West Sussex · London and the South East
Landlord roof survey in Tangmere, West Sussex
We take a careful look at the let or shared roof at your property in Tangmere, with photographs and a written report.
- Failed flashings at walls and chimneys
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
About our landlord roof survey in Tangmere
A roof condition report helps you plan maintenance and set budgets. You can see what’s urgent and what can wait based on what can be seen. It does not give repair costs 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 converted houses, and common reasons people get in touch are mortar falling from ridges and verges and cracked or leaning shared chimneys.
In a smaller place like Tangmere, homes range from older cottages to bungalows and newer houses. Older roofs can have slate, clay tiles or other traditional coverings, while many later ones have concrete tiles. On older homes, chimney stacks, valleys and gutters are typically where the work is. The fixings under an older roof often fail before good slates or tiles do.
The Standard Survey adds moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where it applies, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Location
- Tangmere (PO20, PO18)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
When to book a survey in Tangmere
Older buildings across London and the South East have roofs that are decades old. Fixings, flashings and underlay can fail before the slates or tiles themselves, and a survey helps show where that’s happening.
Typical things we’re asked to look at include:
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
- Leaking joints at party walls
- Chimney stacks in poor repair
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
Anyone responsible for a site like Tangmere Primary Academy will know that long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle.
Before booking any roof surveyor
- Which limits apply to the survey
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
- Whether you get a written report with photos
- Whether VAT is in the quoted price
Why it is worth a survey now in Tangmere
Defects caught early can often be dealt with as planned work. Waiting for a leak can mean damage to ceilings, decorations and tenants’ belongings, plus urgent call-outs. In an older home around Tangmere, water from a roof defect can get into timber and plaster, and that’s a much bigger job than the original defect.
A small, low roof with good viewpoints takes less time than a tall, complicated one, and the package matters as well. We’ll give you the figure before anything is booked.
Why book with us
- Satisfaction rate of 98%
- Prices that include VAT
- More than 5,000 surveys completed
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
Read how roof surveys are priced and our case studies.
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Tangmere questions
Can a landlord with a rental near Chichester station book a roof survey?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. Just phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the details, and we’ll talk through which survey suits.
Is Tangmere within the area you cover?
Yes, Tangmere is on our map. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes. Shared roofs just need a little more planning. Let us know about it as you book and we’ll explain what’s needed.
Do I need to be at home?
Someone needs to let us in if we are looking inside or in the loft. Access is agreed with you when booking.
How much is a survey?
Prices start from £150, including VAT. The final figure depends on the roof and the package you choose.
Do you use drones?
Yes, where it’s applicable. 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.
How do I arrange a landlord roof survey in Tangmere?
Just phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form. After a few questions, we confirm the price and fix a day.
When you need someone else
It helps to know what a survey will not do before booking:
- A full building survey of every part of the property
- Who pays under the lease (that’s a legal question)
- Areas behind locked flats or blocked hatches
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will recommend the right survey before you book. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Tangmere
- Converted houses
- Blocks of flats
- Rented houses
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Gutters and downpipes
- Shared roofs
Practical tips
Getting the most from a landlord roof survey starts before we arrive and carries on afterwards. Some tips:
- Give tenants a simple way to report leaks
- Deal with urgent items first
- Book gutter clearing at least once a year
- Give residents notice before a survey
Questions about who pays under the lease are for your managing agent or a solicitor. Our report sets out the roof’s condition to help those discussions.
Act on urgent items in the report first, and plan the rest. Left alone, minor faults typically get worse.
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Tangmere
Older houses across Sussex frequently have handmade clay tiles, and many have tile-hanging on their upper walls. A few old Sussex buildings still carry heavy Horsham stone slabs. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them. About 1.8 miles north-west lies Goodwood House, a reminder of how long the area around Tangmere has been built on. 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.
If you own a rental within reach of Chichester station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. The streets around a church like St Andrew's Church are often among the oldest in a place, and if yours is one of the older homes nearby, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs.
Tangmere is about 3 miles east of Chichester, in West Sussex. If you are in Tangmere, booking works exactly as it does anywhere else: a call or an email, a price, then a date. We cover towns and villages across West Sussex. We also survey roofs in Portsmouth.
Postcode districts we cover here for landlord roof surveys: PO20 and PO18. Streets in the area include Garland Square, Derwent Close and Jerrard Road, and we cover them all. Other places close to Tangmere include Boxgrove (1 mile north), Strettington (1 mile north-west), Oving (1 mile south), Halnaker (1 mile north) and Maudlin (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover Worthing (14 miles east), Bognor Regis (4 miles south), Chichester (3 miles west), Selsey (9 miles south), Littlehampton (8 miles east) and Emsworth (10 miles west).
Local landmarks in Tangmere
Typical jobs here are in homes near Ormiston Six Villages Academy and Westbourne House School. The nearest railway station is Chichester station, about 3.2 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are The Chichester City Museum (2.8 miles west) and Chichester Centre (2.5 miles west). The countryside around Tangmere includes Levin Down.
What affects the price in Tangmere
We confirm the price for your survey before you book. This is what makes a difference:
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- How many separate roofs there are, such as extensions, dormers and garages
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
- The roof’s overall size
Price depends partly on the package: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 or Premium from £400, all inc. VAT. The roof’s size, height and access matter as well.
Getting in touch
The more you let us know, the easier it is to price the survey. When you contact us, tell us:
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- The kind of building and roof involved
- The property’s address and postcode
- What’s prompted the survey
We confirm the price for your roof before you book, so you know where you stand. Our price is from £150, including VAT. To book, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
The survey, step by step
The aim of the visit is simple: to see as much of the let or shared roof as can be seen safely and record it clearly. Notes and photographs go into the written report. The visit typically takes about 1–2 hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. With a bit of garden around a house, as there frequently is around Tangmere, the roof can be viewed from several angles. Mention any side of the property we can’t get to. Inside, the loft is looked at where it can be reached safely.
- We agree the roofs to be surveyed and what you need the report for.
- 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
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
Getting a price
If you have photos of the roof, send them over. Pictures from ground level or a window are fine. To get started, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email.