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Landlord roof survey in Woodlands, Kent
Get a clear view of the let or shared roof at a property in Woodlands. Visits run on weekdays and weekends, in the daytime.
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
- Choked outlets and gutters
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
Landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Woodlands
A roof over tenants or leaseholders often gets attention only when water comes in. A condition survey lets you find problems before they become leaks, and plan work rather than react to it. You get a photo-illustrated written report that you can keep with the building’s records. Many clients repeat the survey on a rolling basis to see how the roof is changing. Common reasons to book are choked outlets and gutters and ponding or splits on flat roofs, on gutters and downpipes, converted houses and blocks of flats.
Some older homes in villages like Woodlands are listed or in a conservation area. If yours is, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so the council is the place to check. Knowing the roof’s condition helps you plan ahead with that in mind. Where a building is listed, matching the existing roof materials is often expected.
Every survey ends with a written report, with photos, emailed to you. It explains the condition of the let or shared roof, the defects we found and what we recommend.
- Place
- Woodlands (TN15)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Useful tips for Woodlands property owners
There’s plenty you can do without going near the roof. Here’s what helps most:
- Keep roof surveys on a rolling plan
- Have gutters and outlets cleared every year
- Put urgent roof work at the top of the list
- Check your lease or ask a solicitor about who pays
Many clients use the report as the basis for a maintenance plan. Urgent items can be dealt with first and the rest budgeted for later.
Ask tenants and residents to report damp, stains or drips promptly. Early reports let you act before damage spreads.
How the survey works
Before we start, tell us why you’ve booked: buying, a leak, storm damage, new work or just wanting to know where things stand. That way we can focus on what matters to you. The visit usually takes about one to two hours at a typical home, and more on a big or complicated roof. For a village or hamlet like Woodlands, the journey is planned beforehand: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. On the day, we inspect whatever is safely visible, inside and out.
- 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.
- 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.
- You get a written condition report to help plan maintenance.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about parking near the property
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with whoever owns or manages the building
Getting a price
To get a price for landlord roof surveys in Woodlands, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email. The address, the type of property and what you need to know help us give you an accurate price.
Related advice
Questions from Woodlands
Will you come out to Woodlands?
Yes, Woodlands is on our map. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one, with the route planned beforehand.
Can a landlord with a rental near Kemsing station book a roof survey?
Of course. We just need to know who will give access, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. We don’t sample or test for asbestos. The report may flag materials that could contain asbestos on buildings built or refurbished before 2000.
How much does a landlord roof survey cost in Woodlands?
Prices start from £150, including VAT. What you pay for your roof depends on its size, height, access and the package, and it’s agreed before booking.
How do I arrange a landlord roof survey in Woodlands?
Just phone 07833 053749 or send us an email. After a few questions, we confirm the price and fix a day, weekday or weekend.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
We hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance, for every survey we carry out.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. We’re experienced roof surveyors, and our survey covers the roof rather than the whole building. If you need a full building survey, you will need a RICS survey as well.
Roof by roof
Party-wall upstands and parapets
Where a roof is shared with neighbours, we can only inspect what we are given access to, and the report says what was seen.
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.
Can I check my roof myself?
A lot can be seen from ground level. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Please don’t climb up for a closer look.
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Overflowing water can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
What happens if roof problems are left?
On a shared roof, disagreements are easier to settle with a clear record. Without a survey, it’s one opinion against another. Where a roof is exposed, as many are in small places like Woodlands, driving rain gets into any weakness, and older walls, once damp, take a long time to dry.
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, with VAT included.
Why us?
- We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Plain-English reports with photos
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- 98% of customers satisfied
Local roofs in Woodlands
Older houses across Kent often have handmade clay or peg tiles, and many have tile-hung walls. The county’s older buildings also include oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them. The wider area around Woodlands has a long history of building, with Lullingstone Castle about 3.2 miles north-west. 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.
Homes near green spaces like Kemsing Down can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall. If your house is among the older ones in the streets near Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine. If you let a flat or house near Kemsing station, knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints.
Woodlands is about 4 miles north-east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Anywhere in Woodlands, we can carry out landlord roof surveys at your property, on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday. Woodlands is one of the towns and villages in Kent where we work. We also survey roofs in Maidstone.
Surveys in TN15 are booked the same way as anywhere else. If you are just outside Woodlands, we cover Cotman's Ash (1 mile south-west), Knatts Valley (1 mile north), Romney Street (1 mile north-west), East Hill (1 mile north) and Heaverham (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (13 miles east), Dartford (8 miles north), Sevenoaks (4 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles south), Gravesend (9 miles north-east) and Tonbridge (9 miles south).
What’s near Woodlands
Around Woodlands, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Rising Sun pub and Kemsing Down and the streets around them. Woodlands’s nearest station is Kemsing station, about 1.8 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Sevenoaks Hospital (3.3 miles south-west) and Kemsing Castle Bank (1.4 miles south-west).
When you need someone else
Our survey is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. It also has these limits:
- Legal advice on leases or service charges
- A full structural assessment of the building
- The rest of the building, as a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey would
If you’re not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll give you a straight answer. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
Roof types and parts we check
- Converted houses
- Gutters and downpipes
- Rented houses
- Blocks of flats
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Shared roofs