), Nutbourne (2 miles north-west) and Fishbourne (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Bognor Regis (8 miles east), Chichester (3 miles east), Selsey (7 miles south-east), Littlehampton (14 miles east), Emsworth (4 miles west) and Rustington (15 miles east).
Landmarks near Bosham
We work in homes and buildings around The Berkeley Arms Public House. Bosham’s nearest station is Bosham station, about 0.8 miles north-east. A little further out are Chichester Cathedral Treasury (3.2 miles east) and St Richard's Hospital (3.8 miles east). Not far away are Nutborne Marshes and Stoke Down.
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Letting agents often book on a landlord’s behalf, and the report can go to both. We agree a time with the tenant beforehand.
Businesses and commercial landlords can book us too, from shops and offices to industrial units. Bigger roofs take more time.
FAQs for Bosham
How do I find out if my home in Bosham is listed?
For listing, use Historic England’s list; for conservation areas, ask the council. The answer matters most when a change of material is on the cards.
Do roofs near the sea, like those around Bosham, take more of a battering?
It can do. Within about 2 miles of the sea, as Bosham is, metal fixings wear faster and gales find any loose ridge or slate.
How experienced are you?
Over 20 years and more than 5,000 surveys.
Do you survey roofs shared between flats?
Yes. We inspect the parts we’re given access to, as far as they can be seen safely. Areas we couldn’t see are noted in the report.
Do you work in Bosham?
Yes. We cover Bosham and the rest of West Sussex. For a price, call 07833 053749 or email us.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes, once access has been agreed. Roofs over flats are frequently shared, so we need permission from the building owner or managing agent. We can only inspect what we’re given access to.
Who do you carry out landlord roof surveys for?
Anyone who looks after a let or shared building can book it: landlords, agents, freeholders and residents’ management companies.