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Telegraph Hill Landlord Roof Survey
Roof condition reports for landlords, agents and blocks of flats for Telegraph Hill and the rest of Greater London. We survey on any day of the week.
- Ponding or splits on flat roofs
- Blocked gutters over flats
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
Landlord roof survey in Telegraph Hill: what you get
Managing agents and freeholders use our reports to plan maintenance and budgets. You can see what’s urgent and what can wait based on what can be seen. It does not give repair costs, but it gives contractors a clear brief to price from. Urgent defects are flagged clearly, so you can deal with it first and budget for the rest. If you’re worried about leaking joints at party walls and missing or loose roof coverings, we can find out what’s behind it.
A London butterfly roof slopes down to a central valley gutter that drains to the back of the house. From the street you see only a parapet wall, so blocked outlets and split linings go unnoticed until water comes through a ceiling. If your home in Telegraph Hill has one, it needs checking from somewhere that can actually see it.
The report records the let or shared roof as we found it on the day. That makes it useful now and a handy reference later, such as when you want to compare after future work.
- Location
- Telegraph Hill (SE4, SE15, SE14)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What we can’t see
Without opening up the roof, some things stay hidden, so a survey has limits:
- A full structural assessment of the building
- The rest of the building, as a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey would
- Areas behind locked flats or blocked hatches
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will point you to the right survey before booking. What a survey covers and does not.
Roof types and parts we check
- Rented houses
- Gutters and downpipes
- Converted houses
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Blocks of flats
- Shared roofs
Should I look at the roof myself first?
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery. That’s where a survey comes in, using safe viewpoints and a drone where applicable.
Fresh stains on ceilings or walls after rain are worth noting. Photograph them and note the date, as it helps a surveyor trace the cause.
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan, with the most urgent items set out first.
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. Recommendations are set out with the most urgent first where relevant.
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. Everything we note and photograph goes into the written report. The visit normally takes about 1–2 hours at a typical home, though large, tall or awkward roofs take more time. In a London conversion, the way into the roof space is often from a communal landing or the top flat. If that applies to your building, it helps to agree access with the neighbours or the managing agent first. Everything else is planned around the building, not the postcode.
- First, we confirm the scope and the purpose of the report.
- Access to flats and the loft space is arranged by you or your agent.
- We inspect each roof as far as it can be seen safely.
- Every defect is photographed and its urgency noted where relevant.
- You get a written report to plan maintenance and budgets.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
- Check pets are kept safely away
Arrange a survey
Most bookings start with a short call: call 07833 053749 or email us, and we’ll ask about the building and what you need. The price is agreed before a date is set.
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Landlord roof surveys in Telegraph Hill: local notes
Queen's House, about 2 miles north-east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Telegraph Hill. If your house is among the older ones, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first. Many homes in inner London are Victorian and Edwardian terraces, frequently with Welsh slate roofs. A butterfly roof with a central valley gutter, tucked behind a parapet wall, is common on these houses. If your home in Telegraph Hill is one of them, lead flashings, party-wall upstands and shared chimney stacks are part of the picture too. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
Anyone responsible for a site like Haberdashers' Hatcham College will know that a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time. Living close to Fordham Park is pleasant, but mature trees mean leaves in gutters and valleys each autumn, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls.
Telegraph Hill is about 1 mile south-west of New Cross, in Greater London. Bookings from Telegraph Hill are handled just like any other: a call or an email, a price, then a date. We cover towns and villages across Greater London.
We survey roofs across SE4, SE15 and SE14 for landlord roof surveys. Streets in the area include Mona Road, Pepys Road and Kitto Road. Close by, we survey roofs in Nunhead (1 mile south-west), New Cross (1 mile north-east), Peckham (1 mile north-west), St Johns (1 mile east) and Brockley (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover London (3 miles north-west), City of Westminster (6 miles north-west), Marylebone (6 miles north-west), Kensington (7 miles west), St Pancras (5 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (4 miles north).
Local landmarks in Telegraph Hill
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Fordham Park and The Brockley Barge pub, among other places. Telegraph Hill has its own railway station: Brockley station. Well-known places in the area include Southwark Adult Education Institute (0.6 miles north-west) and Lewisham Shopping Centre (1.4 miles east). Green spaces nearby include St. James's Park Lake and New Cross Gate Cutting.
Questions from Telegraph Hill
How do I find out if my home in Telegraph Hill is listed?
Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the local council can tell you about conservation areas. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
I let a flat near Brockley station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. You can phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and what you need, and we will talk through which survey suits.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
If the survey includes the loft or the inside of the building, someone needs to let us in. Access is agreed with you as you book.
Can you survey in bad weather?
Light rain is typically fine; heavy rain and wind are different. Strong wind or a downpour can make access unsafe and ground a drone, so we’d move the date with you.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
Every survey is covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance, and we can provide details if a managing agent needs them.
Do you work in Telegraph Hill?
Yes. Telegraph Hill is part of the area we cover, and the service is the same as everywhere else we work.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. Asbestos surveys and sampling aren’t something we do. The report may flag materials that could contain asbestos on buildings built or refurbished before 2000.
When to book a survey in Telegraph Hill
Roofs on let and shared buildings often get less regular attention than owner-occupied homes. Minor faults can go unseen until a tenant reports a leak and by then more has been damaged.
Typical things we’re asked to look at include:
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
- Parapets and upstands in poor repair
- Damaged pots and flaunching
- Choked outlets and gutters
If you look after a shop, office or commercial unit, for instance near Lewisham Shopping Centre, a written record of the roof’s condition helps you plan maintenance rather than react to leaks.
What to check before booking
- Which limits apply to the survey
- What follow-up you get after the report
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Will the report include photos?
Prices for landlord roof surveys in Telegraph Hill
Not every roof costs the same to survey, and it comes down to:
- Whether it is a home or a commercial building
- How big the roof is
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
- Whether you choose the Basic, Standard or Premium Survey
Thermal imaging and drone inspection (where applicable) come with the Premium Survey, which starts from £400, with VAT included. We’ll tell you which package suits the questions you have.
Booking your survey
To price your survey accurately, we will ask about:
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
- Anything about access we should know
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from ground level or a window
- The kind of building and roof involved
We confirm the price for your roof before booking, so you know the cost up front. Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. To book, phone 07833 053749 or email us.