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Oakleigh Park Landlord Roof Survey
Wondering about the let or shared roof at a property in Oakleigh Park? We carry out landlord roof surveys in Oakleigh Park and across Greater London.
- Parapets and upstands in poor repair
- Gaps where tiles or slates have slipped
- Cracked or leaning shared chimneys
About our landlord roof survey in Oakleigh Park
Landlords often book us when buying a property to rent out, or after a tenant reports a leak. Agents and freeholders often want a survey for a rolling maintenance plan. Whatever the reason, the report follows the same clear format, with photos and recommendations. We survey on weekdays and at weekends, which can make access easier to arrange. Common reasons to book are ceiling stains reported by tenants and cracked or lifting flashings, across converted houses, shared roofs and blocks of flats.
Victorian and Edwardian terraces are found right across London, often with slate roofs, chimney stacks shared with neighbours and gutters hidden behind parapets. Good slates can last over a hundred years, yet the nails often give out first and let slates slip. Homes in Oakleigh Park are no exception. Shared chimney stacks and the lead around them are just as important to check.
It isn’t only a list of defects. For each finding, it explains what it is, why it matters and what we’d recommend, so you can plan your next steps.
- Location
- Oakleigh Park (N20, N12, EN4)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Why get it checked now?
A planned maintenance budget needs real information. A survey shows what needs attention now and what can be planned for later helping you spread the work. Many older London roofs have only old felt under the slates, or no underlay at all, so once the slates or flashings let water past, little stops it reaching ceilings. Left unchecked, water soaks into timber and plaster and the damage spreads.
A small, low roof with good viewpoints takes less time than a tall, complicated one, and the package matters as well. The price is always agreed first.
Why book with us
- Every finding written up with photos
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
- Visits on any day of the week
- 98% customer satisfaction
Landlords, agents and block managers in Oakleigh Park
We also survey roofs for businesses and commercial landlords, including offices, shops and units. Larger roofs take longer, so they’re priced to suit.
Where a roof is shared: we need access agreed with the freeholder or managing agent. Mention it when you contact us and we will plan the visit with that in mind.
Oakleigh Park homes and their roofs
With Heath Hall about 3.5 miles south, Oakleigh Park sits in an area with a long building history. Older homes in the wider area often have features worth a closer look, such as lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first. Outer London has plenty of Victorian and Edwardian terraces with slate roofs, but also a great many interwar semis, often with hipped roofs in clay or concrete tiles. If your home in Oakleigh Park is one of them, bay roofs, hips and later dormers each have their own details. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters.
If you look after a building such as Queenswell Infant & Nursery School, its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale. Take an older house close to Church of St John: old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Oakleigh Park is about 2 miles south-east of Barnet, in Greater London. Houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings in Oakleigh Park can all book landlord roof surveys, with a written report and photographs every time. Oakleigh Park is one of the places in Greater London we cover for landlord roof surveys. We also survey roofs in London.
Every address in N20, N12 and EN4 is within our area for landlord roof surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes homes and businesses on High Road, Swan Lane and Green Road and the roads around them. Main roads around Oakleigh Park include the A1000. If you’re just outside Oakleigh Park, we cover Whetstone (1 mile east), North Finchley (1 mile south), Woodside Park (1 mile south-west), East Barnet (1 mile north-east) and Brunswick Park (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include London (9 miles south), City of Westminster (8 miles south), Marylebone (8 miles south), Kensington (9 miles south), St Pancras (7 miles south) and Shoreditch (8 miles south-east).
Near you in Oakleigh Park
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Finchley Catholic High School, Woodhouse College and Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum. Other local landmarks include Swan Lane Open Space (under half a mile west) and Three Horseshoes pub (less than half a mile north-west). For rail, the closest station is Oakleigh Park station, roughly 0.8 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Finchley Memorial Hospital (1.4 miles south) and Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum (0.9 miles south-west). The countryside around Oakleigh Park includes Barfield Allotments Nature Park and Highgate Hill.
Towns and villages near Oakleigh Park
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Honest limits
No survey can tell you everything, and it’s better to know them up front. Keep these in mind:
- Who pays under the lease (that’s a legal question)
- The rest of the building, as a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey would
- A full structural assessment of the building
If you’re not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will give you a straight answer before you book. The full list of what we check.
Roof types and parts we check
- Gutters and downpipes
- Shared roofs
- Rented houses
- Converted houses
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Blocks of flats
What we look for on each type of roof
Pitched roofs on houses and blocks
Ridges, hips and verges take a lot of weather, so we look at them closely.
Party-wall upstands and parapets
Where a roof is shared with neighbours, we can only inspect what we are given access to and note what couldn’t be seen.
Common roof problems in Oakleigh Park
Agents and freeholders have budgets to set. Planning is difficult without knowing the roof’s condition and how soon.
People typically book a survey when they’ve noticed one of these:
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
- Leaks into upper flats
Homes near green spaces like Swan Lane Open Space can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Their insurance cover
- What exactly goes into their report
- What they will not be able to tell you
- When you’ll get the report
Common questions in Oakleigh Park
Will parking be an issue for a roof survey in Oakleigh Park?
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.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Oakleigh Park?
The council and Historic England’s list are the places to check. Either can affect what roof work is allowed, so it’s worth checking before planning any.
Do you advise on who is responsible under the lease?
No. Who pays is normally set by the lease, and that’s a legal question. What we provide is a clear record of the roof’s condition to help those discussions.
Is Oakleigh Park in your area?
Yes. We survey roofs across London and South East England, Oakleigh Park included.
Do you need to get into the loft?
Typically, if there is one and it can be reached safely. From inside, the underside of the roof often shows damp, staining or daylight that can’t be seen from outside.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes, as long as access is agreed. The roof of a block or converted house is frequently shared, so we need permission from the freeholder or managing agent. We can only inspect what we’re given access to.
How much time does the visit need?
It typically takes roughly 1–2 hours at a typical home, though large, tall or awkward roofs take more time. You’ll know roughly how long when we arrange it.
How the survey works
Expect us to ask a few questions before we start, about the roof’s history, any leaks and past repairs. The inspection then takes roughly 1–2 hours for most houses; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. In a London conversion, the way into the loft space is frequently from a communal landing or the top flat. Where that is the case, access needs agreeing with whoever controls that landing. Everything else is planned around the building, not the postcode.
- First, we confirm the scope and the purpose of the report.
- Access to flats and the loft space is arranged by you or your agent.
- Each roof is checked from safe vantage points and inside where possible.
- We photograph defects and note how urgent they look.
- A written condition report follows to help you plan.
Preparing for the visit
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
- If you’re buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
Booking a survey
For a price for landlord roof surveys in Oakleigh Park, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form. A few details about the property and the roof help us give you an accurate price.