Kent · London and the South East
Troy Town Landlord Roof Survey
Find out what’s going on with the let or shared roof before you spend money on it. Landlord roof surveys in Troy Town.
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
- Flashings that have come away
- Damaged pots and flaunching
Why act early in Troy Town
Defects caught early can frequently be dealt with as planned work. Left until it leaks, a roof can damage ceilings and tenants’ belongings and force rushed work. For older village homes like those around Troy Town, the right replacement materials aren’t always easy to find quickly. Spotting a problem early leaves room to find them.
Every price we give includes VAT. Our price is from £150, including VAT. You’ll know the price for your roof before you book.
Why book us in Troy Town
- Package prices that include VAT
- Drone flown under a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Insured for professional indemnity and public liability
- Drone and thermal imaging surveys available
About our landlord roof survey in Troy Town
Getting into every part of a building takes planning. The loft space and certain flats may need to be opened up for us and residents will need to be told beforehand. You or your agent arrange access, and we confirm what we need when booking. Where we cannot get into part of the building, the report says so. We survey converted houses, flat roofs on blocks and blocks of flats, and the problems we’re asked to look at most are blocked gutters over flats and splits and blisters in flat roof coverings.
In a village or hamlet like Troy Town, older cottages and farmhouses often sit alongside barns, outbuildings and a few newer houses. Older roofs may be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, frequently with chimneys that have stood a long time. Each needs checking in its own way, and thatch is a specialist material we report on as far as it can be seen. On older roofs, it’s typically the chimneys and lead flashings that need work first.
Every survey ends with a written report, with photos, emailed to you. It sets out the condition of the let or shared roof, any defects and our written recommendations.
- Location
- Troy Town (TN8)
- Region
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What affects the cost of landlord roof surveys
Not every roof costs the same to survey, for these reasons:
- Whether you choose the Basic, Standard or Premium Survey
- How big the roof is
- Whether it’s a home or a commercial building
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
Prices start from £150, with VAT included, for a Basic Survey. The Standard Survey starts from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400. You’ll know the price for your roof before booking.
Getting in touch
We’ll normally ask about:
- What kind of property and roof it is
- The reason for the survey, such as buying, a leak or storm damage
- Any stains, drips or damp patches you’ve seen indoors
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
To arrange a survey, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. We’ll confirm the price before you book.
Landlord roof surveys around Troy Town
About 2.7 miles north-east lies Chartwell, a reminder of how long the area around Troy Town has been built on. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead. Older houses across Kent often have handmade clay or peg tiles, and many have tile-hung walls. Kent’s older buildings take in oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses as well. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first.
Landlords with a home close to Edenbridge station may find that a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let.
Troy Town is about 6 miles north of East Grinstead, in Kent. We visit Troy Town as part of our work across Kent. Across Kent, we cover Troy Town and the places around it. Our Crawley page covers surveys nearby.
We survey roofs across the TN8 postcode area for landlord roof surveys. We also cover the places around Troy Town: Marlpit Hill (1 mile east), Edenbridge (1 mile south-east), Mowshurst (1 mile east), Merle Common (2 miles north-west) and Crockham Hill (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Sevenoaks (8 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles south-east), Tonbridge (10 miles east), Swanley (14 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (15 miles east) and Southborough (10 miles south-east).
Near you in Troy Town
We work in homes and buildings around The Swan pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Edenbridge station, about 0.9 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Tandridge Priory (2.8 miles north) and Haxted Watermill Museum (1.7 miles south). The countryside around Troy Town includes Botley Hill.
How the survey changes by roof type
Roof spaces and lofts
On blocks, the loft space may be reached through a flat or a communal hatch and you will need to arrange it.
Pitched roofs on houses and blocks
Most let houses and many blocks have pitched roofs of slate or tiles. Coverings, ridges, hips, valleys and flashings are inspected as far as can safely be seen.
Before and after the survey
You don’t need to be a roofer to help. Here’s what helps most:
- Arrange flat access beforehand
- Put urgent roof work at the top of the list
- Check your lease or ask a solicitor about who pays
- Make sure the loft space can be accessed
Report times depend on the package: within 48 hours for Basic, 24–48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium. Agents often choose the package that suits the building.
Ask tenants and residents to report damp, stains or drips promptly. The sooner you know, the smaller the problem normally is.
What happens on the day
A survey visit follows a simple order: we hear what you’ve seen, look at the roof from every safe viewpoint, take photographs as we go and record our findings for the written report. Most visits take an hour or two for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. In a hamlet or village like Troy Town, a postcode doesn’t always lead to the right gate, so a few directions, or a note of a nearby landmark, help us arrive on time. After that, the survey runs as it would anywhere.
- First, we confirm the scope and the purpose of the report.
- You arrange access to the loft and any flats we need.
- We inspect each roof as far as it can be seen safely.
- We photograph defects and note how urgent they look.
- You get a written report to plan maintenance and budgets.
How to prepare
- Keep pets in another room
- Make sure the loft hatch can be reached
- Make sure we can get to the back of the property
Booking a survey
Every survey is priced before it’s booked, so you know where you stand. Prices start from £150, including VAT. To book, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
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Troy Town questions
Can a landlord with a rental near Edenbridge station book a roof survey?
Yes, rented property is part of what we cover. Just phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and let us know about the building, including who will give access on the day.
Will you come out to Troy Town?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
Does the report help with maintenance planning?
Yes, that is one of the main reasons clients book. Surveying again later shows what has changed to keep your plan up to date.
What insurance do you have?
We’re covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance, for every survey we carry out.
Can you survey at the weekend?
We carry out surveys on any day of the week. To find a day that suits you, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Does the weather affect the survey?
Some surveys depend on the weather more than others. Drones can’t fly safely in high wind or heavy rain, and thermal imaging works best after a sunny day, with a dry roof and little wind. We’ll rearrange with you if the weather is not right.
Will you inspect a roof that several owners share?
Yes, we survey shared roofs frequently. Where a neighbouring roof isn’t part of the access, we can only see it from vantage points, and the report says so.
What a landlord roof survey doesn’t cover
No survey can tell you everything, and we’d rather be clear about that before you book. Keep these in mind:
- The structure in the way a structural engineer would assess it
- Roof areas we weren’t given access to
- Who pays under the lease (that is a legal question)
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or email us and we will point you to the right survey. The full list of what we check.
What this survey covers
- Shared roofs
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Rented houses
- Gutters and downpipes
- Blocks of flats
- Converted houses