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Boughton Aluph Landlord Roof Survey
Landlord roof surveys across Boughton Aluph, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. You get a clear report with photos.
- Damp or stains in top-floor flats
- Ponding or splits on flat roofs
- Cracked or leaning shared chimneys
How the survey works
Photographs are taken throughout the visit, so the report shows exactly what we saw. Close-ups come from the safest viewpoint available. A typical visit takes between one and two hours on an ordinary house, and longer for a large or complex roof. In a hamlet or village like Boughton Aluph, a postcode doesn’t always lead to the right gate, so a few directions are welcome. The visit itself is the same as anywhere else.
- First, we confirm the scope and the purpose of the report.
- Access to flats and the loft space is arranged by you or your agent.
- Each roof is checked from safe vantage points and inside where possible.
- Every defect is photographed and its urgency noted where relevant.
- You get a written report to plan maintenance and budgets.
How to prepare
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
Book a survey
To get a price for landlord roof surveys in Boughton Aluph, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email. A few details about the property and the roof help us price the survey accurately.
Related advice
Landlord roof survey in Boughton Aluph
Shared roofs on blocks, converted houses and terraces raise their own questions. We check the roof from every safe vantage point including the loft and flats where access is arranged. Each part of the roof is recorded with photos, so everyone works from the same facts. Where neighbours share the roof, we can only inspect what we are given access to. If you are worried about damaged party-wall upstands or parapets and splits and blisters in flat roof coverings, we can find out what’s behind it.
Older buildings in small places like Boughton Aluph may be 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 frequently expected.
Where we can’t see part of the let or shared roof, the report says so. You will know exactly what was inspected and what wasn’t, and what we’d suggest next.
- Where
- Boughton Aluph (TN25)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
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Why get it checked now?
Keeping a dated survey on file helps with future planning. Repeat surveys let you see how the roof is changing which helps with rolling maintenance. For an older or listed building in a place like Boughton Aluph, repairs may need matching materials and consent, so leaving a defect until it is urgent leaves less time to plan.
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: how big it is, how high it is, the number of separate roofs and how safely it can be seen. Our price is from £150, including VAT.
Why choose Independent Roof Survey in Boughton Aluph
- Satisfaction rate of 98%
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Surveys seven days a week
Useful tips for Boughton Aluph property owners
Over many surveys, some simple habits stand out as worth the effort:
- Do not wait for a leak to survey the roof
- Book gutter clearing at least once a year
- Get legal advice on lease responsibilities
- Make leak reporting easy for tenants
Questions about who pays under the lease are for your managing agent or a solicitor. What we provide is an independent record of condition to help those discussions.
Get gutters and roof outlets cleared at least once a year and include any valley or parapet gutters. Many leaks into top flats start with a blocked gutter.
Questions from Boughton Aluph
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Boughton Aluph?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it is in a conservation area. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Is Boughton Aluph within the area you cover?
Yes. Boughton Aluph is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We work right across London and South East England. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when booking.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
We’re covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance, for every survey we carry out.
Do you use drones?
Yes, where it is applicable. Our sub-250g drone is flown by a CAA-registered operator with a Flyer ID and Operator ID, and every flight depends on the airspace and the weather.
How do I arrange a landlord roof survey in Boughton Aluph?
To book, ring 07833 053749 or email us and tell us the address and what you’d like to know. We will confirm the price and agree a day with you.
Can your report let us know who pays for the roof work?
No, that depends on the lease, so speak to your managing agent or a solicitor. We report on the roof’s condition and what needs attention.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, once whoever controls the roof agrees access. On a shared roof we can only inspect the parts we are allowed to reach, and the report makes that clear.
How the survey changes by roof type
Roof spaces and lofts
Access to the loft may be through a flat or a common area and you’ll need to arrange it.
Pitched roofs on houses and blocks
Slipped slates on older roofs can point to corroded nails. The report records it.
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Boughton Aluph
Historic houses like Godinton House, about 4.2 miles south-west, show how far back building in the area around Boughton Aluph goes. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area. Across Kent, older roofs are often handmade clay or peg tiles, and tile-hanging on upper walls is a familiar sight. The county’s older buildings also include oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses. Whatever the covering, it is often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first.
If you let a flat or house near Wye station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. If you look after a building like Wye School, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time. The streets around a church such as All Saints’ Church are often among the oldest in a place, and if your house is among the older ones nearby, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
Boughton Aluph is about 4 miles north-east of Ashford, in Kent. Anywhere in Boughton Aluph, we can carry out landlord roof surveys at your property, on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday. We cover towns and villages across Kent, large and small. There’s also a page for Canterbury.
We work across TN25 for landlord roof surveys and the streets around it. Nearby, we also carry out landlord roof surveys in Boughton Corner (1 mile east), Kempe's Corner (1 mile south), Wye (1 mile south-east), Brook (3 miles south-east) and Hassell Street (4 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (4 miles south-west), Canterbury (9 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north-west), Folkestone (13 miles south-east), Whitstable (12 miles north-east) and Faversham (8 miles north).
What’s near Boughton Aluph
We work in homes and buildings around Flying Horse Inn, among other places. The nearest railway station is Wye station, about 1 mile south-east. Nearby you will also find William Harvey Hospital (3.7 miles south) and Tower keep castle at Chilham (3.9 miles north-east). Not far away are Hatch Park.
Can I check my roof myself?
After strong wind, take a look from the pavement or garden: broken slates or tiles in the garden, gaps along the ridge or loose lead are signs to note. Don’t go up yourself.
It helps to keep a record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Send it with your enquiry and it will help the survey.
What this survey can’t tell you
This is not a RICS building survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. It also has these limits:
- The structure in the way a structural engineer would assess it
- The rest of the building, as a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey would
- Confirming asbestos in older roof materials
If you are not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer. What our survey covers.
What we look at
- Converted houses
- Gutters and downpipes
- Rented houses
- Blocks of flats
- Shared roofs
- Flat roofs on blocks