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Upper Hale Landlord Roof Survey
Need a landlord roof survey in Upper Hale? We can help, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Gaps where tiles or slates have slipped
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
What affects the cost of landlord roof surveys
All our prices include VAT. What changes the price is:
- House, block, shop or office
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
Bigger, taller and commercial roofs take more time to survey, so they’re priced to match. You’ll know the figure before booking.
Booking your survey
Here’s what helps us most when you get in touch:
- Anything about access we should know
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
Buyers should book once an offer has been accepted, so you have the findings in time to act on them before you exchange. Otherwise, simply ring 07833 053749 or send us an email whenever suits you.
How a landlord roof survey works in Upper Hale
Getting into every part of a building takes planning. The roof space and certain flats may need to be opened up for us and residents will need to be told beforehand. Your agent or you arrange access, and we confirm what we need as you book. Any part we couldn’t reach is noted in the report. We survey shared roofs, rented houses and converted houses, and the problems we’re asked to look at most are cracked or leaning shared chimneys and worn ridges, hips and verges.
Around Upper Hale, gardens, hedges and nearby trees can mean leaves and moss end up on roofs and in gutters. Blocked gutters overflow and soak the walls below, and moss holds water against tiles. A report spots that kind of slow problem before it becomes damp inside. Plants growing from a gutter or moss on the tiles are signs worth noting from the ground.
Most points in the report come with a picture, so you can see each defect rather than just read about it. Anything out of sight on the day is listed as such.
- Where
- Upper Hale (GU9)
- Region
- Surrey
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
For landlords and managing agents
Landlords, agents and building managers in Upper Hale and across Surrey can book any of our surveys. For a price for a let property or a block, phone 07833 053749 or email us.
Where a roof is shared: access has to be agreed with whoever owns or manages the building. Let us know about it when you book and we’ll plan the survey around it.
Landlord roof surveys in Upper Hale: local notes
About 1.1 miles south lies Farnham Castle, a reminder of how long the area around Upper Hale has been built on. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area. In Surrey, older roofs are often handmade clay tile, with tile-hanging on many upper walls. Some old buildings in Surrey and Sussex have Horsham stone slab roofs. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters.
For landlords with property near Farnham station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at. Take an older house close to St Mark the Evangelist Church: old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Upper Hale is about 2 miles north of Farnham, in Surrey. We cover Upper Hale and the rest of Surrey, as part of our work across London and South East England. Across Surrey, we cover Upper Hale. For surveys nearby, see our Guildford page.
Postcode districts we cover here for landlord roof surveys: GU9. If you need a landlord roof survey at a property on Queens Lane, Ball and Wicket Lane and Upper Hale Road or anywhere close by, we can survey it. Upper Hale is on the A3016 and B3005, so it’s easy for us to get to. Neighbouring places we cover for landlord roof surveys include Heath End (1 mile east), Hale (1 mile south-east), Weybourne (1 mile east), Badshot Lea (1 mile east) and Farnham (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Guildford (10 miles east), Woking (11 miles north-east), Camberley (7 miles north-east), Frimley (6 miles north-east), Haslemere (11 miles south) and Cranleigh (15 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Upper Hale
Around Upper Hale, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Farnham Heath End School, Weybourne LNR and The Six Bells pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Farnham station, about 1.6 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Fleet Community Hospital (4.3 miles north-west) and Hart Shopping Centre (3.7 miles north-west). Open spaces near Upper Hale include Aunt's Pool and Beacon Hill.
When to book a survey in Upper Hale
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.
Common reasons to book include:
- Flashings that have come away
- Cracked or leaning shared chimneys
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
If you run a business near Hart Shopping Centre, knowing the roof’s condition lets you budget for work rather than pay for emergencies.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
- What exactly goes into their report
- How they’ll see the roof: from the ground, the loft, the roof or by drone
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
Should I look at the roof myself first?
Look up at the roof after a storm, from ground level: broken slates or tiles in the garden, gaps along the ridge or loose lead are signs to note. Do not go up yourself.
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Water spilling over the edge can point to a blockage or a sagging run.
Roof by roof
Gutters and downpipes
Gutters are a common source of leaks on blocks. We check gutters, outlets and downpipes as far as can safely be seen.
Pitched roofs on houses and blocks
Ridges, hips and verges take a lot of weather, so we check them closely.
Also in Upper Hale
Upper Hale: your questions answered
I let a flat near Farnham station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. You can phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and what you need.
Do you cover smaller places like Upper Hale?
We do. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one.
Do you need to get into the loft?
If the survey needs it and the loft space can be reached safely, yes. A clear path to the hatch helps, and if the loft cannot be reached safely, the report says so.
Which days do you carry out surveys?
Surveys can be booked for any day of the week: Monday to Friday, Saturdays and Sundays. Just tell us the days that suit you.
Does the weather affect the survey?
It can, depending on the survey. Drone flights need calm, dry weather, and thermal imaging works best with a dry roof, little wind and a sunny day beforehand. We will rearrange with you if the weather isn’t right.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. Our survey is a roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey of the whole building. It focuses on the roof, so it sits alongside a building survey rather than replacing it.
Do you survey roofs shared between flats?
Yes. We survey what we can access and see safely. Areas we couldn’t see are noted as well as what could.
What happens on the day
Every roof is different, but 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. A visit to a smaller place like Upper Hale is no different on the day: we look from the ground, from windows, from the loft and from the roof where it’s safe. Point out any stains, cracks or loose pieces you’ve spotted.
- 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.
- Each roof is checked as far as it can be seen safely, including from inside where possible.
- We photograph each defect and note how urgent it looks.
- We send a written report you can use to plan maintenance and budgets.
Getting ready for the survey
- Let us know where we can park nearby
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
- Tell us about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
Booking a survey
To get a price for landlord roof surveys in Upper Hale, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form. The address, the type of property and what you need to know help us price the survey accurately.