Kent · London and the South East
Landlord roof survey in Lamberhurst, Kent
Roof condition reports for landlords, agents and blocks of flats across Lamberhurst, with drones and thermal imaging where they help. Get in touch for a price.
- Leaks into upper flats
- Cracked or leaning shared chimneys
- Gaps where tiles or slates have slipped
What a survey costs
To price your survey, we check:
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
- The roof’s overall size
- The height of the building and how the roof can be seen safely
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
The Premium Survey includes thermal imaging and drone inspection where applicable, which starts from £400, including VAT. We will tell you which package suits the questions you have.
Booking your survey
Before you get in touch, it is useful to have:
- The reason for the survey, such as buying, a leak or storm damage
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from ground level or a window
Prices start from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on the roof’s size, access and the package, and you can ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form to find out.
About our landlord roof survey in Lamberhurst
Managing agents and freeholders use our reports to plan maintenance and budgets. It shows what needs attention now and what can be planned for later, as far as can be judged from what’s visible. It doesn’t include repair cost estimates but contractors can price from it. Urgent defects are flagged clearly, so you can act on them first and plan the rest over the coming years. We survey shared roofs, flat roofs on blocks and gutters and downpipes, and common reasons people get in touch are ponding or splits on flat roofs and failed flashings at walls and chimneys.
Somewhere as small as Lamberhurst, homes are often older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Older roofs may be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, often with chimneys that have stood a long time. 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 often need the most attention.
After the visit, you get a photo-illustrated written report, emailed to you. It explains the condition of the let or shared roof, the defects we found and what we recommend.
- Location
- Lamberhurst (TN3)
- Region
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Practical tips
Some practical points come up on survey after survey. They’re worth knowing whatever the roof:
- Make leak reporting easy for tenants
- Check your lease or ask a solicitor about who pays
- Hold on to old reports to compare later
- Give residents notice before a survey
If anything in the report needs explaining, ask us. The Standard Survey includes a follow-up consultation, and Premium includes an in-person consultation.
Keep the loft space accessible so a surveyor can look inside the roof. Clutter around the hatch slows things down.
Common questions in Lamberhurst
Will you come out to Lamberhurst?
Yes, we do. Our area covers London and South East England, and smaller places are part of that. The journey is planned ahead, so it is useful to know about access.
Can a landlord with a rental near Wadhurst station book a roof survey?
Yes, letting agents and landlords book with us as well as owners. You can ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and a few details.
Do you need to get into the loft?
Yes, where the survey calls for it and there’s safe access. Inside, we look for damp, staining, gaps and sagging, as far as the space allows.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, if whoever owns or manages the building agrees access. We check the parts we are given access to.
Will you inspect a roof that several owners share?
Yes, shared roofs are a common request. Where a neighbouring roof isn’t part of the access, we can only see it from vantage points, and the report says so.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Where it helps and it is safe, yes. Whether we can fly on the day depends on the weather and the airspace rules, including flight restriction zones near airports. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
Our cover is professional indemnity plus public liability, and details are available on request.
Checking the roof from the ground
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Take a torch and only step on boards or joists, checking for stains, damp wood or chinks of daylight.
You can learn a lot from ground level. 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.
What happens if roof problems are left?
Relying on what tenants report means relying on what they can see. By the time a stain appears, water may have been getting in for a while. A survey looks at the roof itself. In a place like Lamberhurst, a barn or garage roof left to fail puts whatever is inside at risk. It’s worth including them in a survey before a winter does the damage.
To find out what your survey will cost, call 07833 053749 or email us and let us know about the roof. We will confirm the figure before booking.
Why choose Independent Roof Survey in Lamberhurst
- More than 5,000 surveys completed
- Weekday and weekend surveys
- 98% customer satisfaction
- PI and public liability insurance
Read what a roof survey costs or our case studies.
Landlord roof surveys around Lamberhurst
The wider area around Lamberhurst has a long history of building, with Scotney Castle about 0.9 miles south-east. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area. Older houses across Kent frequently have handmade clay or peg tiles, and many have tile-hung walls. The county’s older buildings also include oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
If you own a rental within reach of Wadhurst station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. If yours is one of the older homes in the streets near Church of St Mary, its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first.
Lamberhurst is about 6 miles south-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Anywhere in Lamberhurst, we can come and survey your property. Across Kent, we cover Lamberhurst and the places around it. Our Maidstone page covers surveys nearby.
Here we cover the TN3 postcode area for landlord roof surveys. If you need a landlord roof survey at a property on High Street, Church Road and Clivedon Court or a nearby road, we can help. Close by, we survey roofs in Lamberhurst Quarter (2 miles north-west), Key's Green (3 miles north-west), Petteridge (3 miles north), Brenchley (4 miles north) and Matfield (4 miles north). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (13 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (15 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (6 miles north-west), Tonbridge (8 miles north-west), Kings Hill (12 miles north) and Foley Park (14 miles north-east).
Around Lamberhurst
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Horse And Groom Public House, among other places. Lamberhurst’s nearest station is Wadhurst station, roughly 3.9 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Ticehurst House Hospital (3.5 miles south) and Old Scotney Castle (1 mile south-east). The countryside around Lamberhurst includes Bewl Water.
The survey, step by step
Safety comes first on every visit. We inspect everything that’s safely in view, and anything we cannot see is noted in the report. The survey normally takes about one to two hours for a single let house, with blocks of flats taking longer. Rural addresses near Lamberhurst 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.
- First, we confirm the scope and the purpose of the report.
- Access to flats and the roof space is arranged by you or your agent.
- Each roof is looked at from safe vantage points and inside where possible.
- Every defect is photographed and its urgency noted where relevant.
- A written condition report follows to help you plan.
Preparing for the visit
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we are looking at
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
- If you’re buying, let the agent know when we’re coming
How to book
To arrange a survey, call 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. You’ll know the price before anything is booked.
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What this survey can’t tell you
We only report whatever is safely visible on the day, so some things are outside what a survey can do:
- Structural calculations or an engineer’s report
- Walls, floors and services beyond the roof
- Asbestos testing of roof sheets or soffits
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will suggest the right survey before you book. What our survey covers.
What we look at
- Converted houses
- Gutters and downpipes
- Blocks of flats
- Shared roofs
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Rented houses