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Landlord Roof Survey in Brentford
Roof condition reports for landlords, agents and blocks of flats in Brentford, carried out by an experienced roof surveyor. Every survey comes with a written report and photographs.
- Cracked or leaning shared chimneys
- Mortar falling from ridges and verges
- Missing or loose roof coverings
Practical tips
These tips come from what we see on roofs every week:
- Act on high-priority defects quickly
- Make leak reporting easy for tenants
- Tell tenants when we are coming
- Keep roof outlets and gutters clear
How soon the report arrives depends on the package: within 48 hours for Basic, 24–48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium. Agents often choose the package that suits the building.
Have the roof looked at regularly, not just when it leaks. Many landlords and agents survey their roofs on a rolling basis, alongside yearly gutter clearing.
Landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Brentford
Roofs on let houses and blocks of flats are easy to forget until something leaks. Surveying the roof first helps you spot defects early, and plan work rather than react to it. You get a written report with photographs to keep on file for the building. Many clients repeat the survey on a rolling basis to keep maintenance plans current. Common reasons to book are mortar falling from ridges and verges and parapets and upstands in poor repair, on rented houses, flat roofs on blocks and blocks of flats.
Victorian and Edwardian terraces are found right across London, frequently with slate roofs, chimney stacks shared with neighbours and gutters hidden behind parapets. Good slates can last over a hundred years, yet the nails often give out first and let slates slip. In Brentford, as across London, that’s why a roof needs a careful look rather than a glance from the street. Shared chimney stacks and the lead around them are just as important to check.
We keep jargon out of it: where something needs attention, it says so plainly, along with how urgent it is.
- Place
- Brentford (TW8, W3, W4, W5)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
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Prices for landlord roof surveys in Brentford
The price reflects the time and kit the roof needs. The main factors are:
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- How big the roof is
The cost of a survey depends on the roof: its size, its height, how many sections it has and how safely it can be seen. Our price is from £150, including VAT.
Helping us price your survey
Here’s what helps us most when you contact us:
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
- What made you get in touch
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
- The address and postcode of the property
Surveys can be booked for weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. To find a date that works for you, ring 07833 053749 or email us with the address and the days you’d prefer.
Should I look at the roof myself first?
A DIY look is useful, but it is not a survey. From the ground, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery, and falls from height are serious. That is where a survey comes in.
The survey, step by step
Time on site depends on the size and shape of the roof; as a rough guide, the survey takes about 1–2 hours for a single let house, with blocks of flats taking longer. If you have questions on the day, just ask. From the street, a London terrace usually shows only its front slope or parapet, so in Brentford we work round the house, using the street, the windows, the loft and any safe vantage point behind it. If other people live in the building, tell us who can let us into the shared parts.
- 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.
- We note what couldn’t be seen as well as what could.
- Findings and recommendations are set out with photos.
Before the survey
- Let us know where we can park nearby
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we’re looking at
Booking a survey
To arrange a survey, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and tell us the address and what’s prompted the survey. You’ll know the price before anything is booked.
Advice
What a landlord roof survey looks like in Brentford
Outer London has plenty of Victorian and Edwardian terraces with slate roofs, but also a great many interwar semis, often with hipped roofs in clay or concrete tiles. Hips, bay roofs and later loft conversions are typical of those semis, if your home is one of them. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first. About 0.5 miles south-east lies Kew Palace, a reminder of how long the area around Brentford has been built on. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
Shop and office owners around Treaty Centre may find that a roof report helps plan work around trading rather than after a leak. Take an older house close to Congregational Church: old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Brentford is about 2 miles south of Ealing, in Greater London. From houses to flats and shops in Brentford, the roof can be surveyed on a weekday or at the weekend. Brentford is one of the places in Greater London we cover for landlord roof surveys. Our London page covers surveys nearby.
Postcode districts we cover here for landlord roof surveys: TW8, W3, W4 and W5. We cover properties on High Street, Market Place and New Road. You will find Brentford on the A4 and A315, so it’s easy for us to get to. Nearby, we also carry out landlord roof surveys in Brentford End (1 mile south-west), Northfields (1 mile north-west), Gillette Corner (1 mile west), Isleworth (2 miles south-west) and Spring Grove (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (9 miles east), City of Westminster (7 miles east), Marylebone (7 miles east), Kensington (4 miles east), St Pancras (8 miles east) and Shoreditch (10 miles east).
Local landmarks in Brentford
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Library for Iranian Studies, Brentford School for Girls and Kew College Prep and the streets around them. You will also find The Brook pub (less than half a mile south-west) and Kew Green (0.7 miles south-east). Brentford has its own railway station: Brentford station. Other landmarks nearby include Treaty Centre (3 miles south-west) and Musical Museum (0.5 miles east). Open spaces near Brentford include Kew Gardens Lake and Long Wood.
Your questions about landlord roof surveys in Brentford
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Brentford station?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. Just call 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the details, and we will talk through which survey suits.
Is parking a problem for a survey in Brentford?
London parking needs a little planning, so let us know about permits, bays or a driveway when you book. The visit is then planned around what’s available.
Can you survey at the weekend?
Surveys can be booked for any day of the week: Monday to Friday, Saturdays and Sundays. Let us know which days suit you when you book.
How much does a landlord roof survey cost in Brentford?
Our price is from £150, including VAT. You will know the price for your roof before booking, based on the roof’s size, access and package. To get a price, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Do I need to be at home?
Someone needs to let us in if we are looking inside or in the loft. Access is agreed with you when booking.
How many surveys have you done?
More than 5,000 surveys over 20+ years.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. We don’t carry out asbestos surveys or testing. If we see materials that could contain asbestos, like cement roof sheets or soffits on buildings from before 2000, we flag them and suggest a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before any work.
Signs you need a landlord roof survey in Brentford
Older buildings across London and the South East have roofs that are decades old. Fixings, flashings and underlay can fail before the slates or tiles themselves so it pays to check how the roof is holding up.
Here are some of the things we see often:
- Ponding or splits on flat roofs
- Failed flashings at walls and chimneys
- Mortar falling from ridges and verges
- Damaged pots and flaunching
For landlords with property near Brentford station, knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Whether they hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- How long the report takes to arrive
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
- What the report includes, and whether it has photographs
What we cannot see
To be straight with you, a roof survey has limits:
- Whether materials contain asbestos (a specialist asbestos surveyor’s job)
- The structure in the way a structural engineer would assess it
- Parts of the roof we cannot safely see or access
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll tell you. What our survey covers.
Roof types and parts we check
- Shared roofs
- Rented houses
- Converted houses
- Gutters and downpipes
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Blocks of flats