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Landlord roof survey in South Heath, Buckinghamshire
Know where you stand with the let or shared roof before you decide what to do next. Landlord roof surveys in South Heath, with photos and a clear written report.
- Cracked or leaning shared chimneys
- Leaks into upper flats
- Standing water on a flat roof
Landlord roof survey in South Heath: what you get
The lease normally decides who is responsible for the roof and who pays. We don’t give legal advice on leases but we can give you an independent record of the roof’s condition. That can help when owners, freeholders and agents need to agree what happens next. You get photos and written recommendations, prioritised by urgency where relevant. We’re often asked to look into slipped or missing slates and tiles and failed flashings at walls and chimneys, on blocks of flats, gutters and downpipes and shared roofs.
In a small place like South Heath, many roofs stand in the open, so ridges, chimney stacks, flashings and gutters work hard. Damp in old walls is slow to dry, so a small leak can do a lot of harm. A roof report shows what needs attention first. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are often where weather gets in first.
You can share the report with anyone who needs it: your solicitor, the seller, your insurer, a roofer or the building’s managing agent.
- Place
- South Heath (HP16)
- Wider area
- Buckinghamshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Surveys for landlords and agents in South Heath
If you own several properties, you can book surveys for several addresses. To discuss a number of properties, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the addresses.
We also survey roofs for businesses and commercial landlords, from shops and offices to industrial units. Larger roofs take longer, and they’re priced for the size.
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How the survey works
The aim of the visit is simple: to look at the let or shared roof as closely as is safe and record what we find. Everything we note and photograph goes into the written report. The visit normally takes about one to two hours on an ordinary house, and more on a big or complicated roof. Older rural homes like those around South Heath can have a main roof, lower lean-to roofs and outbuildings all joined together. We work round each section in turn, from the safest viewpoints, and anything we cannot see is noted.
- 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.
Before the survey
- Let us know about parking before the day
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we’re looking at
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
Booking a survey
Booking is simple: just phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email, let us know about the property and we will explain which survey suits. The price is agreed up front.
Advice
How the survey changes by roof type
Party-wall upstands and parapets
On terraces, walls rise between neighbouring roofs. Their flashings and pointing can let water in.
Shared chimney stacks
Chimney stacks are frequently shared between houses or flats. Pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings are looked at from safe vantage points.
How we price landlord roof surveys
Not every roof costs the same to survey, for these reasons:
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
- Height and safe access
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- The roof’s overall size
Bigger, taller and commercial roofs take more time to survey, so they’re priced to match. The price is confirmed before you book.
What we need to know
Getting the details right at the start saves time. It helps to include:
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- The reason for the survey, like buying, a leak or storm damage
- Dates you are working to, like exchange
Photos help, if you have them. Take them safely from ground level or a window, and please don’t climb up for a closer look. To get started, ring 07833 053749 or email us.
What a landlord roof survey looks like in South Heath
A number of Buckinghamshire villages keep thatched roofs on their older buildings. In this part of the South East, older roofs are mostly slate or clay tile and many newer ones concrete tile. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters. With Cholesbury Manor House about 3.4 miles north, South Heath sits in an area with a long building history. 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, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
Take a building like Great Missenden CofE Combined School: a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time. For an older house near a landmark such as St Mary's, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
South Heath is about 3 miles west of Chesham, in Buckinghamshire. South Heath is part of the area we cover and the surrounding area across London and South East England. Across Buckinghamshire, we cover South Heath and the places around it. Our Reading page covers surveys nearby.
Postcode districts we cover here for landlord roof surveys: HP16. That includes homes and businesses on Meadow Lane, Lappetts Lane and Wood Lane and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for landlord roof surveys include Hyde End (1 mile south-east), Ballinger Common (1 mile north), Hundridge (1 mile east), Lee Common (1 mile north) and Chartridge (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Aylesbury (9 miles north-west), High Wycombe (6 miles south-west), Chesham (3 miles east), Marlow (10 miles south-west), Amersham (4 miles south-east) and Beaconsfield (7 miles south).
Near you in South Heath
Typical jobs here are in homes near Annie Baileys pub, The Misbourne School and Missenden Abbey Adult Education College and the streets around them. The closest station to South Heath is Great Missenden station, roughly 1.2 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Chiltern Hospital (1.3 miles south) and Great Missenden (0.9 miles south). The countryside around South Heath includes Pavis Wood and Sands Bank.
Do you need a landlord roof survey in South Heath?
Older buildings across London and South East England have roofs that are decades old. Fixings, flashings and underlay can fail before the slates or tiles themselves so it pays to check how the roof is holding up.
Things that often lead to a survey include:
- Flashings that have come away
- Leaks into upper flats
- Leaking joints at party walls
- Damaged pots and flaunching
For landlords with property near Great Missenden station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at.
Before booking anyone
- What exactly goes into their report
- How long the report takes to arrive
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
- What they won’t be able to tell you
Why act early in South Heath
On a shared roof, disagreements are easier to settle with a clear record. Without one, each party may have a different view of what’s wrong. Where a roof is exposed, as many are in small places like South Heath, driving rain gets into any weakness, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
Prices start from £150, including VAT, for a Basic Survey. The Standard Survey starts from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, both inc. VAT. We confirm the price for the job before you book.
Why book us in South Heath
- An independent look at the roof
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Satisfaction rate of 98%
- Surveys on weekdays and at weekends
Take a look at how roof surveys are priced or two real surveys.
Your questions about landlord roof surveys in South Heath
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Great Missenden station?
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.
Do you cover smaller places like South Heath?
Yes, South Heath is covered. Our area covers London and the South East, from towns to the smallest villages. Longer journeys are simply planned in advance.
Do you use drones?
Where it helps and it’s safe, yes. Whether we can fly on the day depends on the weather and the airspace rules. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID.
Does someone need to be in?
Not necessarily. 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.
Will you walk on the roof?
Only when it’s safe. Some roofs are too steep or fragile to walk on safely. Safe viewpoints, the loft and a drone where it applies let us see the rest.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. Our report may flag materials that could contain asbestos, but only a specialist asbestos surveyor can confirm it. It may be present in buildings built or refurbished before 2000.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
More than 5,000 surveys over 20+ years, across London and South East England.