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Landlord roof survey in Camden Town, Greater London
Find out the condition of the let or shared roof at your property in Camden Town. We visit on weekdays and at weekends.
- Gaps where tiles or slates have slipped
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
What a landlord roof survey doesn’t cover
Some things can’t be seen without opening up the roof, and that sets some limits:
- Parts of the roof we can’t safely see or access
- Legal advice on leases or service charges
- Confirming asbestos in older roof materials
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll suggest the right survey. What our survey covers.
Roof types and parts we check
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Shared roofs
- Converted houses
- Rented houses
- Gutters and downpipes
- Blocks of flats
About our landlord roof survey in Camden Town
Managing agents and freeholders use our reports to plan maintenance and budgets. It shows what needs attention now and what can be planned for later based on what can be seen. It doesn’t include repair cost estimates but contractors can price from it. Anything urgent is made clear, so you can deal with it first and budget for the rest. We survey rented houses, flat roofs on blocks and gutters and downpipes, and the problems we’re asked to look at most are worn ridges, hips and verges and failed flashings at walls and chimneys.
Victorian and Edwardian terraces are found right across London, many with Welsh slate roofs, shared chimney stacks and parapet or valley gutters. Slates can last a century or more, but the nails holding them corrode, and slates slip. Homes in Camden Town are no exception. Shared chimney stacks and the lead around them are just as important to check.
Every survey ends with a written report, with photographs, emailed to you. It sets out the condition of the let or shared roof, any defects and our written recommendations.
- Where
- Camden Town (NW1, N1C, NW5, NW3)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Towns and villages near Camden Town
What else we do in Camden Town
What affects the cost of landlord roof surveys
What a survey costs depends on the time and equipment it needs. That comes down to:
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- Whether you choose the Basic, Standard or Premium Survey
Our price is from £150, including VAT. The final price depends on the size and height of the roof, access and the package you choose.
What we need to know
A little information up front helps. Please include:
- The property’s address and postcode
- Dates you’re working to, such as exchange
- Any photos you have, taken from ground level or a window
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
For a price for landlord roof surveys in Camden Town, ring 07833 053749 or email us. The address, the type of property and what you’d like to know help us give you an accurate price.
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, take photos as we go and record our findings for the written report. It normally takes roughly 1–2 hours for most houses, or half a day or so for a commercial building. From the street, a London terrace normally shows only its front slope or parapet, so a visit in Camden Town moves between viewpoints: the pavement, upstairs windows, the loft and any safe spot at the back. If other people live in the building, tell us who can let us into the shared parts.
- First, we confirm the scope and the purpose of the report.
- You arrange access to the loft and any flats we need.
- Each roof is checked from safe vantage points and inside where possible.
- Every defect is photographed and its urgency noted where relevant.
- A written condition report follows to help you plan.
How to prepare
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
- Tell us where we can park nearby
Getting a price
We survey roofs on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. To arrange a day that suits you, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and the days you’d prefer.
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For landlords and managing agents
Freeholders and residents’ companies use a roof report to plan and budget, with the most urgent items set out first.
Businesses and commercial landlords can book us too, from shops and offices to industrial units. Larger roofs take longer, so they’re priced to suit.
Landlord roof surveys in Camden Town: local notes
The wider area around Camden Town has a long history of building, with Winfield House about 1.2 miles south-west. On older houses around here, roofs frequently carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area. Welsh slate on Victorian and Edwardian terraces is a familiar sight across inner London. Many have butterfly roofs draining to a central valley gutter, with parapet walls and gutters hidden behind them. In a house like that, shared stacks, party-wall upstands and lead flashings all need looking at as far as they can be seen. Whatever the covering, it is often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first.
Trees in and around Lewis Cubitt Park shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, so outlets and downpipes are worth watching. Take a building like Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School: long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle. Landlords with a home close to Camden Road station may find that a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let.
Camden Town is about 2 miles north of City of Westminster, in Greater London. Camden Town is one of many places we visit across Greater London, for homes and businesses alike. Camden Town is one of the places in Greater London where we work.
We cover every part of the NW1, N1C, NW5 and NW3 postcode area for landlord roof surveys. That includes homes and businesses on Camden High Street, Greenland Road and Camden Road and the roads around them. You’ll find Camden Town on the A400 and B512, which makes it simple to reach. If you are just outside Camden Town, we cover Agar Town (1 mile east), Kentish Town (1 mile north-west), Chalk Farm (1 mile north-west), Somers Town (1 mile south-east) and Primrose Hill (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include London (3 miles south-east), Kensington (4 miles south-west), Shoreditch (3 miles east), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Whitechapel (3 miles south-east) and Ruislip (12 miles west).
Landmarks near Camden Town
Around Camden Town, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Camden School for Girls, North Bridge House School and The Camden Eye pub, among other places. Other local landmarks include Lewis Cubitt Park (0.7 miles east) and Vaughan Williams Memorial Library (under half a mile west). Camden Town has its own railway station: Camden Road station. A little further out are St Pancras Hospital (0.5 miles south-east) and Montfichet's Tower (2.5 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include St. James's Park Lake and Adelaide Nature Reserve.
Leave it or get it looked at?
Keeping a dated survey on file helps with future planning. Surveying again later shows what has changed, which suits a rolling maintenance plan. London’s older roofs frequently have bitumen felt underlay or none at all, so once the slates or flashings let water past, little stops it reaching ceilings. Left alone, that means wet timbers and plaster, which is a far bigger job than the roof fault itself.
For a price for your roof in Camden Town, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and some details. We will confirm the figure before booking.
Why book with us
- More than 5,000 surveys completed
- An independent look at the roof
- Drones and thermal imaging where applicable
- Satisfaction rate of 98%
Read our cost guide and two real surveys.
Questions from Camden Town
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Camden Road station?
Yes, that’s a common request. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
Is my home in Camden Town listed or in a conservation area?
Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the local council can tell you about conservation areas. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Where it helps and the rules allow, yes. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID and fly a drone under 250g, and the airspace and weather are checked before every flight.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
It depends on what we need to see. For inside areas and the loft space, someone has to give us access.
Is this a RICS survey?
No. We’re experienced roof surveyors, and our survey covers the roof rather than the whole building. For the rest of the building, a RICS home survey is a separate job.
Does the weather affect the survey?
It depends on the weather and the survey. In strong wind or heavy rain, a drone can’t fly and access may not be safe, so we’d move the date with you.
Do you look in the roof space?
Normally, if there is one and it can be reached safely. From inside, the underside of the roof often shows damp, staining or daylight that cannot be seen from outside.
Different roofs, different checks
Pitched roofs on houses and blocks
Slipped slates on older roofs can point to corroded nails. We note what we can see.
Roof spaces and lofts
Underlay on older roofs can be felt, or missing. We note what we see from inside.