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Handcross Landlord Roof Survey
Landlord roof surveys across Handcross, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. You get a clear report with photos.
- Leaking joints at party walls
- Chimney stacks in poor repair
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
Tips that help
Small things make a difference. Some pointers:
- Get legal advice on lease responsibilities
- Deal with urgent items first
- Hold on to old reports to compare later
- Keep the loft hatch clear and reachable
If anything in the report needs explaining, ask us. The Standard Survey includes a follow-up consultation and the Premium Survey an in-person one.
Keep the roof space accessible so the roof can be checked from inside. Stored items over the hatch make checks harder.
Landlord roof survey in Handcross
A landlord roof survey covers the usual parts of a roof: coverings, ridges, hips, valleys, flashings, chimneys, gutters and the roof space. Flat roofs over blocks, rear additions and garages are covered too when they’re in the agreed scope. Chimney stacks, parapets and party-wall upstands are checked as far as they can safely be seen and the loft where access is safe. We survey converted houses, shared roofs and gutters and downpipes, and common reasons people get in touch are slipped or missing slates and tiles and mortar falling from ridges and verges.
Some older homes in villages like Handcross are 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. A roof report helps you plan work with that in mind. Where a building is listed, matching the existing roof materials is frequently expected.
Nothing in the report is left vague: where something needs attention, it says so plainly, and where it can wait, that’s said too.
- Where
- Handcross (RH17)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Towns and villages near Handcross
Also in Handcross
How the survey works
Expect us to ask a few questions before we start, such as when any problem began and what work has been done before. Then the inspection itself takes about one to two hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. In a hamlet or village like Handcross, a postcode doesn’t always lead to the right gate, so a few directions are welcome. The visit itself is the same as anywhere else.
- We agree which roofs and which parts of the building are included.
- Access to flats and the roof space is arranged with you ahead of time.
- The roofs are inspected from ground level, vantage points, the roof space and the roof where it is safe.
- Defects are photographed and their urgency noted.
- You get a written condition report to help plan maintenance.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
- If it is not your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- Let us know where we can park nearby
Book a survey
You can call us seven days a week. For a price or to book, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
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Surveys for landlords and agents in Handcross
Shared roofs need a little more planning: access has to be agreed with whoever owns or manages the building. Mention it when you contact us and we’ll plan the survey around it.
If you own several properties, you can book surveys for several addresses. To arrange surveys for several addresses, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email with the addresses.
When to book a survey in Handcross
A tenant reporting damp or a stained ceiling is a common reason to book. We check whether the roof or rainwater system is the likely cause from what’s visible.
Signs worth acting on include:
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
- Parapets and upstands in poor repair
- Choked outlets and gutters
If you live in an older home near All Saints, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- What they will not be able to tell you
- What follow-up you get after the report
- Are they insured for the work?
- Which parts of the roof they’ll actually see
What this survey can’t tell you
Every survey has limits, and we’d rather be clear about that before you book. Bear these in mind:
- Responsibility under a lease
- Roof areas we weren’t given access to
- Confirming asbestos in older roof materials
If you’re not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer. The full list of what we check.
What this survey covers
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Blocks of flats
- Converted houses
- Shared roofs
- Rented houses
- Gutters and downpipes
Landlord roof surveys around Handcross
Handmade clay tiles and tile-hung upper walls are typical of older Sussex houses. Horsham stone slab roofs survive on some old Sussex buildings. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them. Historic houses such as Tyes Place, about 1.9 miles south-east, show how far back building in the area around Handcross goes. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
Landlords with a home close to Balcombe station may find that a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Handcross Primary School, its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
Handcross is about 4 miles south of Crawley, in West Sussex. Roofs in Handcross get the same thorough look as anywhere else in West Sussex. Our area takes in places right across West Sussex, large and small.
Here we cover the RH17 postcode area for landlord roof surveys. Whether your property is on High Street, London Road and Windmill Platt or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover Slaugham (1 mile south), Plummers Plain (2 miles south-west), Colgate (3 miles north-west), Broadfield (3 miles north) and Lower Beeding (3 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Crawley (4 miles north), Horsham (5 miles west), Haywards Heath (6 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (7 miles south-east), East Grinstead (10 miles north-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (15 miles south).
What’s near Handcross
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Royal Oak Public House and Handcross Park School. For rail, the closest station is Balcombe station, about 2.8 miles east. Nearby you will also find Crawley Hospital (4.3 miles north). The countryside around Handcross includes Tilgate Lake and Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow.
Handcross questions
Do you cover smaller places like Handcross?
Yes, Handcross is on our map. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one.
I let a flat near Balcombe station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, that’s a common request. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
Do you need to get into the loft?
Where it’s relevant to the survey and there is safe access, yes. A clear path to the hatch helps.
Do I need to be at home?
It depends on what we need to see. For inside areas and the loft space, someone has to give us access; we will agree the details when you book.
What insurance do you have?
We are covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance, for every survey we carry out.
Will you inspect a roof that several owners share?
Yes, shared roofs are a common request. We can only inspect neighbouring parts from where we’re allowed to be, and the report says so.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
More than 5,000 surveys over 20+ years.
Why act early in Handcross
Tenants can only report what shows inside. By the time a stain appears, water may have been getting in for a while. We look at the roof, not just the symptoms. Matching old materials, such as handmade tiles or stone slates, can take time to source. Spotting a problem early leaves room to find them.
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: how big it is, how high it is, the number of separate roofs and how safely it can be seen. Our price is from £150, including VAT.
Why book with us
- PI and public liability insurance
- Every finding written up with photos
- 5,000+ surveys completed
- Clear package prices, inc. VAT
Take a look at how roof surveys are priced and what we found on two real jobs.