Surrey · London and the South East
Landlord Roof Survey in Elstead
Find out the condition of the let or shared roof at your property in Elstead from an independent roof surveyor. Visits run on weekdays and weekends, in the daytime.
- Blocked gutters over flats
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
- Failed flashings at walls and chimneys
Before and after the survey
Getting the most from a landlord roof survey starts before we arrive and carries on afterwards. Some tips:
- Arrange flat access in advance
- Hold on to old reports to compare later
- Act on high-priority defects quickly
- Give tenants a simple way to report leaks
How soon the report arrives depends on the package: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day. Pick the package that suits the building and your timescale.
Get gutters and roof outlets cleared at least once a year and include any valley or parapet gutters. Blocked gutters are a common cause of leaks into top-floor flats.
About our landlord roof survey in Elstead
Managing agents and freeholders use our reports to plan maintenance and budgets. You can see what’s urgent and what can wait, as far as can be judged from what’s visible. It does not give repair costs, but it gives contractors a clear brief to price from. Urgent defects are flagged clearly, so you can act on them first and plan the rest over the coming years. We survey blocks of flats, rented houses and flat roofs on blocks, and people most frequently book us about damaged pots and flaunching and splits and blisters in flat roof coverings.
Houses in smaller places like Elstead can face open ground, where wind and driving rain hit the roof harder. That weather tells first on ridges, verges, chimneys and flashings. A careful look shows whether anything has started to loosen before it lets water in. Once one ridge tile or slate moves, wind gets under the next one too.
You receive the findings by email, easy to pass on to a roofer, an agent or an insurer. Turnaround is within 48 hours for Basic, 24–48 hours for Standard and same day for Premium.
- Where
- Elstead (GU8)
- Region
- Surrey
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What affects the cost of landlord roof surveys
Several things affect the price of a survey:
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
- How big the roof is
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- Building height and the viewpoints available
Prices quoted always include VAT, and the written report is part of the package. Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. Size, height and access decide where your roof falls.
Helping us price your survey
If you can, have these to hand when you contact us:
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- When you need the report by
- What’s prompted the survey
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
Surveys can be booked for weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. To find a date that works for you, call 07833 053749 or email us with the address and the days you’d prefer.
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Common questions in Elstead
Do you cover smaller places like Elstead?
Yes, Elstead is covered. Our area covers London and the South East, from towns to the smallest villages. Longer journeys are simply planned in advance.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Elstead?
Start with Historic England’s list for listing and your council for conservation areas. It’s worth checking before planning roof work, as both can affect what’s allowed.
How long does a landlord roof survey take?
For a single house, expect about 1–2 hours on site and larger buildings take longer.
Can you survey at the weekend?
We carry out surveys on any day of the week. To find a day that suits you, phone 07833 053749 or email us.
Do you need to get into the loft?
If the survey needs it and the roof space can be reached safely, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Where it is applicable and safe, yes. We are a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID), flying a sub-250g drone. It’s included in the Drone Roof Survey and, where applicable, the Premium Survey.
Do you advise on who is responsible under the lease?
No. Who pays is normally set by the lease and we don’t give legal advice. Our report gives an independent record of the roof’s condition to help those discussions.
How the survey works
Where it is relevant and can be reached safely, the loft space is checked as well as the outside. Inside, we look for staining, damp, gaps and signs of movement, as far as the space allows. All in, the survey usually takes between one and two hours for a house, and longer for a large or complex roof. Being in a smaller place like Elstead does not change how the visit works: outside, inside and from any safe vantage point, in that order. It is useful to show us anything you’ve already noticed.
- We start by agreeing the scope, roof by roof.
- Access to flats and the roof space is arranged with you in advance.
- Each roof is checked as far as it can safely be seen, including from inside where possible.
- Every defect we find is photographed and given a priority where relevant.
- We send a written report you can use to plan maintenance and budgets.
Before the survey
- Note where any stains or damp appear
- Tell us about parking before the day
- If it isn’t your property yet, arrange access through the agent
Getting a price
Most bookings start with a short call: phone 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll ask a few questions about the roof. You’ll have a price before anything is arranged.
Related advice
Elstead homes and their roofs
Older houses across Surrey frequently have handmade clay tiles, and many have tile-hanging. A few of Surrey’s oldest buildings have heavy Horsham stone slab roofs. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them. About 3.7 miles north-east lies Wanborough Manor, a reminder of how long the area around Elstead has been built on. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead.
Anyone responsible for a site like St James CofE Aided Primary School will know that large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other. Take an older house close to Church of St James: corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs. If you live near a park such as Thundry Meadows, or anywhere with mature trees, autumn leaves can block gutters and valleys, so outlets and downpipes are worth watching.
Elstead is about 4 miles south-east of Farnham, in Surrey. We survey roofs in Elstead and the surrounding area across London and South East England. Elstead is one of the places in Surrey we cover. For surveys nearby, see our Guildford page.
Every address in GU8 is within our area for landlord roof surveys. You’ll find streets like Springfield, Orchard Close and Back Lane. We also cover the places around Elstead: Charleshill (1 mile north-west), Tilford (2 miles west), Tilford Common (2 miles west), Thursley (2 miles south) and Rushmoor (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (7 miles north-east), Woking (11 miles north-east), Camberley (10 miles north), Farnham (4 miles north-west), Frimley (9 miles north) and Haslemere (7 miles south).
What’s near Elstead
We work in homes and buildings around Thundry Meadows and The Woolpack pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Milford (Surrey) station, about 3.1 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Charterhouse School Museum (3.5 miles east) and Milford Hospital (3.4 miles east). Not far away are Culverswell Hill and Upper Lake.
What this survey cannot tell you
Without opening up the roof, some things stay hidden, so a survey has limits:
- Confirming asbestos in older roof materials
- Responsibility under a lease
- Roof areas we weren’t given access to
If you are not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before booking. What our survey covers.
Roof types and parts we check
- Rented houses
- Shared roofs
- Gutters and downpipes
- Blocks of flats
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Converted houses
What happens if roof problems are left?
A leak in a block rarely stays in one place. Spotting roof defects early helps protect the whole building. Arranging work in a smaller place like Elstead is easier with notice than in an emergency. Knowing early gives you time to get the right people in.
A small, low roof with good viewpoints takes less time than a tall, complicated one, and the package matters as well. We’ll give you the figure before anything is booked.
Why us?
- Surveys on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- More than 5,000 surveys completed
- More than 20 years surveying roofs
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
Take a look at what a roof survey costs and what we found on two real jobs.
What we look for on each type of roof
Shared chimney stacks
A leaning or cracked stack on a shared building affects more than one owner, so a clear record helps.
Roof spaces and lofts
Older roofs may have bitumen felt underlay or none at all. The report records the underlay where it is visible.