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Landlord Roof Survey in Westbourne Green
Landlord roof surveys in Westbourne Green and the rest of Greater London. Surveys run on weekdays and at weekends.
- Blocked gutters over flats
- Missing or loose roof coverings
- Damp or stains in top-floor flats
Landlord roof survey in Westbourne Green
A landlord roof survey shows you the state of a roof in a report you can plan around. Landlords, letting agents, managing agents and freeholders all use it along with RTM and residents’ management companies. You get a written report with photos and recommendations, prioritised by urgency where relevant. It is a roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey of the whole building. If you’re worried about flashings that have come away and leaking joints at party walls, a survey will tell you what’s going on.
London has a great many flats in converted houses and purpose-built blocks, so roofs are often shared between several households. Landlords, managing agents and residents’ companies need to know what condition it’s in and what work is coming up, in Westbourne Green as anywhere. A defect on a shared roof can reach more than one flat. With a written report and photos, everyone can plan from the same facts.
The report is yours to share with whoever needs it: a seller or estate agent, an insurer, a roofer, a builder or a managing agent.
- Where
- Westbourne Green (W2, W9, W11)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What we are asked to look at in Westbourne Green
Roofs on let and shared buildings frequently get less regular attention than owner-occupied homes. Minor faults can go unseen until a tenant reports a leak, by which point the damage has spread.
Problems we come across often include:
- Chimney stacks in poor repair
- Parapets and upstands in poor repair
- Missing or loose roof coverings
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
For landlords with property near London Paddington station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant.
Questions to ask before you book
- Their insurance cover
- Whether VAT is in the quoted price
- Which parts of the roof they’ll actually see
- Is there a chance to talk the report through?
What affects the price in Westbourne Green
Survey packages start from £150, including VAT. What you pay for your roof depends on:
- Which survey package you book
- How big the roof is
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
- Building height and the viewpoints available
Bigger, taller and commercial roofs take more time to survey, so the price reflects that. The price is confirmed before you book.
Getting in touch
What helps most when you contact us:
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
- What made you get in touch
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
For a price for landlord roof surveys in Westbourne Green, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form. The address, the type of property and what you want to find out help us give you an accurate price.
What we do, step by step
Once we’ve finished looking, we write up our findings in a report with photographs, sent to you by email. As for time on site, most surveys take about one to two hours on an ordinary house; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. Many London properties are flats or terraces with no side access, so rear slopes are viewed from windows, the loft or, where a flight is allowed, by drone. If the building has a managing agent or access rules, tell us when you book.
- We agree which roofs and which parts of the building are included.
- 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’s safe.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Note where any stains or damp appear
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with the freeholder or managing agent
- Find any records of previous roof work
Booking a survey
A quick phone call is typically the easiest start: ring 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll ask a few questions about the roof. You’ll have a price before anything is arranged.
Related advice
How the survey changes by roof type
Flat roofs on blocks and rear additions
Felt flat roofs often last around 15–20 years, so knowing roughly how old the roof is helps.
Shared chimney stacks
Chimneys often let water in at the flashings. We record anything visible.
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Useful tips for Westbourne Green property owners
Some practical points come up on survey after survey. They apply to most roofs:
- Do not store items over the loft hatch
- Put urgent roof work at the top of the list
- Keep past survey reports with the building’s records
- Survey the roof on a regular cycle
The report comes with photos and written recommendations ranked by urgency where relevant. It is emailed to you so you can share it with owners, agents or contractors.
Deal with the high-priority defects quickly, and plan the rest. Small roof defects tend to grow.
Checking the roof from ground level
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
Look up at the roof after a storm, from ground level: 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.
Your questions about landlord roof surveys in Westbourne Green
Can parking be tricky for a visit in Westbourne Green?
London parking needs a little planning, so let us know about permits, bays or a driveway when booking. The visit is then planned around what’s available.
I let a flat near London Paddington station. Can you check the roof?
Of course. We just need to know who will give access, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
How do I book a survey in Westbourne Green?
The quickest way is to phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form. Tell us the address and a little about the roof, and we’ll take it from there. We survey on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
How much does a landlord roof survey cost in Westbourne Green?
Our price is from £150, including VAT. The final figure depends on the roof and the package you choose.
Can you survey at the weekend?
We survey seven days a week: Monday to Friday, Saturdays and Sundays. Tell us which days suit you when you book.
Do you survey roofs shared between flats?
Yes, shared roofs are a common request. Where a neighbouring roof isn’t part of the access, we can only see it from vantage points, and the report says so.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. We can flag materials that might contain asbestos, but confirming it is a job for a specialist asbestos surveyor. Buildings built or refurbished before 2000 may contain it.
Westbourne Green homes and their roofs
The wider area around Westbourne Green has a long history of building, with Kensington Palace about 1 mile south. 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. Inner London’s Victorian and Edwardian terraces frequently have Welsh slate roofs. Behind many of their parapets sit butterfly roofs and valley gutters that can’t be seen from the pavement. Shared chimney stacks, party-wall upstands and lead work come with this kind of house. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
If you look after a building such as Edward Wilson Primary School, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle. If you own one of the older houses in the streets near St Mary Magdalene, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
Westbourne Green is about 2 miles north-east of Kensington, in Greater London. Westbourne Green is one of many places we visit across Greater London. Westbourne Green is one of the towns and villages in Greater London where we work.
Landlord roof surveys in W2, W9 and W11 are booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your property is on Salem Road, Talbot Road and Harrow Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Westbourne Green is on the A404 and A4206, so it is easy for us to get to. Neighbouring places we cover for landlord roof surveys include Little Venice (1 mile east), Westbourne (1 mile south-west), Maida Vale (1 mile north), Paddington Green (1 mile east) and Paddington (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (4 miles east), St Pancras (3 miles east), Shoreditch (5 miles east), Walthamstow (8 miles north-east), Hoxton (5 miles east) and Whitechapel (5 miles east).
Around Westbourne Green
Around Westbourne Green, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Maida Vale School, Emslie Horniman's Pleasance and Abdus Salam Library. Other local landmarks include The Bridge House (under half a mile east) and Westminster Academy (under half a mile west). The nearest railway station is London Paddington station, about 0.5 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Greek Orthodox Cathedral Treasury Museum (0.6 miles south) and Paddington General Hospital (under half a mile north-west). The countryside around Westbourne Green includes The Long Water and Greville Place nature reserve.