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Landlord roof survey in Long Ditton, Greater London
Get a clear view of the let or shared roof at a property in Long Ditton. Visits run on weekdays and weekends, in the daytime.
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
- Damaged pots and flaunching
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
Landlord roof survey in Long Ditton
Getting into every part of a building takes planning. The roof space and certain flats may need to be opened up for us, so tenants or leaseholders need notice. Your agent or you arrange access and we’ll say what we need as you book. Where we can’t get into part of the building, the report says so. Typical surveys look at cracked or leaning shared chimneys and failed flashings at walls and chimneys, on rented houses, blocks of flats and gutters and downpipes.
Victorian and Edwardian terraces are found right across London, frequently with slate roofs, chimney stacks shared with neighbours and gutters hidden behind parapets. Good slates can last over a hundred years, yet the nails often give out first and let slates slip. In Long Ditton, as across London, that is why a roof needs a close look rather than a glance from the street. Shared chimney stacks and the lead around them are just as important to check.
Every survey ends with a written report, with photographs, emailed to you. It sets out the condition of the let or shared roof, any defects and our written recommendations.
- Where
- Long Ditton (KT6)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Practical tips
Most of what helps is simple and safe from the ground. Our suggestions:
- Survey the roof on a regular cycle
- Tell tenants when we’re coming
- Act on high-priority defects quickly
- Ask residents to report damp straight away
Questions about who pays under the lease are for your managing agent or a solicitor. What we provide is an independent record of condition that everyone can refer to.
Act on urgent items in the report first and schedule the others. Left alone, minor faults normally get worse.
Long Ditton homes and their roofs
Hampton Court Palace, about 1.5 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Long Ditton. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead. In outer London, interwar semis with hipped, tiled roofs sit alongside older slate-roofed terraces. Bay roofs, hip ridges and dormers from later loft conversions are the details that set these houses apart. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters.
Homes near green spaces such as Stokes Field can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls. Take an older house close to Church of St Mary: corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs.
Long Ditton is about 1 mile south-west of Surbiton, in Greater London. Long Ditton is part of the area we cover and the surrounding area as part of our work across London and South East England. We cover towns and villages across Greater London. There’s also a page for London.
We cover every part of the KT6 postcode area for landlord roof surveys. Local streets include Pound Close, Fleece Road and St Chads Close, and we cover them all. Neighbouring places we cover for landlord roof surveys include Ditton Hill (1 mile south), Seething Wells (1 mile north), Thames Ditton (1 mile west), Hinchley Wood (1 mile south-west) and Surbiton Park (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as London (12 miles north-east), City of Westminster (11 miles north-east), Marylebone (12 miles north-east), Kensington (9 miles north-east), St Pancras (13 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (14 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Long Ditton
Around Long Ditton, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Shrewsbury House School, Stokes Field and Raintree pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Surbiton station, roughly 0.7 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Tolworth Hospital (1.3 miles east) and Metropolitan Police Mounted Branch Museum (1.5 miles west). Open spaces near Long Ditton include The Lake and Kingston Hill Road area.
Common roof problems in Long Ditton
Shared roofs can fall between owners. Everyone may think someone else is responsible, so maintenance gets put off. A condition report gives everyone the same starting point.
Common reasons to book include:
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
- Blocked gutters over flats
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
- Mortar falling from ridges and verges
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle.
Questions to ask before booking
- What the report includes, and whether it has photographs
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
- How they plan to inspect the roof safely
- Whether VAT is in the quoted price
Places near Long Ditton
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Roof by roof
Roof spaces and lofts
Looking inside the roof frequently tells us more. We check it where there’s safe access looking for water marks and gaps.
Gutters and downpipes
Blocked gutters cause many leaks into top-floor flats. We check gutters, outlets and downpipes where they can be seen.
How the survey works
We photograph the roof as we go, so the report shows exactly what we saw. Close-ups come from the safest viewpoint available. A typical visit takes roughly 1–2 hours on an ordinary house, rising to roughly 3–4 hours on a commercial building. London terraces rarely offer a view of the whole roof from one spot, so in Long Ditton we work round the house, using the street, the windows, the loft and any safe vantage point behind it. Shared stairs or a basement flat? Tell us who holds the keys.
- We agree the roofs to be surveyed and what you need the report for.
- You arrange access to the loft and any flats we need.
- Each roof is looked at from safe vantage points and inside where possible.
- We photograph defects and note how urgent they look.
- A written condition report follows to help you plan.
Getting ready for the survey
- Let us know about parking near the property
- Check the loft hatch can be reached
- Unlock side gates and any roof access doors
Book a survey
Once you know what you need, phone 07833 053749 or email us. From there it’s a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day.
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How we price landlord roof surveys
Not every roof costs the same to survey, for these reasons:
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- The shape of the roof and its details
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, with VAT included.
Helping us price your survey
When you call or email, these details help:
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from the ground or a window
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
- The reason for the survey, like buying, a leak or storm damage
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
To get a price for landlord roof surveys in Long Ditton, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form. The address, the type of property and what you want to find out help us price the survey accurately.
FAQs for Long Ditton
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Long Ditton?
Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the local council can tell you about conservation areas. If a home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission.
I let a flat near Surbiton station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. Just call 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the details, and we will talk through which survey suits.
Do you cover Long Ditton?
Yes. We carry out landlord roof surveys in Long Ditton, and the service is the same as everywhere else we work.
Can you survey in bad weather?
It depends on the weather and the survey. In high wind or heavy rain, a drone cannot fly and access may not be safe, so we’d move the date with you.
Do you carry out surveys on Saturdays and Sundays?
Visits run seven days a week in the daytime. Let us know your preferred days as you book.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes, once access has been agreed. Roofs over flats are frequently shared, so the building owner or managing agent needs to agree access. We inspect only the parts we are allowed to reach.
How experienced are you?
We have completed more than 5,000 surveys, over more than 20 years.
Checking the roof from the ground
What you can’t do safely is get up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way, and a fall can be serious. That part is for a survey.
Your own check is a good start, but it is not a survey. From ground level, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight, and those are details a survey looks at closely.