Capping off/removing old soil pipe vent on roof

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Apologies if this is in the wrong section, I was torn between this one and the plumbing section.

I've recently re-fiited my bathroom, and moved the 110mm soil pipe which used to go straight up through the loft and roof to vent, to now go outside. I removed what I can of the pipe in the loft, but have not yet removed or capped off the remaining bit which is sticking out of the roof. So when it rains I will be getting a small amount of water coming in through the vent and dripping in the loft (I have placed a bowl here for now just to prevent any damage, although any water it does collect tends to evaporate away quickly enough).

However this is of course only a temporary fix and I need to get this sorted out properly. Who are the best people to contact to do this? A Roofer or a Plumber? Should I just get it capped off, or would it be better to remove it altogether? Is this a quick job? Expensive?

This is not a job a want to do myself as I do not have the appropriate ladders and am definitely not willing to go onto the roof either!
 
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If the soil pipe is plastic - you could have a "mushroom vent" fitted . Pictures will be usefull here;)
 
The old soil pipe is not plastic, it is metal, and the vent is a wire wesh type just to stop any birds nesting or large bit getting in. I cant post a picture right now as I'm not at home, but I don't think the camera on my phone will be good enough anyway unless I climb up a ladder and take a close up shot.
 
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The old soil pipe is not plastic, it is metal, and the vent is a wire wesh type just to stop any birds nesting or large bit getting in. I cant post a picture right now as I'm not at home, but I don't think the camera on my phone will be good enough anyway unless I climb up a ladder and take a close up shot.
No worries - as said that's a job for a roofer (y)
 
Thank you for your help. Now I know which section to ask for help in mybuilder, hopefully won't cost too much!
 

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