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The Chart Landlord Roof Survey
Landlord roof surveys in The Chart, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. Every survey ends with a written report and photos.
- Cracked or lifting flashings
- Damaged pots and flaunching
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
The survey, step by step
Time on site depends on the size and shape of the roof; as a rough guide, the survey takes about 1–2 hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. If you have questions on the day, just ask. Around The Chart, older homes can have small or awkward roof spaces, so tell us about the loft hatch and any ladder. Only areas that can be reached safely are inspected.
- First, we confirm the roofs and areas to be surveyed.
- We confirm which flats and loft spaces we need to get into, and you arrange access.
- Each roof is checked as far as it can be seen safely, including from inside where possible.
- Every defect we find is photographed and given a priority where relevant.
- We send a written report you can use to plan maintenance and budgets.
How to prepare
- Note where any stains or damp appear
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- If it isn’t your property yet, arrange access through the agent
Booking a survey
Once you know what you need, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email. From there it is a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day, weekday or weekend.
Advice
How a landlord roof survey works in The Chart
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. The report records the condition of each part, so everyone works from the same facts. We can only inspect the parts of a shared roof we’re allowed to reach. If you’ve noticed leaking joints at party walls and damp or stains in top-floor flats, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on rented houses, converted houses and gutters and downpipes alike.
Village roofs often face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, which is hard on ridges, chimneys, flashings and gutters. Damp in old walls is slow to dry, so a small leak can do a lot of harm. A written report sets out what to deal with and in what order. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are often where weather gets in first.
Pictures do a lot of the work in our reports, because a photo of a cracked flashing says more than a paragraph. Anything out of sight on the day is listed as such.
- Where
- The Chart (RH8)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Practical tips
There is plenty you can do without going near the roof. What helps most:
- Ask your managing agent about lease terms
- Arrange flat access ahead of time
- Book gutter clearing at least once a year
- Survey the roof on a regular cycle
The report comes with photos and written recommendations, prioritised by urgency where relevant. It’s emailed to you so you can share it with owners, agents or contractors.
Encourage residents to tell you about leaks or damp straight away. Early reports let you act before damage spreads.
How the survey changes by roof type
Party-wall upstands and parapets
Terraced roofs have party-wall upstands between houses. Joints and flashings on these walls can fail.
Shared chimney stacks
Shared stacks need everyone involved to agree work and the report helps with that.
What a survey costs
Not every roof costs the same to survey, for these reasons:
- The height of the building and how the roof can be seen safely
- The shape of the roof and its details
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
- Roof area
A Basic Survey starts from £150, with VAT included. The Standard Survey starts from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400. We confirm the price for your survey before you book.
What we need to know
We’ll typically ask about:
- Access details, such as a loft hatch or a shared roof
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from ground level or a window
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
We survey roofs on weekdays and at weekends. To find a date that works for you, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
FAQs for The Chart
Is my home in The Chart listed or in a conservation area?
The council and Historic England’s list are the places to check. Either can affect what roof work is allowed, so it’s worth checking before planning any.
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Hurst Green station?
Yes, that’s a common request. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
Do I need to be at home?
Not always. An outside-only look can be arranged beforehand, but anything inside needs someone there to give access.
Is it the same as a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey?
No. We check the roof, not the whole building, so it is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. It can sit alongside a RICS survey if you want both.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes, once whoever controls the roof agrees access. We check the parts we’re given access to.
Does the report help with maintenance planning?
Yes. Recommendations are prioritised by urgency where relevant, which helps you plan work and budgets. It doesn’t include repair cost estimates, but contractors can price from it.
Are you insured?
Every survey is covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
Towns and villages near The Chart
Other services in The Chart
Landlords, agents and block managers in The Chart
Roof problems in a rented home affect tenants as well as the building. A survey shows what needs attention, so you can plan the work.
Where a roof is shared: we need access agreed with the building owner or managing agent. Tell us about it when booking and we will plan the survey around it.
What a landlord roof survey looks like in The Chart
The wider area around The Chart has a long history of building, with Chartwell about 1.9 miles east. Older homes in the wider area frequently have features worth a closer look, such as 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. Older houses across Surrey often have handmade clay tiles, and many have tile-hanging. Some old buildings in Surrey and Sussex have Horsham stone slab roofs. Whatever the covering, it’s frequently the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first.
Anyone responsible for a site like Limpsfield CofE Infant School will know that long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle. For landlords with property near Hurst Green station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at. If you own one of the older houses in the streets near St Andrew's, its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first.
The Chart is about 6 miles south-east of Caterham, in Surrey. Roofs in The Chart get the same thorough look as anywhere else in Surrey. Our area takes in places right across Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages. There’s also a page for Crawley.
All of RH8 is covered for landlord roof surveys. We cover properties on Stoneleigh Road, St Andrews Way and Ridlands Lane and the roads around them. We also cover Pains-Hill (1 mile west), Moorhouse Bank (1 mile north-east), Goodley Stock (1 mile east), Limpsfield (1 mile north-west) and Crockham Hill (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Epsom (15 miles north-west), Horley (10 miles south-west), Redhill (9 miles west), Ewell (15 miles north-west), Reigate (10 miles west) and Caterham (6 miles north-west).
Near you in The Chart
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Carpenters Arms, Oxted School and Hazelwood School. The closest station to The Chart is Hurst Green station, about 1.6 miles west. Nearby you will also find Tandridge Priory (0.6 miles north-west). The countryside around The Chart includes Botley Hill and Bay Pond.
Checking the roof from ground level
After strong wind, take a look from the pavement or garden: pieces of tile or slate on the ground, a gap in the ridge or a lifted flashing are all worth noting. Leave anything above ground level to a survey.
Keep a simple record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Share it with us when you book, as it helps us focus the survey.