Kent · London and the South East
Landlord Roof Survey in Sholden
We take a careful look at the let or shared roof at your property in Sholden, with photos and a written report.
- Ponding or splits on flat roofs
- Flashings that have come away
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
Landlord roof survey in Sholden: what you get
Managing agents and freeholders use our reports to plan maintenance and budgets. It shows what needs attention now and what can be planned for later based on what can be seen. It does not include repair cost estimates but contractors can price from it. Urgent defects are flagged clearly, so you can deal with it first and budget for the rest. We survey gutters and downpipes, shared roofs and rented houses, and the problems we are asked to look at most are choked outlets and gutters and damaged pots and flaunching.
In a small place like Sholden, many roofs stand in the open, which is hard on ridges, chimneys, flashings and gutters. Older walls take a long time to dry once water gets in. A written report sets out what to deal with and in what order. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are often where weather gets in first.
The report records the let or shared roof as we found it on the day. It is useful straight away, and a good reference for later, like when you want to compare after future work.
- Place
- Sholden (CT14)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Common roof problems in Sholden
Tenants and leaseholders rarely look at the roof. Defects up on the roof can go unreported for a long time, especially on taller buildings.
Look out for signs like these:
- Leaking joints at party walls
- Mortar falling from ridges and verges
- Gaps where tiles or slates have slipped
- Cracked or leaning shared chimneys
Take a building like Sholden Church of England Primary School: its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Whether VAT is added on top
- What the report includes, and whether it has photos
- What they will not be able to tell you
- What follow-up you get after the report
Also near Sholden
Also in Sholden
What a survey costs
Our packages start from £150, including VAT. The price for your roof depends on:
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- Roof area
We offer three survey packages: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, all inc. VAT. The price for your roof depends on its size, access and what you need to know.
What we need to know
A little information up front helps. It is useful to include:
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- The property’s address and postcode
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
To book a survey, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and tell us the address and what’s prompted the survey. We’ll confirm the price before you book.
What we look for on each type of roof
Roof spaces and lofts
The loft space shows a lot about a roof’s condition. We go into the loft where it’s safe looking for water marks and gaps.
Party-wall upstands and parapets
We inspect the parts of a shared roof we can access and note what couldn’t be seen.
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:
- Areas behind locked flats or blocked hatches
- Responsibility under a lease
- Whether materials contain asbestos (a specialist asbestos surveyor’s job)
If you are not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will give you a straight answer. What a survey covers and does not.
Roofs we survey in Sholden
- Blocks of flats
- Rented houses
- Converted houses
- Shared roofs
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Gutters and downpipes
Your questions about landlord roof surveys in Sholden
Will you come out to Sholden?
Yes, we do. We work right across London and the South East, from towns to the smallest villages. Longer journeys are simply planned beforehand.
Does being near the coast affect roofs in Sholden?
It can do. Within about 2 miles of the sea, as Sholden is, metal fixings wear faster and gales find any loose ridge or slate.
What does a block roof survey cost?
The Basic Survey starts from £150, the Standard from £250 and the Premium from £400, all with VAT included. Larger buildings are priced to suit. Just phone 07833 053749 or email us for a price.
Who do you carry out landlord roof surveys for?
Landlords, letting agents, managing agents and freeholders book it, as well as RTM and residents’ management companies. Owners in a shared building book it too.
Will you check the loft?
Usually, if there is 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.
How much time does the visit need?
For a single house, expect about 1–2 hours on site and larger buildings take longer.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
It depends on what we need to see. Inside the building and in the loft, we need someone to let us in.
Tips that help
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner:
- Keep past survey reports with the building’s records
- Book gutter clearing at least once a year
- Put urgent roof work at the top of the list
- Ask your managing agent about lease terms
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.
Have the roof looked at regularly, not just when it leaks. Many landlords and agents survey their roofs on a rolling basis with gutters cleared every year.
What a landlord roof survey looks like in Sholden
The coast is about 2 miles or less from Sholden, so there’s more wind and more salt in the air than further inland. Near the sea, metal fixings wear faster and loose pieces on a roof are more likely to lift. The wider area around Sholden has a long history of building, with Walmer Castle about 2 miles south-east. Older homes in the wider area often have features worth a closer look, such as lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
Landlords with a home close to Deal station may find that the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at. If yours is one of the older homes in the streets near Church of St Nicholas, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Sholden is about 1 mile north-west of Deal, in Kent. We survey roofs in Sholden and the rest of Kent, as part of our work across London and South East England. Sholden is one of the towns and villages in Kent we cover for landlord roof surveys. For surveys nearby, see our Canterbury page.
Landlord roof surveys in CT14 are booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your property is on The Street, London Road and Colmanton Grove or a nearby road, we can help. If you are just outside Sholden, we cover Sholden Meadows (1 mile west), Mill Hill (1 mile south), Great Mongeham (1 mile south-west), Deal (1 mile south-east) and Finglesham (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (13 miles west), Margate (11 miles north), Dover (7 miles south-west), Folkestone (13 miles south-west), Ramsgate (8 miles north) and Broadstairs (10 miles north).
What’s near Sholden
Typical jobs here are in homes near Betteshanger Park, Castle Community College and The Magnet pub and the streets around them. Sholden’s nearest station is Deal station, roughly 1.1 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Deal Castle (1.4 miles east) and Kent Museum of the Moving Image (1.2 miles east). For a walk, there is Monk's Wall nature reserve.
How the survey works
When we arrive, we start by asking what you’ve noticed and what you want to find out. We then inspect everything that can safely be seen. Most surveys take about one to two hours at most homes, and more on a big or complicated roof. Older roofs in small places like Sholden can have low, tight loft spaces, so let us know about the loft hatch and any ladder. We only go where it is safe.
- First, we confirm the roofs and areas to be surveyed.
- Access to flats and the loft space is arranged with you in advance.
- We inspect each roof from safe vantage points, the loft space and the roof itself where safe.
- We photograph each defect and note how urgent it looks.
- The report sets out condition and recommendations to help you plan.
Before the survey
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
- Find any records of previous roof work
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
Arrange a survey
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 are ready.