Kent · London and the South East
Liverton Street Landlord Roof Survey
Landlord roof surveys around Liverton Street, with a written report you can act on. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Leaks into upper flats
- Chimney stacks in poor repair
- Choked outlets and gutters
About our landlord roof survey in Liverton Street
A roof condition report helps you plan maintenance and set 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 does not give repair costs but contractors can price from it. Urgent defects are flagged clearly, so you can deal with it first and budget for the rest. We survey converted houses, rented houses and flat roofs on blocks, and the problems we’re asked to look at most are blocked gutters over flats and standing water on a flat roof.
In a village or hamlet like Liverton Street, older cottages and farmhouses often sit alongside barns, outbuildings and a few 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. On older roofs, it’s usually the chimneys and lead flashings that need work first.
You can share the report with anyone who needs it: a seller or estate agent, an insurer, a roofer, a builder or a managing agent, whichever applies.
- Where
- Liverton Street (ME17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Leave it or get it looked at?
On a shared roof, disagreements are easier to settle with a clear record. Without a survey, it is one opinion against another. Older cottages and farmhouses around Liverton Street can have roof timbers that have been there a very long time, and water through a failed covering can rot timber if it is left.
Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, inc. VAT.
Why us?
- Independent findings on the roof’s condition
- PI and public liability insurance
- More than 5,000 surveys completed
- Surveys seven days a week
Take a look at how roof surveys are priced and what we found on two real jobs.
Liverton Street questions
I let a flat near Lenham station. Can you check the roof?
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.
Is my home in Liverton Street listed or in a conservation area?
Start with Historic England’s list for listing and your council for conservation areas. Either can affect what roof work is allowed, so it’s worth checking before planning any.
Can you survey a shared roof on a terrace or converted house?
Yes, we survey shared roofs frequently. We can only inspect neighbouring parts from where we are allowed to be and we’ll say so.
Do you look in the loft space?
Normally, if there is one and it can be reached safely. The roof space can show things the outside can’t, such as damp timbers, staining or daylight.
Do you work in Liverton Street?
Yes. Our area covers London and South East England, Liverton Street included.
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.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. We don’t carry out asbestos surveys or testing. If we see materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement roof sheets or soffits on buildings from before 2000, we flag them.
What we look for on each type of roof
Party-wall upstands and parapets
Where a roof is shared with neighbours, we can only inspect what we are given access to, and the report says what was seen.
Pitched roofs on houses and blocks
The edges and top of a pitched roof are exposed, so we check them closely.
Common roof problems in Liverton Street
A roof nobody lives directly under can be easy to overlook. Small defects go unnoticed until water comes through a ceiling and by then more has been damaged.
Things that frequently lead to a survey include:
- Leaks into upper flats
- Cracked or leaning shared chimneys
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
- Gaps where tiles or slates have slipped
If you live in an older home near Church of St Nicholas, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
Before booking any roof surveyor
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
- Are they insured for the work?
- What happens after the report arrives
- What exactly goes into their report
How it works
Every roof is different, but as a rough guide the survey takes between one and two hours for a single let house, with blocks of flats taking longer. If you have questions on the day, just ask. Around Liverton Street, older homes can have small or awkward roof spaces, so it is useful to know whether there’s a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. We only go where it’s safe.
- 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 the ground, vantage points, the loft space and the roof where safe.
- The report records areas we couldn’t access.
- You receive photos and recommendations, prioritised where relevant.
How to prepare
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
Book a survey
If you have photos of the roof, send them over. Pictures from the ground or a window are fine; never climb up to get a better view. To get started, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
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Landlord and commercial surveys in Liverton Street
A roof problem in a let property affects your tenants as well as the building. A survey shows what needs attention, so you can plan the work.
For blocks of flats, a roof survey helps managing agents and residents’ management companies plan ahead. The report sets out what needs attention now and what can wait, which helps when budgeting.
Places near Liverton Street
What else we do in Liverton Street
Should I look at the roof myself first?
You can learn a lot from ground level. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Never climb onto the roof to look.
Look up at the roof after a storm, from ground level: broken slates or tiles in the garden, gaps along the ridge or loose lead are signs to note. Don’t go up yourself.
Local roofs in Liverton Street
With Leeds Castle about 3.1 miles north-west, Liverton Street sits in an area with a long building history. Older homes in the wider area frequently have features worth a closer look, such as lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material. Many older homes in Kent have handmade clay tiles, including Kent peg tiles held by pegs through two holes, and tile-hanging on their upper walls. The county’s older buildings also include oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses. Whatever the covering, it’s frequently the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first.
Trees in and around Kiln Wood shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls. If you own a rental within reach of Lenham station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at.
Liverton Street is about 8 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. We visit Liverton Street as part of our work across Kent. Liverton Street is one of the places in Kent where we work. There’s also a page for Maidstone.
Surveys in ME17 are booked the same way as anywhere else. If you’re just outside Liverton Street, we cover Platt's Heath (1 mile north-east), Boughton Malherbe (1 mile south-east), Grafty Green (1 mile south), Fairbourne Heath (1 mile west) and Sandway (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (8 miles north-west), Ashford (10 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (9 miles north), Faversham (11 miles north-east), Minster (15 miles north) and Kings Hill (13 miles west).
What’s near Liverton Street
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Lenham School, Kiln Wood and The Kings Head Public House and the streets around them. The closest station to Liverton Street is Lenham station, roughly 1.6 miles north-east. Nearby you’ll also find Coldbridge Castle (1.5 miles south-east) and The Dog Collar Museum (3 miles north-west).