Survey costs
GOV.UK's £250 and £100 leaseholder consultation figures are not the price of this block's roof repair. What are those figures actually for?
They are consultation triggers, not the price of this roof. GOV.UK leasehold guidance provides for consultation if the leaseholder would pay more than £250 for planned work, or more than £100 a year for work and services lasting more than 12 months. Those figures mark when consultation is required. They do not say what this block's roof will cost to repair, and they are not a sum the survey has calculated or a budget you should deduct.
Last reviewed 24 October 2026. Written for buyers in England and Wales unless this answer says otherwise. No named surveyor has signed this page. It is general guidance, not a report on your house, and not legal advice.
What is the fuller explanation?
Leaseholders sometimes see the figures in a forum and assume every roof job has been officially priced at that level. The guidance is doing something narrower. It explains when the landlord should consult leaseholders about charges they would otherwise be asked to bear. The roof on this block might cost less than the trigger, or far more, and the survey is not the document that settles that. A condition comment on coverings, flashings or access is still not an invoice, and it does not turn the consultation thresholds into a quote addressed to your flat.
Ask the solicitor for the lease, any consultation notices, and the service-charge papers if major works are in prospect. Those papers, not the home survey, are where consultation lives. The survey fee bought an inspection of condition within its limits. It did not buy a calculation of each leaseholder's share, and it did not apply the guidance as a price list. Do not write to the seller that the roof has been valued at the consultation figures. Quote a contractor, or the managing agent's actual papers, if you need a number. Leave the thresholds in the legal explanation where they belong.
What should you ask your surveyor?
- Have you priced this roof, or only commented on its condition?
- What should the solicitor be given from your report, as distinct from the service-charge file?
- Does your inspection decide a leaseholder's share of future works?
What are the typical next steps?
- Read the consultation figures as legal triggers only.
- Ask the solicitor for any notices and service-charge papers.
- Do not use those figures as the roof price.
Costs vary with the building and with who you instruct. Where this page does not cite a published figure, ask the surveyor, a relevant specialist, or your solicitor for a written quote. Do not treat a forum average as the price.
Also asked about this
If the roof looks worse than a small job, do the figures rise?
No. The figures are thresholds for consultation. They are not a sliding price for worse roofs.
Does the survey replace the landlord's consultation?
No. Consultation is a leasehold process. A home survey does not carry it out.