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Landlord Roof Survey in Barnet
Landlord roof surveys in Barnet and the rest of Greater London. We survey seven days a week.
- Gaps where tiles or slates have slipped
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
- Parapets and upstands in poor repair
Roof by roof
Flat roofs on blocks and rear additions
Felt flat roofs often last around 15–20 years, so their age matters.
Shared chimney stacks
Chimney stacks are often shared between houses or flats. We check pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings as far as can be seen.
About our landlord roof survey in Barnet
The lease usually decides who is responsible for the roof and who pays. We do not give legal advice on leases but we can give you an independent record of the roof’s condition. It helps owners and managers discuss the next steps from the same facts. You get photos and written recommendations, prioritised by urgency where relevant. We’re often asked to look into ponding or splits on flat roofs and failed flashings at walls and chimneys, across flat roofs on blocks, rented houses and gutters and downpipes.
A London butterfly roof slopes down to a central valley gutter that drains to the back of the house. Hidden behind the parapet, that gutter can block or split without anyone seeing it. For a house in Barnet with this kind of roof, the hidden gutter is one of the first things to check.
The report doesn’t just list problems. For each finding, it explains what it is, why it matters and what we’d recommend, so you can decide what to do next.
- Place
- Barnet (EN5, EN4, N20, N11)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
More services for Barnet
Landlord and commercial surveys in Barnet
If you own several properties, you can book surveys for several addresses. To discuss a number of properties, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the addresses.
Roof problems in a rented home affect tenants as well as the building. A survey shows what needs attention, so you can plan the work around your tenants.
Barnet homes and their roofs
Outer London has a good many Victorian and Edwardian terraces with slate roofs, but also a great many interwar semis, often with hipped roofs in clay or concrete tiles. Hips, bay roofs and later loft conversions are typical of those semis, if your home is one of them. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters. With Wyllyotts Manor about 3.5 miles north, Barnet sits in an area with a long building history. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters.
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Grasvenor Avenue Infant School, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle. The streets around a church such as St John's United Reformed Church are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if your home is one of the older ones nearby, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
Barnet is about 9 miles east of Watford, in Greater London. Barnet is one of many places we visit across Greater London. Barnet is one of the towns and villages in Greater London we cover for landlord roof surveys. For surveys nearby, see our London page.
We work across the EN5, EN4, N20 and N11 postcode area for landlord roof surveys and the streets around it. If you need a landlord roof survey at a property on Station Road, High Street and Sambroke Square or anywhere close by, we can help. Being close to the B193 and A1081, Barnet is easy for us to reach. Neighbouring places we cover for landlord roof surveys include Underhill (1 mile west), New Barnet (1 mile east), Monken Hadley (1 mile north-west), Hadley Wood (1 mile north-east) and Cockfosters (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover London (11 miles south), City of Westminster (9 miles south), Marylebone (9 miles south), Kensington (10 miles south), St Pancras (9 miles south) and Shoreditch (10 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Barnet
Around Barnet, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School, The Railway Tavern and Highlands Gardens, among other places. The closest station to Barnet is New Barnet station, roughly 0.6 miles east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Barnet General Hospital (1.2 miles west) and Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum (2.1 miles south). The countryside around Barnet includes Darland's Lake and Greenhill Gardens.
The survey, step by step
We work from the outside in: outside views come first, then the loft space if there’s safe access. In total, it takes roughly 1–2 hours for most houses; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. Surveys in Barnet can be booked for any day of the week. London parking is frequently by permit or pay-and-display, so it is useful to know what’s near you. Upstairs rooms at the back are useful too, as they often give the best view of a rear addition.
- We agree which roofs and which parts of the building are included.
- Access to flats and the loft space is arranged with you in advance.
- The roofs are inspected from the ground, vantage points, the roof space and the roof where it is safe.
- Every defect we find is photographed and given a priority where relevant.
- We send a written report you can use to plan maintenance and budgets.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about parking near the property
- Make sure the loft hatch can be reached
- If it is not your property yet, arrange access through the agent
Getting a price
Booking is simple: just call 07833 053749 or send us an email and give us a few details about the property and we’ll recommend the right survey. The price is agreed up front.
Related advice
Your questions about landlord roof surveys in Barnet
Is parking a problem for a survey in Barnet?
It rarely stops a survey, but it is worth planning. Let us know the parking rules on your street and we will work around them.
Is my home in Barnet listed or in a conservation area?
Check Historic England’s online list first, then ask the council about conservation areas and any Article 4 direction. It matters most if you’re planning to re-roof in a different material.
Do you cover Barnet?
Yes. We survey roofs across London and South East England, and that includes Barnet.
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.
Will you need to get into tenants’ homes?
It depends on the building. Often we need the loft and certain flats, and you or your agent arrange access. We’ll confirm what we need as you book.
How experienced are you?
Over 20 years and more than 5,000 surveys.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes. Shared roofs just need a little more planning. Tell us about it when booking and we will explain what’s needed.
DIY checks: what’s safe
What you can’t do safely is get up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery. That part is for a survey.
Keep a simple record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Share it with us when booking, as it helps us focus the survey.
Before and after the survey
Most of what helps is simple and safe from the ground. Our suggestions:
- Put urgent roof work at the top of the list
- Hold on to old reports to compare later
- Book gutter clearing at least once a year
- Get legal advice on lease responsibilities
If anything in the report needs explaining, ask us. With the Standard Survey there’s a follow-up consultation and the Premium Survey an in-person one.
Act on urgent items in the report first and schedule the others. Small roof defects tend to grow.
What we’re asked to look at in Barnet
A single building may have pitched roofs, flat roofs and rear additions. Each wears differently and the smaller roofs are easy to forget.
People typically book a survey after spotting one of these:
- Gaps where tiles or slates have slipped
- Leaking joints at party walls
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
- Mortar falling from ridges and verges
Living close to Highlands Gardens is pleasant, but mature trees mean leaves in gutters and valleys each autumn, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall.
Questions to ask before booking
- What insurance they carry
- What they won’t be able to tell you
- Do they have a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID for drone work?
- How long they’ve been surveying roofs