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Bunce Common Landlord Roof Survey
Roof condition reports for landlords, agents and blocks of flats in Bunce Common, using drones and thermal imaging where applicable. Get in touch for a price.
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
What a survey costs
Prices vary from roof to roof, and it comes down to:
- The height of the building and how the roof can safely be seen
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- House, block, shop or office
Thermal imaging and drone inspection (where it applies) come with the Premium Survey, which starts from £400, including VAT. We will tell you which package suits the questions you have.
What to let us know when you contact us
If you can, have these to hand when you contact us:
- Dates you are working to, like exchange
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
Surveys can be booked for weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. To find a date that works for you, ring 07833 053749 or email us.
Landlord roof survey in Bunce Common: what you get
The lease normally decides who is responsible for the roof and who pays. We don’t give legal advice on leases but we can give you an independent record of the roof’s condition. That can help when owners, freeholders and agents need to agree what happens next. You get photos and written recommendations, prioritised by urgency where relevant. We survey converted houses, gutters and downpipes and flat roofs on blocks, and the problems we are asked to look at most are failed flashings at walls and chimneys and choked outlets and gutters.
Some older homes in villages like Bunce Common 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. Older materials such as clay tiles, slate and stone are often matched when work is done.
The report is yours to share with whoever needs it: a seller or estate agent, an insurer, a roofer, a builder or a managing agent, whichever applies.
- Location
- Bunce Common (RH2, RH3)
- Region
- Surrey
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What we can’t see
In fairness, a roof survey has limits:
- Responsibility under a lease
- Whether materials contain asbestos (a specialist asbestos surveyor’s job)
- Structural calculations or an engineer’s report
If you are not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or email us and we will give you a straight answer. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Bunce Common
- Rented houses
- Gutters and downpipes
- Blocks of flats
- Converted houses
- Shared roofs
- Flat roofs on blocks
Your questions about landlord roof surveys in Bunce Common
I let a flat near Betchworth station. Can you check the roof?
Of course. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
Will you come out to Bunce Common?
Yes, Bunce Common is covered. We work right across London and South East England, from towns to the smallest villages. Longer journeys are simply planned ahead of time.
Will you walk on the roof?
Only where it is safe to do so. We inspect what can be seen safely: from ground level, from windows, from inside the roof space, from the roof where it is safe and by drone where it applies. Anything we can’t see is noted in the report.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. Asbestos surveys and sampling aren’t something we do. Where a material might contain it, such as old cement sheets on a building from before 2000, the report flags it.
Do you survey on Saturdays and Sundays?
We carry out surveys on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. To arrange a date, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes. A shared roof needs access agreed first, with the freeholder or managing agent. Tell us about it as you book and we will plan the survey around it.
How long is the visit?
It normally takes roughly 1–2 hours at a typical home; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. You will then get the report by email.
Local roofs in Bunce Common
England has around 10,000 conservation areas and about 500,000 listed buildings. If your home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission, so check with the council. Many older homes in Surrey have handmade clay tiles and tile-hung upper walls. A few of Surrey’s oldest buildings have heavy Horsham stone slab roofs. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters.
If you own a rental within reach of Betchworth station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let. If you live in an older home near Church of St Bartholomew, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs.
Bunce Common is about 3 miles south-east of Dorking, in Surrey. We visit Bunce Common as part of our work across Surrey, for houses, flats and commercial buildings. Across Surrey, we cover Bunce Common and the places around it. For surveys nearby, see our Crawley page.
Every address in RH2 and RH3 is within our area for landlord roof surveys. Streets in the area include Gadbrook Road, Leigh Road and Shellwood Road, and we cover them all. We also cover the places around Bunce Common: Dawesgreen (1 mile east), Strood Green (1 mile north), Leigh (1 mile east), Brockham (2 miles north) and Betchworth (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Guildford (13 miles west), Woking (15 miles north-west), Epsom (9 miles north), Horley (5 miles south-east), Redhill (5 miles north-east) and Ewell (10 miles north).
Around Bunce Common
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Seven Stars Public House and Inholms Clay Pit, among other places. The nearest railway station is Betchworth station, about 2.7 miles north. Nearby you will also find East Surrey Hospital (4.9 miles east) and Reigate Priory Museum (3.5 miles north-east). Open spaces near Bunce Common include Reigate Heath and Box Hill.
Roof by roof
Shared chimney stacks
Damp in a chimney breast can start at the top of the stack. We record anything visible.
Roof spaces and lofts
On blocks, the loft space may be reached through a flat or a communal hatch and you will need to arrange it.
Checking the roof from the ground
What you can’t do safely is get up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery. That’s where a survey comes in, using safe viewpoints and a drone where applicable.
During heavy rain, look at the gutters from ground level or a window. Overflowing water can point to a blockage or a sagging run.
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What we do, step by step
Every roof is different; as a rough guide, the survey takes roughly 1–2 hours for most houses, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. You are welcome to ask questions while we are there. In a small place like Bunce Common, access is usually the main thing to plan. Let us know about outbuildings, past repairs and any leaks you’ve noticed. Weekday and weekend visits are available.
- We agree the roofs to be surveyed and what you need the report for.
- You arrange access to the loft and any flats we need.
- Each roof is looked at 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
- Tell us about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
- Jot down any questions you want answered
- Keep pets in another room
Booking a survey
Once you know what you need, call 07833 053749 or email us. We’ll suggest a package, agree the price and find a date.
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Signs you need a landlord roof survey in Bunce Common
A roof nobody lives directly under can be easy to overlook. Minor faults can go unseen until a tenant reports a leak, by which point the damage has spread.
Things that often lead to a survey include:
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
- Choked outlets and gutters
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
If you live near a park such as Inholms Clay Pit, or anywhere with mature trees, autumn leaves can block gutters and valleys.
Before booking anyone
- Which viewpoints they use to see the roof
- Whether the roof space is looked at, where there is one
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
- Their report turnaround times