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Landlord roof survey in East Farleigh, Kent
Roof condition reports for landlords, agents and blocks of flats in East Farleigh, using drones and thermal imaging where it applies. Get in touch for a price.
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
- Leaking joints at party walls
- Cracked or leaning shared chimneys
Landlords, agents and block managers in East Farleigh
Businesses and commercial landlords can book us too, including offices, shops and units. Larger roofs take longer.
If you own several properties, surveys can be booked for more than one address. To arrange surveys for several addresses, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
How a landlord roof survey works in East Farleigh
The lease typically decides who is responsible for the roof and who pays. We do not give legal advice on leases but we can give you an independent record of the roof’s condition. It helps owners and managers discuss the next steps from the same facts. You get photos and written recommendations, prioritised by urgency where relevant. If you’re worried about flashings that have come away and choked outlets and gutters, a survey will tell you what’s going on, whatever the roof.
Older buildings in small places like East Farleigh 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. Knowing the roof’s condition helps you plan ahead with that in mind. Where a building is listed, matching the existing roof materials is often expected.
The Standard Survey adds moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where applicable, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Where
- East Farleigh (ME15, ME16)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
The survey, step by step
After the inspection, everything we found is written up as a written report with photos, sent to you by email. On timing, most surveys take about one to two hours at most homes, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. Older roofs in small places like East Farleigh can have low, tight loft spaces, so it is useful to know whether there’s a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. We only go where it’s 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 ground level, vantage points, the loft space and the roof where safe.
- We note what couldn’t be seen as well as what could.
- Findings and recommendations are set out with photos.
Getting ready for the survey
- Let us know about parking near the property
- Make sure we can get to the back of the property
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we are looking at
Getting a price
Every survey is priced before it is booked, so you know where you stand. Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. For a price for your roof, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email.
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What we cannot see
It is useful to know what a survey won’t do before you book:
- Roof areas we weren’t given access to
- Asbestos testing of roof sheets or soffits
- The structure in the way a structural engineer would assess it
If you are not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer. The full list of what we check.
Roof types and parts we check
- Gutters and downpipes
- Shared roofs
- Blocks of flats
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Rented houses
- Converted houses
DIY checks: what’s safe
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Water spilling over the edge can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
Inside, the loft is a good place to look, with care. Take a torch and only step on boards or joists, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
East Farleigh questions
Do you cover smaller places like East Farleigh?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We cover the whole of London and South East England. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near East Farleigh station?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. You can phone 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and what you need.
Do you survey on Saturdays and Sundays?
We survey on any day from Monday to Sunday, during the day. Let us know your preferred days when you book.
How long is the visit?
That depends on the size and shape of the roof; most visits take between one and two hours for a single let house, with blocks of flats taking longer. The written report follows by email.
Can you survey in bad weather?
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, and we’d agree another day.
Do you need to get into the loft?
Usually, if there’s one and it can be reached safely. From inside, the underside of the roof frequently shows damp, staining or daylight that can’t be seen from outside.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. We do not sample or test for asbestos. Where a material might contain it, such as old cement sheets on a building from before 2000, the report flags it, with a recommendation to have a specialist asbestos surveyor check before it is disturbed.
Different roofs, different checks
Shared chimney stacks
Chimneys often let water in at the flashings. We note what we can see.
Party-wall upstands and parapets
Where a roof is shared with neighbours, we can only inspect what we are given access to, and the report says what was seen.
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in East Farleigh
Older houses across Kent often have handmade clay or peg tiles, and many have tile-hung walls. The county’s older buildings also include oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first. About 4 miles east lies Stoneacre, a reminder of how long the area around East Farleigh has been built on. Older homes in the wider area frequently have features worth a closer look, like lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
If you run a business near Fremlin Walk, a roof report helps plan work around trading rather than after a leak. Anyone responsible for a site like East Farleigh Primary School will know that its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
East Farleigh is about 2 miles south-west of Maidstone, in Kent. Roofs in East Farleigh get the same thorough look as anywhere else in Kent. Our area takes in places right across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages.
Here we cover the ME15 and ME16 postcode area for landlord roof surveys. If you need a landlord roof survey at a property on Station Road, Lower Road and Kilnbridge Close or anywhere close by, we can survey it. Main roads around East Farleigh include the B2010, which makes travel easy. Close by, we survey roofs in Dean Street (1 mile east), Kettle Corner (1 mile west), Farleigh Green (1 mile west), Hoppers Corner (1 mile west) and Fant (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Sittingbourne (12 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (13 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles south-west), Gravesend (13 miles north), Tonbridge (10 miles south-west) and Northfleet (14 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in East Farleigh
Around East Farleigh, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Oakwood Park Grammar School, The Bull Inn and St Augustine Academy, among other places. East Farleigh has its own railway station: East Farleigh station. Well-known places in the area include Fremlin Walk (2.2 miles north-east) and Oakwood Hospital (1.2 miles north). The countryside around East Farleigh includes Boxley Hills.
Common roof problems in East Farleigh
Landlords need to plan spending on a building. Without a recent survey, it’s hard to know what the roof needs and how soon.
Signs worth acting on include:
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
- Chimney stacks in poor repair
- Blocked gutters over flats
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
If you let a flat or house near East Farleigh station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant.
Before booking any roof surveyor
- Which limits apply to the survey
- Whether the loft is part of the inspection
- Their report turnaround times
- Whether VAT is in the quoted price