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Landlord roof survey in Willey Green, Surrey
Find out what’s going on with the let or shared roof before you spend money on it. Landlord roof surveys in Willey Green.
- Leaking joints at party walls
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
- Standing water on a flat roof
Your questions about landlord roof surveys in Willey Green
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Wanborough station?
Yes, landlords and letting agents book with us as well as owners. You can phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and a few details.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Willey Green?
Start with Historic England’s list for listing and your council for conservation areas. It is worth checking before planning roof work, as both can affect what’s allowed.
Is this a RICS survey?
No. It is a specialist roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 building survey. It focuses on the roof and can sit alongside a RICS survey.
Will you go up on the roof?
Not unless it is safe. Safe viewpoints, the loft space and a drone where it applies cover most of what’s needed, and the report notes anything we couldn’t see.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Where it helps and the rules allow, yes. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID and fly a drone under 250g, and the airspace and weather are checked before every flight.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
Over 20 years and more than 5,000 surveys.
Is the report suitable for a maintenance plan?
Yes. It shows what needs attention now and what can be planned for later so you can plan spending. It does not include repair cost estimates but it gives contractors a clear brief.
About our landlord roof survey in Willey Green
Our landlord roof survey gives you a clear picture of a roof’s condition in a report you can plan around. We work for landlords, letting agents, managing agents and freeholders along with RTM and residents’ management companies. The report covers defects, photographs and recommendations, prioritised by urgency where relevant. The survey covers the roof, not the whole building. We survey blocks of flats, converted houses and shared roofs, and common reasons people get in touch are standing water on a flat roof and worn ridges, hips and verges.
Somewhere as small as Willey Green, homes are often older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Older roofs may be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, often 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 is usually the chimneys and lead flashings that need work first.
Report times depend on the survey you book: the Basic Survey within 48 hours, the Standard Survey in 24 to 48 hours and the Premium Survey on the same day.
- Where
- Willey Green (GU3)
- Region
- Surrey
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What you can safely check yourself
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way, and falls from height are serious. That’s where a survey comes in.
Inside, the loft is a good place to look, with care. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
The survey, step by step
Safety comes first on every visit. Everything that can be seen safely is inspected, and anything we can’t see is noted in the report. Most visits take about one to two hours for most houses, or half a day or so for a commercial building. In a hamlet or village like Willey Green, a postcode does not always lead to the right gate, so a few directions, or a note of a nearby landmark, help us arrive on time. The visit itself is the same as anywhere else.
- We start with what you know about the building and its history.
- 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.
Getting ready for the survey
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with the building owner or managing agent
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
How to book
To arrange a survey, call 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. You’ll know the price before anything is booked.
Advice
What we are asked to look at in Willey Green
Many blocks and converted houses have several roof types. They all age at different rates and the smaller roofs are easy to forget.
A survey can pick up problems like:
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
- Leaks into upper flats
- Cracked or leaning shared chimneys
For landlords with property near Wanborough station, knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints.
Questions to ask before you book
- Their insurance cover
- Will the report include photos?
- Whether VAT is in the quoted price
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
Tips from our surveys
These tips come from what we see on roofs every week:
- Check your lease or ask a solicitor about who pays
- Ask residents to report damp straight away
- Tell tenants when we’re coming
- Put urgent roof work at the top of the list
Photos make it easier to explain the findings to leaseholders, tenants or directors. We keep the report clear and jargon-light.
Check the loft hatch can be reached and opened so a surveyor can look inside the roof. Stored items over the hatch make checks harder.
Also near Willey Green
Other services in Willey Green
Why it is worth a survey now in Willey Green
Budgets work best when they’re based on the roof’s actual condition. A survey shows what needs attention now and what can be planned for later helping you spread the work. For an older or listed building in a place like Willey Green, repairs may need matching materials and consent, so a defect found early gives time to plan the work properly.
Prices start from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on the size and height of the roof, how it can be seen safely and the package you choose.
Why us?
- CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID)
- More than 20 years surveying roofs
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
Willey Green homes and their roofs
Handmade clay tiles and tile-hung walls are typical of Surrey’s older houses. A few of Surrey’s oldest buildings have heavy Horsham stone slab roofs. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first. With Wanborough Manor about 1.8 miles south, Willey Green sits in an area with a long building history. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
The streets around a church such as Church of St Mark are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if yours is one of the older homes nearby, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine. Trees in and around Broadstreet shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls.
Willey Green is about 4 miles west of Guildford, in Surrey. We provide landlord roof surveys for homeowners, landlords and businesses in Willey Green. Our Surrey coverage includes Willey Green and the places around it.
All of GU3 is covered for landlord roof surveys. If you need a landlord roof survey at a property on Aldershot Road, Homestead Drive and Bailes Lane or a nearby road, we can help. Close by, we survey roofs in Normandy (1 mile west), Flexford (1 mile south-west), Wood Street Village (1 mile south-east), Christmas Pie (1 mile south-west) and Fairlands (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (4 miles east), Woking (5 miles north-east), Camberley (6 miles north-west), Farnham (7 miles south-west), Egham (13 miles north) and Walton-on-Thames (14 miles north-east).
Around Willey Green
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Broadstreet and Duke of Normandy pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Wanborough station, roughly 1.1 miles south-west. A little further out are Ash Museum (2.7 miles west) and Guildford Castle (4 miles south-east). Open spaces near Willey Green include Hog's Back and Ash Ranges.
Honest limits
We only report what can be seen safely on the day, so there are some things a survey can’t cover:
- Who pays under the lease (that’s a legal question)
- Asbestos testing of roof sheets or soffits
- Walls, floors and services beyond the roof
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll recommend the right survey. What a survey covers and does not.
What this survey covers
- Blocks of flats
- Converted houses
- Shared roofs
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Rented houses
- Gutters and downpipes