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Landlord Roof Survey in Great Kimble
Find out the condition of the let or shared roof at your property in Great Kimble from an independent roof surveyor. Visits run on weekdays and weekends, in the daytime.
- Gaps where tiles or slates have slipped
- Leaking joints at party walls
- Choked outlets and gutters
How a landlord roof survey works in Great Kimble
Access needs arranging before a survey of a let or shared building. We may need to get into the loft space and some or all of the flats, so tenants or leaseholders need notice. Your agent or you arrange access, and we confirm what we need when you book. Where we cannot get into part of the building, the report says so. We are often asked to look into loose ridge or hip tiles and choked outlets and gutters, across converted houses, blocks of flats and rented houses.
Village roofs frequently face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, so ridges, chimney stacks, flashings and gutters work hard. Older walls take a long time to dry once water gets in. A written report sets out what to deal with and in what order. On exposed older roofs, chimneys and lead flashings are frequently the first to give way.
The report works through the roof section by section, from the coverings down to the gutters, with a note and a photo for each point. It records what’s sound as well as what is not.
- Place
- Great Kimble (HP17)
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Do you need a landlord roof survey in Great Kimble?
A tenant reporting damp or a stained ceiling is a common reason to book. The survey helps show whether the roof, gutters or flashings are involved from what’s visible.
Things that frequently lead to a survey include:
- Leaks into upper flats
- Cracked or lifting flashings
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
- Blocked gutters over flats
If you look after a building such as Great Kimble Church of England School, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other.
What to check before booking
- Whether they hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Is there a chance to talk the report through?
- Whether the roof space is looked at, where there is one
- Their report turnaround times
Local roofs in Great Kimble
An older home may be listed, or stand in a conservation area. Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the council can say whether a street is in a conservation area. In either case, a change of roofing material may need consent. A number of Buckinghamshire villages keep thatched roofs on their older buildings. Older houses in the South East often have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters.
For landlords with property near Little Kimble station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. The streets around a church like Church of St Nicholas are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if your home is one of the older ones nearby, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Great Kimble is about 5 miles south of Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire. We visit Great Kimble as part of our work across Buckinghamshire, for homes and businesses alike. Our area takes in places right across Buckinghamshire. Our Oxford page covers surveys nearby.
We survey roofs across the HP17 postcode area for landlord roof surveys and the streets around it. Local streets include Bridge Street, Hill View and Lower Icknield Way, all of which we cover. We also cover Little Kimble (1 mile north-east), Askett (1 mile south-west), Lower Cadsden (1 mile south), Meadle (1 mile west) and Whiteleaf (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Aylesbury (5 miles north), High Wycombe (9 miles south), Chesham (9 miles east), Marlow (12 miles south), Amersham (10 miles south-east) and Beaconsfield (12 miles south-east).
Around Great Kimble
In Great Kimble, that means homes and buildings near The Swan pub and Princes Risborough School, among other places. Great Kimble has its own railway station: Little Kimble station. Other landmarks nearby include National Paralympic Heritage Centre (3.6 miles north) and Stoke Mandeville Hospital (3.4 miles north). The countryside around Great Kimble includes Beacon Hill and Brush Hill Local Nature Reserve.
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How the survey works
After the inspection, everything we found is written up in a report with photos. As for time on site, it normally takes roughly 1–2 hours for most houses; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. Around Great Kimble, older homes can have small or awkward roof spaces, so let us know about the loft hatch and any ladder. Only areas that can be reached safely are inspected.
- 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.
- We note what couldn’t be seen as well as what could.
- Findings and recommendations are set out with photographs.
How to prepare
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
- Let us know where we can park nearby
- Make sure the loft hatch can be reached
Arrange a survey
If you’re buying, it’s useful to book soon after your offer is accepted, so you have the findings in time to act on them before you exchange. Otherwise, simply ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email whenever suits you.
Advice
Checking the roof from the ground
During heavy rain, look at the gutters from ground level or a window. Overflowing water can point to a blockage or a sagging run.
You can learn a lot from the ground. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Please do not climb up for a closer look.
Great Kimble: your questions answered
How do I find out if my home in Great Kimble is listed?
Check Historic England’s online list first, then ask the council about conservation areas and any Article 4 direction. The answer matters most when a change of material is on the cards.
Will you come out to Great Kimble?
Yes, Great Kimble is on our map. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house.
Is this survey just for landlords?
It suits anyone responsible for a let or shared roof: private landlords, letting and managing agents, freeholders and RTM companies.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Yes, where it’s applicable. Flights depend on the weather on the day and airspace rules, including flight restriction zones near airports. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID.
Do you survey on Saturdays and Sundays?
We survey on any day from Monday to Sunday, during the day, which suits people who work during the week. Let us know your preferred days when you book.
Can you survey in bad weather?
Light rain does not typically stop a survey, and it can even help show where water is getting in. High wind or heavy rain can stop drone flights and make roof access unsafe, so if conditions aren’t right we’ll arrange another day with you.
Are you insured?
Our cover is professional indemnity plus public liability.
Practical tips
There is plenty you can do without going near the roof. Here’s what helps most:
- Don’t store items over the loft hatch
- Put urgent roof work at the top of the list
- Ask your managing agent about lease terms
- Survey the roof on a regular cycle
Questions about who pays under the lease are for your managing agent or a solicitor. What we provide is an independent record of condition to help those discussions.
Encourage residents to tell you about leaks or damp straight away. Early reports let you act before damage spreads.
What we look for on each type of roof
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.
Pitched roofs on houses and blocks
Most let houses and many blocks have pitched roofs of slate or tiles. Coverings, ridges, hips, valleys and flashings are inspected where it is safe to see them.
Prices for landlord roof surveys in Great Kimble
What a survey costs depends on the time and equipment it needs. The main factors are:
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
- The size of the roof
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
Larger roofs, taller buildings and commercial roofs take longer, so the price reflects that. The price is confirmed before you book.
Helping us price your survey
When you call or email, these details help:
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- Anything about access we should know
- What kind of property and roof it is
A quick phone call is usually the easiest start: ring 07833 053749 or email us. The price is agreed before a date is set.