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Lower Bourne Landlord Roof Survey
Get a clear view of the let or shared roof at a property in Lower Bourne from an independent roof surveyor. Visits run on weekdays and weekends, in the daytime.
- Gaps where tiles or slates have slipped
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
Landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Lower Bourne
A landlord roof survey covers the usual parts of a roof: coverings, ridges, hips, valleys, flashings, chimneys, gutters and the roof space. Flat roofs over blocks, rear additions and garages are covered too where they’re part of the brief. We also look at chimneys, parapets and party-wall upstands where it is safe to see them and the loft where access is safe. If you’ve noticed missing or loose roof coverings and leaking joints at party walls, we can find out what’s behind it.
Houses in smaller places like Lower Bourne can face open ground, where wind and driving rain hit the roof harder. That weather tells first on ridges, verges, chimneys and flashings. A close look shows whether anything has started to loosen before it lets water in. Once one ridge tile or slate moves, wind gets under the next one too.
The report works through the roof section by section, from the main slopes down to the gutters and outlets. It records what’s sound as well as what is not.
- Where
- Lower Bourne (GU10, GU9)
- Region
- Surrey
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Landlord roof surveys in Lower Bourne: local notes
Many older homes in Surrey have handmade clay tiles and tile-hung upper walls. Horsham stone slab roofs survive on some old buildings in Surrey. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters. Historic houses such as Farnham Castle, about 1.6 miles north, show how far back building in the area around Lower Bourne goes. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs.
For landlords with property near Farnham station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant. For an older house near a landmark like St Martin by the Green, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs.
Lower Bourne is about 1 mile south of Farnham, in Surrey. We provide landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Lower Bourne and nearby. We cover towns and villages across Surrey, large and small. Our Guildford page covers surveys nearby.
All of GU10 and GU9 is covered for landlord roof surveys. Streets in the area include Fox Road, Ford Lane and Kiln Lane, all of which we cover. Lower Bourne sits on or near the A287, so getting to you is simple. Close by, we survey roofs in Tilford Reeds (1 mile south-east), Shortfield Common (1 mile south), Millbridge (2 miles south), Tilford (2 miles east) and Frensham (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Guildford (10 miles east), Woking (12 miles north-east), Camberley (10 miles north), Frimley (8 miles north), Haslemere (8 miles south) and Cranleigh (14 miles east).
Local landmarks in Lower Bourne
We work in homes and buildings around Underdown nature reserve, Highfield South Farnham School and The Fox Public House and the streets around them. The closest station to Lower Bourne is Farnham station, about 1.1 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Museum of Farnham (1.3 miles north-west) and Farnham Castle (1.6 miles north). Open spaces near Lower Bourne include Culverswell Hill and Aunt's Pool.
Do you need a landlord roof survey in Lower Bourne?
Roofs on let and shared buildings often get less regular attention than owner-occupied homes. Minor faults can go unseen until a tenant reports a leak, by which point the damage has spread.
Signs worth acting on include:
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
- Failed flashings at walls and chimneys
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
- Leaking joints at party walls
Take a building like Farnham College: long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle.
What to check before booking
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
- Their report turnaround times
- Their drone registration, if they fly one
Checking the roof from the ground
Your own check is a good start, but it isn’t a survey. From the ground, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
Inside, the loft is a good place to look, with care. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
What we do, step by step
We check the roof from outside and, where it is relevant and there’s safe access, from inside the roof space too. Inside, we look for staining, damp, gaps and signs of movement, as far as the space allows. The whole visit normally takes about one to two hours for a single let house, with blocks of flats taking longer. With a bit of garden around a house, as there frequently is around Lower Bourne, the roof can be viewed from several angles. Let us know if any side is fenced off or hard to reach. The loft, where there’s safe access, completes the picture.
- We agree which roofs and which parts of the building are included.
- You or your agent arrange access to the roof space and any flats we need to enter.
- We inspect each roof from safe vantage points, the loft space and the roof itself where safe.
- Defects are photographed and their urgency noted.
- You get a written condition report to help plan maintenance.
Getting ready for the survey
- Check we can get to the back of the property
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
Arrange a survey
A quick phone call is normally the easiest start: ring 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll ask a few questions about the roof. The price is agreed before a date is set.
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Tips that help
There is plenty you can do without going near the roof. What helps most:
- Have gutters and outlets cleared every year
- Keep past survey reports with the building’s records
- Survey the roof on a regular cycle
- Get legal advice on lease responsibilities
If anything in the report needs explaining, ask us. With the Standard Survey there is a follow-up consultation and the Premium Survey an in-person one.
Regular roof checks beat waiting for a leak. A survey every few years suits many let and shared buildings, alongside yearly gutter clearing.
Why get it checked now?
Keeping a dated survey on file helps with future planning. Repeat surveys let you see how the roof is changing which helps with rolling maintenance. Around Lower Bourne, a leak in an older house can soak into timbers and plaster, which is far harder to put right than the roof fault itself.
Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, inc. VAT, and we’ll tell you which fits.
Why choose Independent Roof Survey in Lower Bourne
- Surveys on weekdays and at weekends
- We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Packages from £150, with VAT included
- 98% of clients satisfied
Read what a roof survey costs or what we found on two real jobs.
Questions from Lower Bourne
Is my home in Lower Bourne listed or in a conservation area?
Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the local council can tell you about conservation areas. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Do you cover smaller places like Lower Bourne?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
We have more than 20 years’ experience and have carried out more than 5,000 surveys.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Yes, where it is applicable. Flights depend on the weather on the day and airspace rules, and we check for restrictions near airports before flying. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID.
Will you say whether the freeholder or leaseholders should pay?
No. Who pays is usually set by the lease and we don’t give legal advice. What we provide is a clear record of the roof’s condition to help those discussions.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and sampling aren’t something we do. The report may flag materials that could contain asbestos on buildings built or refurbished before 2000.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, once whoever controls the roof agrees access. On a shared roof we can only inspect the parts we are allowed to reach.
When you need someone else
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so there are some things a survey cannot cover:
- Roof areas we weren’t given access to
- Confirming asbestos in older roof materials
- A full building survey of every part of the property
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll recommend the right survey. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
What we look at
- Gutters and downpipes
- Rented houses
- Blocks of flats
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Converted houses
- Shared roofs