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Landlord Roof Survey in Old Coulsdon
Landlord roof surveys across Old Coulsdon, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. You get a clear report with photos.
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
- Choked outlets and gutters
- Damaged pots and flaunching
What happens on the day
Where it is relevant and can be reached safely, the loft space is checked as well as the outside. In the loft, the signs we look for are staining, damp, daylight and sagging. All in, the survey normally takes roughly 1–2 hours for a single let house, with blocks of flats taking longer. In a London conversion, the way into the roof space is frequently from a communal landing or the top flat. If that applies to your building, it helps to agree access with the neighbours or the managing agent first. Otherwise, the visit in Old Coulsdon runs like any other.
- We agree the roofs to be surveyed and what you need the report for.
- Access to flats and the loft space is arranged by you or your agent.
- Each roof is checked from safe vantage points and inside where possible.
- We photograph defects and note how urgent they look.
- You get a written report to plan maintenance and budgets.
Getting ready for the survey
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- Tell us about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
- Make sure we can get to the back of the property
Arrange a survey
Every survey is priced before it is booked, so you know where you stand. Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. For a price for your roof, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Related advice
How a landlord roof survey works in Old Coulsdon
We survey let and shared roofs in Old Coulsdon and across London and South East England. A visit usually takes about 1–2 hours at most homes, and longer for a large or complex roof. Everything is inspected as far as it can safely be seen, and by drone where it’s applicable. You then get a written report with photos. If you are worried about ceiling stains reported by tenants and leaking joints at party walls, a survey will tell you what’s going on, whatever the roof.
London has Victorian and Edwardian terraces in almost every borough, many with Welsh slate roofs, shared chimney stacks and parapet or valley gutters. Good slates can last over a hundred years, yet the nails often give out first and let slates slip. In Old Coulsdon, as across London, that’s 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.
Findings are set out part by part, from the main slopes down to the gutters and outlets, with a note and a photo for each point. You will see the good as well as the bad.
- Place
- Old Coulsdon (CR5, CR3, CR8)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Landlord and commercial surveys in Old Coulsdon
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. The report is emailed, so it can go straight to your client, photographs included.
Businesses and commercial landlords can book us too. Larger roofs take longer, and they’re priced for the size.
Tips that help
From years of surveys, a few habits stand out:
- Keep past survey reports with the building’s records
- Survey the roof on a regular cycle
- Make sure the roof space can be accessed
- Arrange flat access beforehand
The report comes with photos and written recommendations, prioritised by urgency where relevant. We send it by email so you can share it with owners, agents or contractors.
Deal with the high-priority defects quickly, and plan the rest. Small roof defects tend to grow.
What we cannot see
It is a careful look at the let or shared roof, not the whole story. The main limits are:
- Parts of the roof we cannot safely see or access
- Walls, floors and services beyond the roof
- Who pays under the lease (that’s a legal question)
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will recommend the right survey. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
What we look at
- Shared roofs
- Blocks of flats
- Gutters and downpipes
- Converted houses
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Rented houses
Common questions in Old Coulsdon
Will parking be an issue for a roof survey in Old Coulsdon?
It depends on the street. Where there are permit zones, a visitor permit or nearby pay-and-display bay works well, and a driveway is even better.
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Coulsdon South station?
Yes, that’s a common request. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
Do you climb onto every roof?
Only if it is safe. We inspect everything that’s safely in view: from ground level, from windows and vantage points, from the loft space, from the roof itself where safe and by drone where applicable. Anything we can’t see is noted in the report.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Where it helps and the rules allow, yes. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID and fly a drone under 250g, and every flight depends on the airspace and the weather.
Does someone need to be in?
Not always. If we only need the outside, we can agree that ahead of time, but the loft and any rooms with damp need someone to let us in.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. It is a specialist roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 building survey. It focuses on the roof and can sit alongside a RICS survey.
Do you look in the loft space?
Typically, if there is one and it can be reached safely. From inside, the underside of the roof frequently shows damp, staining or daylight that can’t be seen from outside.
Old Coulsdon homes and their roofs
With Addington Palace about 5 miles north-east, Old Coulsdon sits in an area with a long building history. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area. Further from the centre, London’s housing takes in interwar semis with hipped roofs in clay or concrete tiles as well as slate-roofed terraces. Bay roofs, hip ridges and dormers from later loft conversions are the details that set these houses apart. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look.
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Keston Primary School, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other. If you live in an older home near Church of St John the Evangelist, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs. Parking in Old Coulsdon, as in most of London, takes a little planning: a visitor permit or a nearby bay makes the day easier.
Old Coulsdon is about 1 mile south-east of Coulsdon, in Greater London. Bookings from Old Coulsdon are handled just like any other: get in touch, agree the price and pick a day. Our area takes in places right across Greater London, large and small. You can also see our page for London.
Here we cover the CR5, CR3 and CR8 postcode area for landlord roof surveys. If you need a landlord roof survey at a property on Ellis Road, Tollers Lane and Court Avenue or a nearby road, we can survey it. Neighbouring places we cover for landlord roof surveys include Coulsdon (1 mile north-west), Chipstead (2 miles west), Purley (2 miles north), Woodcote (2 miles north-west) and Woodmansterne (3 miles west). Larger places within reach include London (14 miles north), City of Westminster (15 miles north), Marylebone (15 miles north), Kensington (14 miles north), Whitechapel (15 miles north) and Brompton (14 miles north).
Local landmarks in Old Coulsdon
Typical jobs here are in homes near Sunnydown School, Dollypers Hill and The Tudor Rose pub, among other places. Old Coulsdon’s nearest station is Coulsdon South station, about 1.4 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include East Surrey Museum (2 miles south-east) and St Lawrence's Hospital (1.3 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Nore Hill and Mercers Lake.
Should I look at the roof myself first?
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
You can learn a lot from ground level. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Never climb onto the roof to look.
Nearby places to Old Coulsdon
What else we do in Old Coulsdon
What we look for on each type of roof
Gutters and downpipes
Blocked gutters cause many leaks into top-floor flats. We check gutters, outlets and downpipes as far as can be seen safely.
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.