Hertfordshire · London and the South East
Tring Landlord Roof Survey
Roof condition reports for landlords, agents and blocks of flats around Tring, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
- Leaking joints at party walls
- Gaps where tiles or slates have slipped
About our landlord roof survey in Tring
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’re worried about chimney stacks in poor repair and standing water on a flat roof, a survey will tell you what’s going on, whatever the roof.
Around Tring, older cottages sit alongside bungalows and newer houses. Older roofs can have slate, clay tiles or other traditional coverings, while many later ones have concrete tiles. Chimneys, valleys and gutters on older homes frequently need the most attention. The fixings under an older roof often fail before good slates or tiles do.
How fast the report arrives depends on the package: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day.
- Where
- Tring (HP23)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Prices for landlord roof surveys in Tring
Our packages start from £150, with VAT included. What you pay for your roof depends on:
- Whether thermal imaging or a drone is needed
- How many separate roofs there are, such as extensions, dormers and garages
- The size of the roof
- Which survey package you book
The Premium Survey includes thermal imaging and drone inspection where applicable, from £400 inc. VAT. We’ll tell you which package suits the questions you have.
What we need to know
Getting the details right at the start saves time. It is useful to include:
- The kind of building and roof involved
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
- Any stains, drips or damp patches you’ve seen indoors
- The property’s address and postcode
Most bookings start with a short call: phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll ask a few questions about the roof. The price is agreed before a date is set.
What we look for on each type of roof
Shared chimney stacks
Chimney stacks are often shared between houses or flats. Pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings are looked at from safe vantage points.
Flat roofs on blocks and rear additions
Outlets on flat roofs block easily, and standing water follows. They’re checked during the survey.
Tring: your questions answered
Do you cover smaller places like Tring?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Our area covers London and South East England. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when booking.
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Tring station?
Yes, rented property is part of what we cover. Just phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and tell us about the building, including who will give access on the day.
Will you inspect a roof that several owners share?
Yes, we survey shared roofs frequently. Where a neighbouring roof is not part of the access, we can only see it from vantage points, and the report says so.
Do you look in the loft space?
If the survey needs it and the roof space can be reached safely, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch.
What’s the best way to book?
To arrange a survey, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and let us know the address and what you’d like to know. We will confirm the price and agree a day with you.
How experienced are you?
We have been surveying roofs for over 20 years and have carried out more than 5,000 surveys across London and South East England.
How long does the survey take?
That depends on the size and shape of the roof; most visits take an hour or two at most homes, rising to roughly 3–4 hours on a commercial building. The report is sent afterwards by email.
When you need someone else
In fairness, a roof survey has limits:
- Legal advice on leases or service charges
- Roof areas we weren’t given access to
- A full building survey of every part of the property
If you’re not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Tring
- Converted houses
- Rented houses
- Shared roofs
- Gutters and downpipes
- Blocks of flats
- Flat roofs on blocks
More services for Tring
Why act early in Tring
Relying on what tenants report means relying on what they can see. By the time a stain appears, water may have been getting in for a while. We look at the roof, not just the symptoms. Blocked gutters on homes around Tring overflow and soak walls. Dealing with the cause is simple; drying out a wall is not.
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package you pick makes a difference too. We’ll give you the figure before anything is booked.
Why us?
- CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID)
- More than 5,000 surveys completed
- An independent view of the roof
- Plain-English reports with photos
Take a look at our cost guide and what we found on two real jobs.
Tring homes and their roofs
Cholesbury Manor House, about 2.9 miles south, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Tring. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material. Slate and clay tile are the usual coverings on older South East houses, with concrete tiles on many later estates. Whatever the covering, it’s frequently the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first.
Homes near green spaces such as Tring Park can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls. For landlords with property near Tring station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let.
Tring is about 7 miles east of Aylesbury, in Hertfordshire. Wherever you are in Tring, we can carry out landlord roof surveys at your property. We cover towns and villages across Hertfordshire. We also survey roofs in Milton Keynes.
All of HP23 is within our area for landlord roof surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes homes and businesses on Dolphin Square, High Street and London Road. Tring sits on or near the B486 and B488. Neighbouring places we cover for landlord roof surveys include West Leith (1 mile south-west), Wigginton (1 mile south-east), Hastoe (2 miles south), Cow Roast (2 miles south-east) and Buckland Common (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Watford (15 miles south-east), Hemel Hempstead (9 miles east), St Albans (15 miles east), Harpenden (13 miles east), Berkhamsted (5 miles south-east) and Rickmansworth (14 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Tring
We work in homes and buildings around Tring Park, Tring School and The Black Horse pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Tring station, roughly 1.8 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Pitstone Green Museum (2.6 miles north) and Stoke Mandeville Hospital (5.9 miles west). The countryside around Tring includes Pavis Wood and College Lake nature reserve.
How the survey works
Once we’ve finished looking, we write up our findings as a written report with photographs, emailed to you. On timing, most surveys take roughly 1–2 hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. Some parts of a survey depend on the weather, so a visit to Tring is booked with the forecast in mind: the parts that need calm, dry weather are planned around it.
- We start by agreeing the scope, roof by roof.
- We confirm which flats and loft spaces we need to get into, and you arrange access.
- The roofs are inspected from ground level, vantage points, the roof space and the roof where it is safe.
- Every defect we find is photographed and given a priority where relevant.
- The report sets out condition and recommendations to help you plan.
Before we arrive
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
- If it isn’t your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- Keep pets in another room
Arrange a survey
We confirm the price for your roof before you book, so you know where you stand. Our price is from £150, including VAT. For a price for your roof, phone 07833 053749 or email us.
Related advice
Common roof problems in Tring
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.
A survey can pick up problems like:
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
If you live in an older home near Church of St Peter St Paul (church of England), corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs.
Before booking any roof surveyor
- When you’ll get the report
- Whether you get a written report with photos
- Which parts of the roof they’ll actually see
- Whether the roof space is looked at, where there is one