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Landlord roof survey in Hook, Greater London
Landlord roof surveys around Hook, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
- Blocked gutters over flats
Landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Hook
A landlord roof survey covers the usual parts of a roof: slates or tiles, ridges, hips, valleys, flashings, chimneys, gutters and the loft. Flat roofs over blocks, rear additions and garages are covered too when they’re in the agreed scope. We also look at chimneys, parapets and party-wall upstands where it’s safe to see them and the loft where access is safe. If you’ve noticed cracked or leaning shared chimneys and leaks into upper flats, a survey will tell you what’s going on, whatever the roof.
London has Victorian and Edwardian terraces in almost every borough, many with Welsh slate roofs, shared chimney stacks and parapet or valley gutters. Slates can last a century or more, but the nails holding them corrode, and slates slip. Homes in Hook are no exception. Lead flashings and shared chimney stacks on these houses need a careful look too.
Pictures do a lot of the work in our reports, so you can see each defect rather than just read about it. If something couldn’t be seen safely, the report is clear about it.
- Place
- Hook (KT9, KT6, KT10)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Leave it or get it looked at?
Budgets work best when they’re based on the roof’s actual condition. Our report separates urgent items from those that can wait, so spending can be spread sensibly. Many older London roofs have only old felt under the slates, or no underlay at all, so a slipped slate can soon mean water inside. Left unchecked, water soaks into timber and plaster and the damage spreads.
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. Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT.
Why choose Independent Roof Survey in Hook
- Package prices that include VAT
- Drone flown under a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Weekday and weekend surveys
Read how roof surveys are priced and our case studies.
How the survey works
Safety comes first on every visit. We inspect what can safely be seen, and if part of the roof can’t be seen, the report says so. The survey normally takes about one to two hours for a single let house, with blocks of flats taking longer. Surveys in Hook can be booked for any day of the week. It helps if you can point us to a visitor permit or a nearby bay. Upstairs rooms at the back are useful too, as they often give the best view of a rear addition.
- We agree which roofs and which parts of the building are included.
- We confirm which flats and loft spaces we need to get into, and you arrange access.
- We inspect each roof from safe vantage points, the roof space and the roof itself where safe.
- We photograph each defect and note how urgent it looks.
- The report sets out condition and recommendations to help you plan.
Before we arrive
- Jot down any questions you want answered
- Note where any stains or damp appear
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
How to book
Unsure which package suits your roof? It’s easiest to ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and describe the roof and what’s worrying you. We will talk you through the options and what they cost.
Related advice
Common questions in Hook
I let a flat near Chessington North station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, that’s a common request. We just need to know who will give access, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
Is parking a problem for a survey in Hook?
It depends on the street. If Hook has controlled parking where you are, a visitor permit is the easiest answer, and a driveway is even better.
What’s the best way to book?
Just phone 07833 053749 or email us with the address. After a few questions, we confirm the price and fix a day.
Which days do you carry out surveys?
Visits run seven days a week in the daytime, which suits people who work during the week. Let us know your preferred days when booking.
How experienced are you?
Over 20 years and more than 5,000 surveys.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, once access has been agreed. Roofs over flats are often shared, so the building owner or managing agent needs to agree access. We inspect only the parts we’re allowed to reach.
Does the weather affect the survey?
Light rain is usually fine; heavy rain and wind are different. High wind or heavy rain can make access unsafe and ground a drone, so we’d move the date with you.
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What affects the cost of landlord roof surveys
Not every roof costs the same to survey, for these reasons:
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- Whether thermal imaging or a drone is needed
- How big the roof is
Thermal imaging and drone inspection (where applicable) come with the Premium Survey, from £400 including VAT. We’ll tell you which package suits the questions you have.
Getting in touch
If you can, have these to hand when you contact us:
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- What’s prompted the survey
Booking is simple: just call 07833 053749 or send us an email, let us know about the property and we will explain which survey suits. We confirm the price before anything is booked.
Tips from our surveys
A little preparation and a few simple habits help, both for the survey and for the roof itself. Our tips:
- Deal with urgent items first
- Give tenants a simple way to report leaks
- Hold on to old reports to compare later
- Ask your managing agent about lease terms
Photos make it easier to explain the findings to leaseholders, tenants or directors. We keep the report clear and jargon-light.
Keep the loft space accessible so the roof can be checked from inside. Stored items over the hatch make checks harder.
What we can’t see
It helps to know what a survey will not do before booking:
- Areas behind locked flats or blocked hatches
- The structure in the way a structural engineer would assess it
- Confirming asbestos in older roof materials
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. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
What we look at
- Shared roofs
- Blocks of flats
- Rented houses
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Gutters and downpipes
- Converted houses
Common roof problems in Hook
Shared roofs can fall between owners. Each party may assume someone else is dealing with it, so maintenance gets put off. An independent report helps everyone see the facts.
These are some of the problems a survey can pick up:
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Cracked or lifting flashings
- Leaks into upper flats
- Mortar falling from ridges and verges
Living close to Stokes Field is pleasant, but mature trees mean leaves in gutters and valleys each autumn, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall.
Before booking any roof surveyor
- Whether the roof space is looked at, where there is one
- When you will get the report
- How long they’ve been surveying roofs
- Their drone registration, if they fly one
Hook homes and their roofs
About 2.6 miles south-east lies Fitznells Manor, a reminder of how long the area around Hook has been built on. 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. In outer London, interwar semis with hipped, tiled roofs sit alongside older slate-roofed terraces. Hips, bay roofs and later loft conversions are typical of those semis, if your home is one of them. Whatever the covering, it is frequently the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first.
Anyone responsible for a site like St Paul's CofE Primary School will know that large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other. Landlords with a home close to Chessington North station may find that knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints.
Hook is about 2 miles north-west of Ewell, in Greater London. Wherever you are in Hook, we can carry out landlord roof surveys at your property. Our area takes in places right across Greater London. You can also see our page for London.
Surveys in KT9, KT6 and KT10 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include Elm Road, Moor Lane and Glen Road, and we cover them all. Being close to the A243, Hook is simple for us to get to. Nearby, we also carry out landlord roof surveys in Ditton Hill (1 mile north), Barwell (1 mile south-west), Long Ditton (1 mile north), Hinchley Wood (1 mile north-west) and Claygate (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include London (13 miles north-east), City of Westminster (12 miles north-east), Marylebone (12 miles north-east), Kensington (10 miles north-east), St Pancras (14 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (15 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Hook
In Hook, that means homes and buildings near Stokes Field, Shrewsbury House School and Southborough High School and the streets around them. There is a railway station in Hook itself: Chessington North station. Other landmarks nearby include The Ashley Centre (3 miles south-east) and Tolworth Hospital (1.1 miles north-east). The countryside around Hook includes Kingston Hill Road area and The Lake.