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Landlord Roof Survey in Hale Green
Need a landlord roof survey in Hale Green? We can help, with a written report you can act on. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Gaps where tiles or slates have slipped
- Damaged pots and flaunching
- Cracked or lifting flashings
What you can safely check yourself
Your own check is a good start, but it isn’t a survey. From the ground, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight.
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Overflowing water can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
Landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Hale Green
The lease usually decides who is responsible for the roof and who pays. We don’t give legal advice on leases, but our report gives everyone an independent record of condition. That can help when owners, freeholders and agents need to agree what happens next. You get photos and written recommendations, prioritised by urgency where relevant. We survey blocks of flats, rented houses and converted houses, and the problems we are asked to look at most are chimney stacks in poor repair and worn ridges, hips and verges.
In a small place like Hale Green, many roofs stand in the open, which is hard on ridges, chimneys, flashings and gutters. Older walls take a long time to dry once water gets in. A roof report shows what needs attention first. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are often where weather gets in first.
The report is written in plain words, so you don’t need to be a roofer to follow it. Photographs show what each point refers to, and recommendations are put by urgency where it matters.
- Location
- Hale Green (BN8)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What we cannot see
Every survey has limits, and it’s better to know them up front. Keep these in mind:
- The rest of the building, as a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey would
- Parts of the roof we cannot safely see or access
- Who pays under the lease (that’s a legal question)
If you are not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will give you a straight answer before you book. What a survey covers and does not.
What we check
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Rented houses
- Gutters and downpipes
- Blocks of flats
- Shared roofs
- Converted houses
What we do, step by step
Every visit follows the same pattern: we hear what you’ve seen, look at the roof from every safe viewpoint, photograph what we find and make notes for the report. It normally takes an hour or two for most houses; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. Rural addresses near Hale Green can be hard to find from a postcode alone, so a few directions are welcome. After that, the survey runs as it would anywhere.
- 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 roof space and the roof where safe.
- We note what couldn’t be seen as well as what could.
- You receive photos and recommendations, prioritised where relevant.
Preparing for the visit
- For flats, check roof access has been agreed
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- Check pets are kept safely away
Book a survey
Surveys can be booked for weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. To arrange a day that suits you, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
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Rented homes, blocks and businesses
If you own several properties, surveys can be booked for more than one address. To discuss a number of properties, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on.
When to book a survey in Hale Green
Roofs on let and shared buildings often get less regular attention than owner-occupied homes. Small defects go unnoticed until water comes through a ceiling, by which point the damage has spread.
A survey makes sense if you’ve noticed:
- Ponding or splits on flat roofs
- Parapets and upstands in poor repair
- Choked outlets and gutters
- Chimney stacks in poor repair
Anyone responsible for a site like Chiddingly Primary School will know that large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other.
What to check before booking
- What happens after the report arrives
- What insurance they carry
- How long they’ve been surveying roofs
- What the report includes, and whether it has photographs
Roof by roof
Pitched roofs on houses and blocks
Slate and tiled pitched roofs are common on let and shared buildings. Coverings, ridges, hips, valleys and flashings are inspected where it is safe to see them.
Roof spaces and lofts
Access to the loft may be through a flat or a common area and you will need to arrange it.
Your questions about landlord roof surveys in Hale Green
Do you cover smaller places like Hale Green?
Yes. Hale Green is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We work right across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when booking.
Do you cover Hale Green?
Yes, Hale Green is one of the places we work. Every survey there gets the same written report with photos, and visits run on weekdays and weekends.
How do I book a survey in Hale Green?
To book, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address, the type of property and what’s prompted the survey. We will confirm the price and agree a day with you.
Do I need to be at home?
Not necessarily. An outside-only look can be arranged beforehand, but the loft and any rooms with damp need someone to let us in.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and testing aren’t part of what we do. If we see materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement roof sheets or soffits on buildings from before 2000, we flag them and suggest a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before any work.
Can you survey a shared roof on a terrace or converted house?
Yes. We survey what we can access and see safely. The report records what couldn’t be seen as well as what could.
Is this survey just for landlords?
It suits anyone responsible for a let or shared roof: landlords, agents, freeholders and residents’ management companies.
Hale Green homes and their roofs
In Sussex, older roofs are frequently handmade clay tile, frequently with tile-hanging on the walls below. Horsham stone slab roofs survive on some old Sussex buildings, alongside oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first. Historic houses such as Horselunges Manor, about 2.4 miles south-east, show how far back building in the area around Hale Green goes. If your house is among the older ones, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof.
The streets around a church such as The Parish Church are often among the oldest in a place, and if your home is one of the older ones nearby, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
Hale Green is about 4 miles north-west of Hailsham, in East Sussex. Hale Green is one of many places we visit across East Sussex, for homes and businesses alike. Across East Sussex, we cover Hale Green and the places around it. There is also a page for Brighton.
Postcode districts we cover here for landlord roof surveys: BN8. Close by, we survey roofs in Gun Hill (1 mile east), Muddles Green (1 mile south-west), Burlow (1 mile north-east), Lions Green (2 miles north) and Horam (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (9 miles south), Bexhill-on-Sea (12 miles east), Seaford (10 miles south-west), Lewes (9 miles west), Hailsham (4 miles south-east) and Crowborough (10 miles north).
Around Hale Green
Around Hale Green, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Six Bells Public House. Nearby you’ll also find Hellingly Hospital Railway (2.7 miles south-east) and Sussex Farm Museum (2.1 miles north-east). Open spaces near Hale Green include Selwyns Wood.