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Landlord roof survey in Shortlands, Greater London
Roof condition reports for landlords, agents and blocks of flats in Shortlands. More than 5,000 surveys completed across London and South East England.
- Flashings that have come away
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
Landlords, agents and block managers in Shortlands
Landlords and letting agents in Shortlands book surveys as well as homeowners. The report gives you a dated record of the let or shared roof, with photos, which helps you plan work between tenancies.
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on, photos included.
How a landlord roof survey works in Shortlands
Shared roofs on blocks, converted houses and terraces raise their own questions. We inspect the roof as far as it can be seen safely including the loft and flats where access is arranged. Each part of the roof is recorded with photos, so everyone works from the same facts. We can only inspect the parts of a shared roof we’re allowed to reach. We survey flat roofs on blocks, gutters and downpipes and rented houses, and people most often book us about gutters overflowing onto walls and cracked or lifting flashings.
Victorian and Edwardian terraces are found right across London, often with slate roofs, chimney stacks shared with neighbours and gutters hidden behind parapets. Good slates can last over a hundred years, yet the nails frequently give out first and let slates slip. Homes in Shortlands are no exception. Lead flashings and shared chimney stacks on these houses need a proper look too.
You receive the findings by email, easy to pass on to a roofer, an agent or an insurer. Basic reports come within 48 hours, Standard within 24–48 hours and Premium on the day.
- Where
- Shortlands (BR2, BR1, BR3)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Questions from Shortlands
Is my home in Shortlands listed or in a conservation area?
For listing, use Historic England’s list; for conservation areas, ask the council. The answer matters most when a change of material is on the cards.
Can a landlord with a rental near Shortlands station book a roof survey?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. You can ring 07833 053749 or email us with the address and what you need, and we’ll talk through which survey suits.
Will you inspect a roof that several owners share?
Yes. We inspect the parts we are given access to, as far as they can be seen safely. Areas we couldn’t see are noted as well as what could.
Do you need to get into the loft?
Where it is relevant to the survey and there is safe access, yes. A clear path to the hatch helps, and if the loft cannot be reached safely, the report says so.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. Our survey looks at the roof, not the whole building. If you need a full building survey, you will need a RICS survey as well.
Is the report suitable for a maintenance plan?
Yes. Recommendations are prioritised by urgency where relevant so you can plan spending. Repair costs aren’t included, but contractors can price from it.
How long does the survey take?
Expect it to take between one and two hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. You’ll then get the report by email, on the timescale of your package.
Tips from our surveys
Most of what helps is simple and safe from ground level. A few suggestions:
- File each roof report for future reference
- Have gutters and outlets cleared every year
- Give tenants a simple way to report leaks
- Keep the loft hatch clear and reachable
Photos make it easier to explain the findings to leaseholders, tenants or directors. We keep the report clear and jargon-light.
Deal with the high-priority defects quickly, and plan the rest. Left alone, minor faults usually get worse.
What we look for on each type of roof
Party-wall upstands and parapets
Terraced roofs have party-wall upstands between houses. Joints and flashings on these walls can fail.
Pitched roofs on houses and blocks
Slate and tiled pitched roofs are common on let and shared buildings. We check coverings, ridges, hips, valleys and flashings as far as can be seen safely.
What affects the price in Shortlands
Our packages start from £150, with VAT included. What you pay for your roof depends on:
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
- The size of the roof
- The height of the building and how the roof can be seen safely
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Basic starts from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, VAT included, and we’ll tell you which fits.
Helping us price your survey
Getting the details right at the start saves time. It is useful to include:
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- Your timetable, such as an exchange date
- The kind of building and roof involved
- The property’s address and postcode
For a price for landlord roof surveys in Shortlands, ring 07833 053749 or email us. Some details about the property and the roof help us price the survey accurately.
Nearby places to Shortlands
Other services in Shortlands
How the survey works
The visit usually starts outside and finishes in the loft: outside views come first, then the loft space if there’s safe access. All told, expect about 1–2 hours for a single let house, with blocks of flats taking longer. In Shortlands, as in much of London, a good many properties are flats or terraces without side access, so rear slopes are viewed from windows, the loft or, where a flight is allowed, by drone. If the building has a managing agent or access rules, tell us when you book.
- First, we confirm the scope and the purpose of the report.
- You arrange access to the loft and any flats we need.
- Each roof is checked from safe vantage points and inside where possible.
- Every defect is photographed and its urgency noted where relevant.
- A written condition report follows to help you plan.
Before the survey
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it’s shared
- Make sure we can get to the back of the property
- Tell us where we can park nearby
Getting a price
Not sure which survey you need? It’s easiest to call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and describe the roof and why you want it surveyed. We’ll talk you through the options and what they cost.
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Landlord roof surveys around Shortlands
About 0.8 miles north-east lies Bromley Palace, a reminder of how long the area around Shortlands has been built on. On older houses around here, roofs frequently 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. In outer London, interwar semis with hipped, tiled roofs sit alongside older slate-roofed terraces. On a semi of that age, the small roofs over the bays, the hip tiles and any later dormer each need their own look. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
Trees in and around Church House Gardens shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall. If you look after a building like Highfield Infants' School, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle.
Shortlands is about 1 mile south-west of Bromley, in Greater London. If you are in Shortlands, booking works exactly as it does anywhere else: get in touch, agree the price and pick a day. Across Greater London, we cover Shortlands. For surveys nearby, see our London page.
Landlord roof surveys in BR2, BR1 and BR3 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. If you need a landlord roof survey at a property on Hayes Lane, Stone Road and Hayes Road or a nearby road, we can survey it. Close by, we survey roofs in Eden Park (1 mile south-west), Hayes (2 miles south), Bromley Common (2 miles south-east), West Wickham (2 miles south-west) and Southborough (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover London (8 miles north-west), City of Westminster (10 miles north-west), Marylebone (11 miles north-west), Kensington (11 miles north-west), St Pancras (10 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (10 miles north).
Landmarks near Shortlands
In Shortlands, that means homes and buildings near The Richmal Crompton pub, Church House Gardens and Langley Park School for Girls and the streets around them. The closest station to Shortlands is Shortlands station, roughly 0.5 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Bromley Hospital (0.7 miles east) and Bethlem Museum of the Mind (1.6 miles south-east). For a walk, there is Summer Hill and Downham Woodland Walk.
What we are asked to look at in Shortlands
Many blocks and converted houses have several roof types. They all age at different rates and the smaller roofs are easy to forget.
Typical things we’re asked to look at include:
- Mortar falling from ridges and verges
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
For an older house near a landmark such as St Mark's Church, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
Questions to ask before booking
- How they’ll see the roof: from ground level, the loft, the roof or by drone
- Will the report include photos?
- Their drone registration, if they fly one
- Whether the loft is part of the inspection