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Landlord Roof Survey in Snodland
Landlord roof surveys in Snodland, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. Every survey ends with a written report and photos.
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
- Damp or stains in top-floor flats
- Blocked gutters over flats
Should I look at the roof myself first?
Inside, the loft is a good place to look, with care. Take a torch and only step on boards or joists, 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. Please don’t climb up for a closer look.
How a landlord roof survey works in Snodland
A landlord roof survey shows you the state of a roof in a report you can plan around. Landlords, letting agents, managing agents and freeholders all use it, as well as residents’ and RTM management companies. You get a written report with photos and recommendations, prioritised by urgency where relevant. It’s a roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey of the whole building. If you’ve noticed leaking joints at party walls and ceiling stains reported by tenants, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on converted houses, flat roofs on blocks and gutters and downpipes alike.
Around Snodland, gardens, hedges and nearby trees can mean leaves and moss end up on roofs and in gutters. Once gutters and outlets block, water spills over and soaks the walls. It’s the kind of slow problem a roof report picks up early. Plants growing from a gutter or moss on the tiles are signs worth noting from ground level.
Report times depend on the survey you book: the Basic Survey within 48 hours, the Standard Survey in 24 to 48 hours and the Premium Survey on the same day.
- Where
- Snodland (ME6, ME19)
- Region
- Kent
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Different roofs, different checks
Party-wall upstands and parapets
On terraces, walls rise between neighbouring roofs. Joints and flashings on these walls can fail.
Shared chimney stacks
Chimney stacks are often shared between houses or flats. Pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings are looked at from safe vantage points.
What happens if roof problems are left?
Finding a roof defect early usually means a smaller, planned job. Waiting for a leak can mean damage to ceilings, decorations and tenants’ belongings, plus urgent call-outs. Around Snodland, a leak in an older house can soak into timbers and plaster, and that’s a much bigger job than the original defect.
Every price we give includes VAT. Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. You’ll know the price for your survey before booking.
Why choose Independent Roof Survey in Snodland
- Weekday and weekend surveys
- Package prices that include VAT
- PI and public liability insurance
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
Take a look at our cost guide or our case studies.
What happens on the day
Where it’s relevant and can be reached safely, the roof space is checked as well as the outside. Inside, we look for staining, damp, gaps and signs of movement. All in, the survey typically takes an hour or two for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. A visit to a smaller place like Snodland is no different on the day: outside, inside and from any safe vantage point, in that order. Point out any stains, cracks or loose pieces you’ve spotted.
- 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 looked at 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
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
How to book
Booking is simple: just call 07833 053749 or send us an email, let us know about the property and we will point you to the right survey. We confirm the price before anything is booked.
Advice
What a landlord roof survey looks like in Snodland
Across Kent, older roofs are often handmade clay or peg tiles, and tile-hanging on upper walls is a familiar sight. The county’s older buildings also include oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them. With Starkey Castle about 2.5 miles north, Snodland sits in an area with a long building history. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Snodland CofE Primary School, its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale. If you own a rental within reach of Snodland station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Snodland is about 4 miles south-west of Chatham, in Kent. Houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings in Snodland can all book landlord roof surveys. Our area takes in places right across Kent. For surveys nearby, see our Maidstone page.
Postcode districts we cover here for landlord roof surveys: ME6 and ME19. Local streets include Hammonds Square, High Street and Bingley Close. Snodland sits on or near the A228. Neighbouring places we cover for landlord roof surveys include Holborough (1 mile north-east), Paddlesworth (1 mile west), Lunsford (1 mile south), Peters Village (1 mile north-east) and New Hythe (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (6 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles east), Dartford (12 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (11 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south-west) and Gravesend (7 miles north).
What’s near Snodland
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Holmesdale School, Holborough Marshes and The Monks Head pub and the streets around them. There is a railway station in Snodland itself: Snodland station. Well-known places in the area include Leybourne Castle (1.9 miles south-west) and Medway megaliths (2.8 miles east). Open spaces near Snodland include Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.
When to book a survey in Snodland
Many blocks and converted houses have several roof types. Each wears differently, and flat roofs over rear additions often need attention sooner.
It’s worth booking a survey if you’ve seen:
- Parapets and upstands in poor repair
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
- Missing or loose roof coverings
- Leaks into upper flats
The streets around a church like Church of the New Jerusalem are often among the oldest in a place, and if you own one of the older houses nearby, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs.
Questions to ask before you book
- What follow-up you get after the report
- Their insurance cover
- Do they have a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID for drone work?
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
Snodland questions
Will you come out to Snodland?
Yes. Snodland is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. Our area covers London and South East England. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there as you book.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Snodland?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it’s 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.
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.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes, once whoever controls the roof agrees access. On a shared roof we can only inspect the parts we’re allowed to reach.
Do I need to be at home?
Not necessarily. An outside-only look can be arranged beforehand, but the loft and any rooms with damp need someone to let us in.
Who do you carry out landlord roof surveys for?
We work for landlords, letting agents, managing agents and freeholders along with residents’ and RTM management companies. Leaseholders sometimes book it as well.
Will you inspect a roof that several owners share?
Yes, we survey shared roofs often. Where a neighbouring roof isn’t part of the access, we can only see it from vantage points, and the report says so.
Landlords, agents and block managers in Snodland
An agent can book and manage the survey for a landlord, and the report can go to both. Access is agreed with the tenant in advance.
If you own several properties, you can book surveys for several addresses. To discuss a number of properties, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form.