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Westwell Leacon Roof Survey
Roof surveys for homes and businesses in Westwell Leacon. More than 5,000 surveys completed across London and South East England.
- Slates or tiles that have slipped or broken
- Cracked mortar along the ridge
- Debris building up in roof valleys
DIY checks: what’s safe
Keep a simple record: dates of leaks, photos from the ground and any work done on the roof. Share it with us as you book, as it helps us focus the survey.
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.
Roof survey in Westwell Leacon
The report is written for you, in plain language. Each defect is described with photographs and a recommendation, and where it’s relevant we say what’s urgent and what can wait. With the Standard Survey you also get moisture detection and a structural check. Premium adds thermal imaging, a drone inspection where it applies and a same-day report. Each report is emailed to you. If you’ve noticed gutters that overflow in heavy rain and cracked or blistered flat roof coverings, a survey will tell you what’s going on, whatever the roof.
Older buildings in small places like Westwell Leacon may be listed or in a conservation area. That can affect what materials can be used when work is done, so check with the council before planning anything. 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.
How fast the report arrives depends on the package: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day.
- Place
- Westwell Leacon (TN27)
- Region
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Leave it or get it looked at?
Before you put a home on the market, it’s useful to know the roof’s condition. You will know what a buyer’s survey might pick up, or at least know what to expect. Matching old materials, like handmade tiles or stone slates, can take time to source. That is one more reason to find defects before they become urgent.
Prices start from £150, including VAT, for a Basic Survey. The Standard Survey starts from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400. You will know the price for the job before booking.
Why us?
- Weekday and weekend surveys
- Over 20 years’ experience
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- An independent look at the roof
Take a look at our cost guide and two real surveys.
Signs you need a roof survey in Westwell Leacon
A chimney stack takes more weather than almost any other part of a roof. Mortar crumbles, the flaunching around the pots cracks and stacks can lean. Water that gets into a stack can show up as damp in the rooms below.
Problems we come across often include:
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
- Valley linings that have cracked or split
- Gaps in the roof where coverings have gone
- Loose chimney pots
For landlords with property near Charing station, knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints.
What to check before booking
- Whether you get a written report with photos
- How soon the report will arrive
- Whether VAT is added on top
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
The survey, step by step
We look at the roof from outside and, where it is relevant and there’s safe access, from inside the loft space too. In the loft, the signs we look for are staining, damp, daylight and sagging, as far as the space allows. All in, the survey normally takes between one and two hours for an ordinary house roof, and longer if there are extensions, dormers or several chimneys. In a small place like Westwell Leacon, access is usually the main thing to plan. Mention any outbuildings, barns or garages you want included, and anything about the roof you already know. Weekday and weekend visits are available.
- We start with the property details and any concerns.
- A visit is booked for a weekday, Saturday or Sunday.
- Outside, we inspect from ground level, windows and other safe vantage points, and from the roof where safe.
- We then look in the loft for damp, staining and the condition of the underlay.
- You receive the report with photos and recommendations, prioritised by urgency.
Before we arrive
- Keep pets in another room
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
- Check the loft hatch can be reached
How to book
Most bookings start with a short call: call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll ask a few questions about the roof. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Related advice
Honest limits
Every survey has limits, and it’s better to know them up front. Keep these in mind:
- Defects hidden under coverings or inside walls without opening up
- Structural calculations (that’s a structural engineer’s job)
- A promise that the roof will not leak in future
If you’re not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
Roofs we survey in Westwell Leacon
- The roof space
- Chimney stacks
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Ridges, hips and valleys
- Natural slate
- Lead flashings
- Flat roofs
Prices for roof surveys in Westwell Leacon
A few things affect what a survey costs:
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
The cost of a survey depends on the roof: how big it is, how high it is, the number of separate roofs and how safely it can be seen. Our price is from £150, including VAT.
What to let us know when you get in touch
Here’s what helps us most when you contact us:
- Any photos you have, taken from ground level or a window
- Any stains, drips or damp patches you’ve seen indoors
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
Once you know what you need, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email. From there it is a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day, weekday or weekend.
FAQs for Westwell Leacon
I let a flat near Charing station. Can you check the roof?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. You can phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and what you need.
Will you come out to Westwell Leacon?
Yes. Westwell Leacon is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We work right across London and South East England. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route as you book.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. Buildings built or refurbished before 2000 may contain asbestos. We flag materials that could contain it, and recommends a specialist asbestos surveyor looks at them.
Are you insured?
Every survey is covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance, and we can provide details if a managing agent needs them.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes. Shared roofs just need a little more planning. Tell us about it when you book and we’ll plan the survey around it.
Is it the same as a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey?
No. It’s 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.
When will the report arrive?
Premium reports arrive the same day, Standard within 24 to 48 hours and Basic within 48 hours. Each report includes photos.
What else we do in Westwell Leacon
What a roof survey looks like in Westwell Leacon
Historic houses like Godinton House, about 2.7 miles south-east, show how far back building in the area around Westwell Leacon goes. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first. Where the drone is part of the survey, we check the Drone Safety Map for restrictions before flying.
If you live in an older home near Charing Methodist Church, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look. Anyone responsible for a site like The Hayesbrook School will know that large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other.
Westwell Leacon is about 5 miles north-west of Ashford, in Kent. We visit Westwell Leacon as part of our work across Kent, for houses, flats and commercial buildings. Westwell Leacon is one of the towns and villages in Kent we cover. We also survey roofs in Maidstone.
We cover every part of the TN27 postcode area for roof surveys. If you’re just outside Westwell Leacon, we cover Ram Lane (1 mile south-east), Tutt Hill (1 mile south-east), Westwell (2 miles east), Hothfield (2 miles south) and Potters Corner (3 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (13 miles west), Ashford (5 miles south-east), Canterbury (13 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles north), Whitstable (15 miles north-east) and Faversham (9 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Westwell Leacon
For rail, the closest station is Charing station, about 1.2 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Coldbridge Castle (4.8 miles west) and William Harvey Hospital (5.9 miles south-east).