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Five Wents Landlord Roof Survey
A careful look at the let or shared roof at your property in Five Wents, with photographs and a written report.
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
- Gaps where tiles or slates have slipped
Before and after the survey
A few practical points come up again and again on our surveys. They apply to most roofs:
- Arrange flat access beforehand
- Ask your managing agent about lease terms
- Put urgent roof work at the top of the list
- Do not store items over the loft hatch
If you need to share the findings with leaseholders or a board, the photographs help. We keep the report clear and jargon-light.
Keep gutters and outlets clear and include any valley or parapet gutters. Blocked gutters are a common cause of leaks into top-floor flats.
Landlord roof survey in Five Wents
A landlord roof survey shows you the state of a roof, written up so you can plan. Landlords, letting agents, managing agents and freeholders all use it along with RTM and residents’ management companies. You get a written report with photos and recommendations set out by urgency where relevant. It is a roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey of the whole building. We’re often asked to look into cracked or leaning shared chimneys and parapets and upstands in poor repair, across flat roofs on blocks, rented houses and converted houses.
In a village or hamlet like Five Wents, older cottages and farmhouses often sit alongside barns, outbuildings and a few newer houses. Roofs there can be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, and chimney stacks are often old. Each needs checking in its own way, and thatch is a specialist material we report on as far as it can be seen. Chimneys and lead flashings on old roofs frequently need the most attention.
Where we can’t see part of the let or shared roof, the report says so. That way, it is clear what was covered and what wasn’t, and what we’d suggest next.
- Place
- Five Wents (ME17)
- Region
- Kent
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
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Your questions about landlord roof surveys in Five Wents
Will you come out to Five Wents?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We work right across London and South East England. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when booking.
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Hollingbourne station?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. Just call 07833 053749 or send us an email with the details, and we will talk through which survey suits.
Is it the same as a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey?
No. This is a survey of the roof only, and it is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. Many buyers have both.
Do you carry out surveys on Saturdays and Sundays?
We survey on any day from Monday to Sunday, during the day. Just say which days work for you.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
More than 5,000 surveys over 20+ years, across London and South East England.
How long does the survey take?
That depends on the size and shape of the roof, but most surveys take an hour or two for a house, and more on a big or complicated roof. The written report follows by email.
How much is a survey?
Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. Our Basic Survey starts from £150, the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, all including VAT.
Landlord and commercial surveys in Five Wents
We also survey roofs for businesses and commercial landlords. Bigger roofs take more time, so they’re priced to suit.
Where a roof is shared: access has to be agreed with whoever owns or manages the building. Let us know about it as you book and we will plan the visit with that in mind.
Should I look at the roof myself first?
It helps to keep a record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Share it with us when you book and it will help the survey.
What you cannot do safely is get up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way, and falls from height are serious. That’s where a survey comes in, using safe viewpoints and a drone where it applies.
What affects the price in Five Wents
Several things affect the price of a survey:
- Whether thermal imaging or a drone is needed
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- How many separate roofs there are, such as extensions, dormers and garages
There are three survey packages: the Basic Survey from £150, the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, with VAT included. The price for your roof depends on its size, access and what you need to know.
What to tell us when you get in touch
Here’s what helps us most when you get in touch:
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- Anything about access we should know
- What kind of property and roof it is
- Any stains, drips or damp patches you’ve seen indoors
Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. The exact figure depends on the roof and the package, so ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the details.
What a landlord roof survey looks like in Five Wents
Stoneacre, about 1.7 miles north, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Five Wents. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters. Handmade clay tiles, including Kent peg tiles hung on pegs through two holes, are typical of older Kent buildings. The county’s older buildings also include oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look.
Take a building like Sutton Valence Primary School: long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle. The streets around a church like Church of St Mary are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if your home is one of the older ones nearby, its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first.
Five Wents is about 4 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. Surveys in Five Wents work the same way as everywhere we cover: a careful inspection, photos and a written report. Five Wents is one of the towns and villages in Kent where we work.
Here we cover the ME17 postcode area for landlord roof surveys. If you need a landlord roof survey at a property on Leeds Road and Sutton Road or a nearby road, we can help. Close by, we survey roofs in Warmlake (1 mile south), Langley Heath (1 mile north-east), Langley (1 mile north-west), Chart Sutton (1 mile west) and Sutton Valence (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (4 miles north-west), Ashford (13 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south-west), Tonbridge (14 miles west) and Faversham (14 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Five Wents
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Plough Inn. Five Wents’s nearest station is Hollingbourne station, about 3 miles north-east. Nearby you will also find KIMS hospital (4.2 miles north) and Sutton Valence Castle (1.2 miles south). The countryside around Five Wents includes Detling Hill.
What we are asked to look at in Five Wents
A single building may have pitched roofs, flat roofs and rear additions. Each wears differently, and flat roofs over rear additions frequently need attention sooner.
A survey can pick up problems such as:
- Mortar falling from ridges and verges
- Cracked or lifting flashings
- Damp or stains in top-floor flats
- Gaps where tiles or slates have slipped
If you own a rental within reach of Hollingbourne station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Questions to ask before you book
- Which parts of the roof they’ll actually see
- What insurance they carry
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
- Will the report include photos?
What happens on the day
A survey visit follows a simple order: we listen to what’s been worrying you, look at the roof from every safe viewpoint, take photos as we go and make notes for the report. It usually takes about 1–2 hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. Rural addresses near Five Wents can be hard to find from a postcode alone, so a few directions, or a note of a nearby landmark, help us arrive on time. After that, the survey runs as it would anywhere.
- You let us know 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.
- The report records areas we couldn’t access.
- You receive photos and recommendations, prioritised where relevant.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- Let us know about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
Getting a price
Our phone lines are open seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. To book or ask a question, ring 07833 053749 or email us.