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Landlord Roof Survey in Tisman's Common
Landlord roof surveys in Tisman's Common, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. You get a clear report with photographs.
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Leaking joints at party walls
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
FAQs for Tisman's Common
Do you cover Tisman's Common?
We do. Every survey there gets the same written report with photos.
How do I find out if my home in Tisman's Common is listed?
Check Historic England’s online list first, then ask the council about conservation areas and any Article 4 direction. The answer matters most when a change of material is on the cards.
Can your report let us know who pays for the roof work?
No, that depends on the lease, so speak to your managing agent or a solicitor. Our job is to report on the roof itself.
Is a landlord roof survey the same as a full building survey?
No, it is a roof survey. It isn’t a RICS Level 2 or 3 building survey, and it’s not a structural engineer’s report.
Do I need to be at home?
That depends on the survey. Inside the building and in the loft, we need someone to let us in; we will agree the details when booking.
Do you look in the roof space?
Normally, if there is one and it can be reached safely. From inside, the underside of the roof frequently shows damp, staining or daylight that can’t be seen from outside.
Is this survey just for landlords?
Landlords, letting agents, managing agents and freeholders book it, as well as RTM and residents’ management companies. Owners in a shared building book it too.
Landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Tisman's Common
A roof condition report helps you plan maintenance and set budgets. You can see what’s urgent and what can wait, as far as can be judged from what’s visible. It does not include repair cost estimates, but it gives contractors a clear brief to price from. Anything urgent is made clear, so you can act on them first and plan the rest over the coming years. If you’ve noticed splits and blisters in flat roof coverings and blocked gutters over flats, a survey will tell you what’s going on, whatever the roof.
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 roof report shows what needs attention first. On exposed older roofs, chimneys and lead flashings are often the first to give way.
Nothing in the report is left vague: where something needs attention, it says so plainly, along with how urgent it is.
- Place
- Tisman's Common (RH12)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
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How the survey works
Expect us to ask a few questions before we start, such as when any problem began and what work has been done before. Then the inspection itself takes an hour or two for most houses, though large, tall or awkward roofs take more time. Rural addresses near Tisman's Common can be hard to find from a postcode alone, so a few directions are welcome. The visit itself is the same as anywhere else.
- You tell us about the building, its roofs and any known leaks.
- We let you know which flats and hatches we need to reach.
- We check coverings, flashings, gutters and chimneys where they can be seen.
- We note what couldn’t be seen as well as what could.
- Findings and recommendations are set out with photos.
How to prepare
- For flats, make sure roof access has been agreed
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
- If you are buying, let the agent know when we’re coming
Booking a survey
Every survey is priced before it is booked, so you know the cost up front. Our price is from £150, including VAT. For a price for your roof, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Advice
How the survey changes by roof type
Shared chimney stacks
Chimney stacks are often shared between houses or flats. Pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings are looked at from safe vantage points.
Gutters and downpipes
Valley and box gutters on blocks can overflow inside. They’re an important part of the survey.
Prices for landlord roof surveys in Tisman's Common
Our packages start from £150, including VAT. What you pay for your roof depends on:
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
- Whether thermal imaging or a drone is needed
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- Roof area
One thing that affects the price is 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.
What to let us know when you get in touch
A little information up front helps. Please include:
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
To arrange a survey, phone 07833 053749 or email us with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. You will know the price before anything is booked.
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Shared roofs need a little more planning: we need access agreed with the freeholder or managing agent. Tell us about it when you book and we’ll plan the survey around it.
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.
Landlord roof surveys around Tisman's Common
What can be done to an older roof may depend on listing or a conservation area. The council is the place to check, along with Historic England’s list, before anyone quotes for re-roofing. Handmade clay tiles and tile-hung upper walls are typical of older Sussex houses. A few old Sussex buildings still carry heavy Horsham stone slabs. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters.
Anyone responsible for a site like Pennthorpe School will know that its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale. Take an older house close to St John the Baptist: the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
Tisman's Common is about 7 miles west of Horsham, in West Sussex. Surveys in Tisman's Common work the same way as everywhere we cover: a careful inspection, photos and a written report. Tisman's Common is one of the places in West Sussex we cover. Crawley is in our area too.
Every address in RH12 is within our area for landlord roof surveys. We offer landlord roof surveys to properties on Hornshill Lane and Loxwood Road and the roads around them. We also cover Bucks Green (1 mile east), Rudgwick (1 mile east), The Haven (2 miles south-east), Slinfold (3 miles south-east) and Five Oaks (3 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (12 miles east), Horsham (7 miles east), Broadfield (12 miles east), Storrington (11 miles south), Billingshurst (5 miles south) and Bewbush (11 miles east).
Near you in Tisman's Common
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Rudgwick Primary School and The Queen's Head Public House, among other places.
What a landlord roof survey does not cover
We only report what can be seen safely on the day, so some things are outside what a survey can do:
- Structural calculations or an engineer’s report
- Who pays under the lease (that’s a legal question)
- Roof areas we weren’t given access to
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll tell you. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Tisman's Common
- Rented houses
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Shared roofs
- Blocks of flats
- Converted houses
- Gutters and downpipes
Leave it or get it looked at?
A contractor’s quote tells you what they propose to do. A survey gives you an independent view of the roof before you commission work so you know what you’re asking contractors to price. For an older or listed building in a place like Tisman's Common, repairs may need matching materials and consent, so leaving a defect until it’s urgent leaves less time to plan.
Thermal imaging and drone inspection (where it applies) come with the Premium Survey, which starts from £400, with VAT included. We can help you choose the package that fits what you’d like to know.
What you get with us
- 98% of clients satisfied
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
- PI and public liability insurance
- Surveys on any day of the week
See what a roof survey costs and what we found on two real jobs.