Buckinghamshire · London and the South East
Lee Common Landlord Roof Survey
Landlord roof surveys across Lee Common, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. Every survey ends with a written report and photos.
- Flashings that have come away
- Parapets and upstands in poor repair
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
What you can safely check yourself
A lot can be seen from ground level. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Please do not climb up for a closer look.
During heavy rain, look at the gutters from ground level or a window. Overflowing water can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
Landlord roof survey in Lee Common
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. You or your agent arrange access and we’ll say what we need when booking. Where we cannot get into part of the building, the report says so. We survey blocks of flats, rented houses and flat roofs on blocks, and common reasons people get in touch are flashings that have come away and blocked gutters over flats.
Village roofs often face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, which is hard on ridges, chimneys, flashings and gutters. Damp in old walls is slow to dry, so a small leak can do a lot of harm. A roof report shows what needs attention first. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are frequently where weather gets in first.
What you get is a clear record of the let or shared roof on the day we saw it. That makes it useful now and a handy reference later, like when you want to compare after future work.
- Place
- Lee Common (HP16)
- Wider area
- Buckinghamshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Before and after the survey
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner, before and after a survey:
- Act on high-priority defects quickly
- Get legal advice on lease responsibilities
- Make leak reporting easy for tenants
- Book gutter clearing at least once a year
Many clients use the report as the basis for a maintenance plan. You can start with the urgent items and plan the rest over time.
Deal with the high-priority defects quickly, and plan the rest. Small roof defects tend to grow.
Common questions in Lee Common
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Great Missenden station?
Of course. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
Will you come out to Lee Common?
Yes. Lee Common is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We survey roofs across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route as you book.
Does the report help with maintenance planning?
Yes, many agents and freeholders use it that way. A repeat survey later shows how the roof has changed, which suits a rolling plan.
How do I arrange a landlord roof survey in Lee Common?
To arrange a survey, 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.
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. We’re a CAA-registered drone operator.
Does someone need to be in?
Not always. An outside-only look can be arranged beforehand, but the loft and any rooms with damp need someone to let us in.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and testing are not 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.
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we start by asking what you’ve noticed and what you’d like to know. After that, we check everything we can see safely. Most surveys take roughly 1–2 hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. Older rural homes like those around Lee Common can have a main roof, lower lean-to roofs and outbuildings all joined together. Each part is looked at from wherever it can safely be seen, and anything we cannot see is noted.
- First, we confirm the scope and the purpose of the report.
- Access to flats and the loft space is arranged by you or your agent.
- Each roof is checked from safe vantage points and inside where possible.
- Every defect is photographed and its urgency noted where relevant.
- You get a written report to plan maintenance and budgets.
Before we arrive
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it is shared
Arrange a survey
Our phone lines are open seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. To book or ask a question, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Related advice
Signs you need a landlord roof survey in Lee Common
On a shared roof, it’s not always clear who should act. Everyone may think someone else is responsible and work gets delayed. An independent report helps everyone see the facts.
A survey can pick up problems like:
- Damaged pots and flaunching
- Gaps where tiles or slates have slipped
- Cracked or lifting flashings
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
For landlords with property near Great Missenden station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at.
Questions to ask before booking
- How they’ll see the roof: from the ground, the loft, the roof or by drone
- How long the report takes to arrive
- Whether VAT is added on top
- What they won’t be able to tell you
What a landlord roof survey doesn’t cover
No survey can tell you everything, and we’d rather be clear about that before you book. Keep these in mind:
- Responsibility under a lease
- Parts of the roof we cannot safely see or access
- A full building survey of every part of the property
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or email us and we will recommend the right survey before booking. What a survey covers and does not.
What we look at
- Gutters and downpipes
- Blocks of flats
- Rented houses
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Shared roofs
- Converted houses
What a landlord roof survey looks like in Lee Common
A number of Buckinghamshire villages keep thatched roofs on their older buildings. Slate and clay tile are the usual coverings on older South East houses, with concrete tiles on many later estates. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them. Historic houses such as Cholesbury Manor House, about 2.3 miles north-east, show how far back building in the area around Lee Common goes. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
Anyone responsible for a site like Lee Common Church of England School will know that large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other. Take an older house close to St Mary's: corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs.
Lee Common is about 3 miles west of Chesham, in Buckinghamshire. Roofs in Lee Common get the same thorough look as anywhere else in Buckinghamshire. Lee Common is one of the places in Buckinghamshire we cover for landlord roof surveys. Milton Keynes is in our area too.
Postcode districts we cover here for landlord roof surveys: HP16. That includes homes and businesses on Oxford Street, Prince's Lane and Cherry Tree Lane and the roads around them. Close by, we survey roofs in Ballinger Common (1 mile south-east), Swan Bottom (1 mile north-west), South Heath (1 mile south), Chartridge (2 miles east) and St Leonards (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Aylesbury (8 miles north-west), High Wycombe (7 miles south), Chesham (3 miles east), Marlow (11 miles south), Amersham (5 miles south-east) and Beaconsfield (8 miles south).
Landmarks near Lee Common
Typical jobs here are in homes near Misbourne School and The Bugle pub. For rail, the closest station is Great Missenden station, about 2 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Chiltern Hospital (2.7 miles south) and Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre (2 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Sands Bank and Pavis Wood.
Why act early in Lee Common
Finding a roof defect early usually means a smaller, planned job. Waiting for a leak can mean damage to ceilings, decorations and tenants’ belongings and force rushed work. Older cottages and farmhouses around Lee Common can have roof timbers that have been there a very long time, and water through a failed covering can rot timber if it’s left.
A small, low roof with good viewpoints takes less time than a tall, complicated one, and the package you pick makes a difference too. We’ll give you the figure before anything is booked.
Why book us in Lee Common
- A report with photos
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
- Prices that include VAT
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
Take a look at what a roof survey costs or two real surveys.