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Landlord roof survey in Merle Common, Surrey
Know where you stand with the let or shared roof before you decide what to do next. Landlord roof surveys in Merle Common, with photographs and a clear written report.
- Parapets and upstands in poor repair
- Damp or stains in top-floor flats
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
Landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Merle Common
The lease normally decides who is responsible for the roof and who pays. We cannot advise on what your lease says, but our report gives everyone an independent record of condition. That can help when owners, freeholders and agents need to agree what happens next. The report sets out what we saw, with photos and recommendations. We survey flat roofs on blocks, shared roofs and gutters and downpipes, and common reasons people get in touch are ceiling stains reported by tenants and chimney stacks in poor repair.
Older buildings in small places like Merle Common may be listed or in a conservation area. If yours is, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so the council is the place to check. Knowing the roof’s condition helps you plan ahead with that in mind. Where a building is listed, matching the existing roof materials is often expected.
How fast the report arrives depends on the package: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day.
- Location
- Merle Common (RH8)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What a survey costs
What a survey costs depends on the time and equipment it needs. That comes down to:
- The height of the building and how the roof can safely be seen
- Roof area
- Which survey package you book
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: how big it is, how high it is, the number of separate roofs and how it can be reached and seen safely. Our price is from £150, including VAT.
Booking your survey
We will normally ask about:
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- The reason for the survey, such as buying, a leak or storm damage
- Any stains, drips or damp patches you’ve seen indoors
- The kind of building and roof involved
Our price is from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on the roof’s size, access and the package, and you can phone 07833 053749 or send us an email to find out.
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we start by asking what you’ve noticed and what you’d like to know. We then inspect everything that can be seen safely, using the ground, windows, the loft and a drone where applicable. Most surveys take about one to two hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. Cottages and farmhouses around Merle Common frequently have roofs at several levels, with lean-tos and outbuildings attached. Each part is looked at from wherever it can safely be seen, and anything we cannot see is noted.
- We start with what you know about the building and its history.
- We let you know which flats and hatches we need to reach.
- We check coverings, flashings, gutters and chimneys where they can be seen.
- We note what couldn’t be seen as well as what could.
- You receive photos and recommendations, prioritised where relevant.
How to prepare
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with whoever owns or manages the building
- Tell us where we can park nearby
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
Book a survey
Every survey is priced before it is booked, so you know the cost up front. Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. For a price for your roof, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
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Leave it or get it looked at?
Water that gets into one flat can affect others below. Spotting roof defects early helps protect the whole building. In a small place like Merle Common, homes can be exposed to wind and rain, which finds any gap, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
To find out what your survey will cost, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and tell us about the roof. We’ll confirm the figure before booking.
Why choose Independent Roof Survey in Merle Common
- Photographs and a written report every time
- Insured for professional indemnity and public liability
- Packages from £150, inc. VAT
- An independent view of the roof
Read how roof surveys are priced and what we found on two real jobs.
Merle Common questions
Is my home in Merle Common listed or in a conservation area?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. A change of roofing material may need consent in either case, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Hurst Green station?
Of course. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
Will you inspect a roof that several owners share?
Yes, shared roofs are a common request. We can only inspect neighbouring parts from where we’re allowed to be, and the report says so.
Will you check the loft?
Usually, if there’s one and it can be reached safely. From inside, the underside of the roof often shows damp, staining or daylight that can’t be seen from outside.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and sampling aren’t something we do. Where a material might contain it, such as old cement sheets on a building from before 2000, the report flags it.
Which days do you carry out surveys?
We survey seven days a week: weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Tell us which days suit you as you book.
What if it rains on the day?
Some surveys depend on the weather more than others. Drones cannot fly safely in strong wind or a downpour, and thermal imaging works best with a dry roof, little wind and a sunny day beforehand. If the conditions are not right, we will talk to you about another date.
What this survey can’t tell you
To be straight with you, a roof survey has limits:
- Asbestos testing of roof sheets or soffits
- Responsibility under a lease
- Walls, floors and services beyond the roof
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can ring 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll tell you before booking. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Merle Common
- Shared roofs
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Blocks of flats
- Gutters and downpipes
- Rented houses
- Converted houses
When to book a survey in Merle Common
A single building may have pitched roofs, flat roofs and rear additions. They all age at different rates and the smaller roofs are easy to forget.
People normally book a survey after spotting something like this:
- Failed flashings at walls and chimneys
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
- Parapets and upstands in poor repair
Anyone responsible for a site like Holland Junior School will know that its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
What to check before booking
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
- Whether VAT is in the quoted price
- Are they insured for the work?
Places near Merle Common
Also in Merle Common
Local roofs in Merle Common
Chartwell, about 3.3 miles north-east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Merle Common. Older homes in the wider area often have features worth a closer look, like lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years. Handmade clay tiles and tile-hung walls are typical of Surrey’s older houses. Some old buildings in Surrey and Sussex have Horsham stone slab roofs. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
For landlords with property near Hurst Green station, knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints.
Merle Common is about 6 miles south-east of Caterham, in Surrey. We carry out landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Merle Common and the surrounding area. Across Surrey, we cover Merle Common. Crawley is in our area too.
We survey roofs across the RH8 postcode area for landlord roof surveys. Nearby, we also carry out landlord roof surveys in Crowhurst (1 mile south-west), Troy Town (2 miles south-east), Hurst Green (2 miles north-west), Pains-Hill (2 miles north) and Crowhurst Lane End (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Epsom (14 miles north-west), Horley (8 miles west), Redhill (8 miles west), Ewell (15 miles north-west), Reigate (9 miles west) and Caterham (6 miles north-west).
Near you in Merle Common
In Merle Common, that means homes and buildings near Oxted School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Hurst Green station, about 1.4 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Tandridge Priory (2.1 miles north) and Haxted Watermill Museum (2.5 miles south). For a walk, there is Botley Hill and Bay Pond.
Tips from our surveys
These tips come from what we see on roofs every week, before and after a survey:
- Deal with urgent items first
- Book gutter clearing at least once a year
- Do not store items over the loft hatch
- File each roof report for future reference
The report comes with photos and written recommendations, prioritised by urgency where relevant. It is emailed to you so you can share it with owners, agents or contractors.
Ask tenants and residents to report damp, stains or drips promptly. The sooner you know, the smaller the problem normally is.