West Berkshire · London and the South East
Lower Denford Landlord Roof Survey
Landlord roof surveys across Lower Denford, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. Every survey ends with a written report and photos.
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
- Chimney stacks in poor repair
How we price landlord roof surveys
Prices vary from roof to roof, for these reasons:
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
- The size of the roof
Prices start from £150, inc. VAT, for a Basic Survey. The Standard Survey starts from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, both with VAT included. You’ll know the price for the job before booking.
Booking your survey
Before you get in touch, it helps to have:
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- What made you get in touch
- The type of building and roof, like pitched or flat
Every survey is priced before it is booked, so you know where you stand. Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. To book, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Landlord roof survey in Lower Denford: what you get
Landlords frequently book us when buying a property to rent out, others when a tenant reports a leak or damp. Others want a regular survey for a rolling maintenance plan. The report is laid out the same way whatever the reason, with photos and recommendations. We survey on weekdays and at weekends which can help when arranging access with residents. If you’ve noticed choked outlets and gutters and worn ridges, hips and verges, a survey will tell you what’s going on, whatever the roof.
Somewhere as small as Lower Denford, 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. On older roofs, it is typically 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.
- Location
- Lower Denford (RG17)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
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What this survey cannot tell you
It is useful to know what a survey won’t do before you book:
- The rest of the building, as a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey would
- Roof areas we weren’t given access to
- Whether materials contain asbestos (a specialist asbestos surveyor’s job)
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can ring 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll tell you. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Lower Denford
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Blocks of flats
- Gutters and downpipes
- Rented houses
- Converted houses
- Shared roofs
Questions from Lower Denford
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Lower Denford?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it is in a conservation area. 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 Denford?
Yes, Lower Denford is covered. We survey roofs across London and South East England, from towns to the smallest villages. The journey is planned ahead, so it helps to know about access.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
Our surveys are covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance. Ask if you need details for a managing agent or building owner.
Will you say whether the freeholder or leaseholders should pay?
No. The lease usually decides who is responsible and we don’t give legal advice. Our report gives an independent record of the roof’s condition to help those discussions.
Can you survey in bad weather?
Light rain doesn’t typically stop a survey. High wind or heavy rain can stop drone flights and make roof access unsafe, so if conditions are not right we’ll arrange another day with you.
What access do you need for a block roof survey?
Sometimes, yes. If the roof space or a flat roof is reached through a flat, we need access to it, so residents need notice.
How many surveys have you done?
More than 5,000 surveys over 20+ years.
Do you need a landlord roof survey in Lower Denford?
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.
We’re often asked to look at:
- Leaks into upper flats
- Mortar falling from ridges and verges
- Failed flashings at walls and chimneys
- Choked outlets and gutters
If you look after a building such as Hungerford Primary School, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other.
Before you book anyone
- Whether VAT is added on top
- How they plan to inspect the roof safely
- Is there a chance to talk the report through?
- Their report turnaround times
How it works
Time on site depends on the size and shape of the roof; as a rough guide, the survey takes roughly 1–2 hours for a single let house, with blocks of flats taking longer. If you have questions on the day, just ask. For a village or hamlet like Lower Denford, the journey is planned in advance: let us know about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. On the day, we inspect whatever is safely visible, inside and out.
- First, we confirm the roofs and areas to be surveyed.
- You or your agent arrange access to the roof space and any flats we need to enter.
- Each roof is checked as far as it can safely be seen, including from inside where possible.
- We photograph each defect and note how urgent it looks.
- We send a written report you can use to plan maintenance and budgets.
Preparing for the visit
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Let us know about parking before the day
- Jot down any questions you want answered
Getting a price
If you are buying, it helps to book soon after your offer is accepted, so you have the findings in time to act on them before you exchange. For any other survey, just call 07833 053749 or use the contact form when you’re ready.
Advice
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Lower Denford
In this part of the South East, older roofs are mostly slate or clay tile and many newer ones concrete tile, and flat-roofed additions turn up almost everywhere. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. What can be done to an older roof may depend on listing or a conservation area. The council is the place to check, along with Historic England’s list.
If you let a flat or house near Hungerford station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at. The streets around a church such as Hungerford Methodist Church are often among the oldest in a place, and if you own one of the older houses nearby, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
Lower Denford is about 7 miles west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. We survey roofs in Lower Denford and the rest of West Berkshire, as part of our work across London and South East England. Lower Denford is one of the towns and villages in West Berkshire where we work. For surveys nearby, see our Reading page.
Every address in RG17 is within our area for landlord roof surveys. That includes homes and businesses on Bath Road and Dark Lane. We also cover Upper Denford (1 mile north-east), Clapton (2 miles north-east), Shefford Woodlands (3 miles north), Wickham (3 miles north-east) and Halfway (4 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Newbury (7 miles east), Thatcham (10 miles east), Speenhamland (7 miles east), Lambourn (7 miles north), Shaw (8 miles east) and Kingsclere (13 miles south-east).
Near you in Lower Denford
We work in homes and buildings around The Down Gate pub and John O'Gaunt School. The nearest railway station is Hungerford station, roughly 0.7 miles west. A little further out are Hamstead Marshall 3 (4.4 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Kintbury Newt Ponds and Inkpen Hill.
Should I look at the roof myself first?
Inside, the loft is a good place to look, with care. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, 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.
Tips from our surveys
A survey works best with a little help from you, before and after. Some tips:
- Keep past survey reports with the building’s records
- Tell tenants when we are coming
- Check your lease or ask a solicitor about who pays
- Make leak reporting easy for tenants
If you need to share the findings with leaseholders or a board, the photographs help. The report is written in plain language.
Regular roof checks beat waiting for a leak. A survey every few years suits many let and shared buildings with gutters cleared every year.