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Petersham Landlord Roof Survey
Find out the condition of the let or shared roof at your property in Petersham. We visit on weekdays and at weekends.
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Damaged pots and flaunching
- Missing or loose roof coverings
Do you need a landlord roof survey in Petersham?
Landlords need to plan spending on a building. Planning is difficult without knowing the roof’s condition and how soon.
Problems we come across often include:
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Cracked or lifting flashings
- Leaking joints at party walls
If you let a flat or house near St Margarets (London) station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let.
Before booking anyone
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
- Their track record with similar roofs
- Which limits apply to the survey
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
Landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Petersham
Our landlord roof survey gives you a clear picture of a roof’s condition in a report you can plan around. Landlords, letting agents, managing agents and freeholders all use it, as well as residents’ and RTM management companies. You get a written report with photos and recommendations, prioritised by urgency where relevant. It is a roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey of the whole building. Typical surveys look at failed flashings at walls and chimneys and chimney stacks in poor repair, across flat roofs on blocks, rented houses and converted houses.
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. In Petersham, as across London, that’s why a roof needs a close look rather than a glance from the street. Lead flashings and shared chimney stacks on these houses need a close look too.
With the Standard Survey, you also get moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where applicable, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Place
- Petersham (TW10, TW1)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Landlord roof surveys around Petersham
In outer London, interwar semis with hipped, tiled roofs sit alongside older slate-roofed terraces. If your home in Petersham is one of them, bay roofs, hips and later dormers each have their own details. Whatever the covering, it’s frequently the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first. With Pembroke Lodge about 0.5 miles south-east, Petersham sits in an area with a long building history. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
For site and facilities teams at buildings like The Russell Primary School, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other. Shop and office owners around Bentall Centre may find that a dated report on the roof is useful for planning and for any lease discussions.
Petersham is about 1 mile south of Richmond, in Greater London. We carry out landlord roof surveys in Petersham for houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings. Petersham is one of the towns and villages in Greater London where we work. There is also a page for London.
Postcode districts we cover here for landlord roof surveys: TW10 and TW1. You will find streets like Sandy Lane, River Lane and Arosa Road, and we cover them all. Other places close to Petersham include Richmond (1 mile north), Ham (1 mile south), Eel Pie Island (1 mile west), St Margarets (1 mile north-west) and Strawberry Hill (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns like London (10 miles east), City of Westminster (8 miles north-east), Marylebone (8 miles north-east), Kensington (6 miles north-east), St Pancras (10 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (11 miles north-east).
What’s near Petersham
We work in homes and buildings around St Catherine's School, Grey Court School and Marble Hill Park and the streets around them. The closest station to Petersham is St Margarets (London) station, roughly 0.9 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Bentall Centre (2.4 miles south) and Eel Pie Island Museum (1 mile west). The countryside around Petersham includes Kew Gardens Lake and Richmond Hill.
The survey, step by step
It helps to start with what’s prompted the survey: buying, a leak, storm damage, new work or just wanting to know where things stand. That way we can focus on what matters to you. The visit normally takes roughly 1–2 hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. In converted houses and mansion blocks, the loft hatch is often on a shared landing. If that applies to your building, it is useful to agree access with the neighbours or the managing agent first. Otherwise, the visit in Petersham runs like any other.
- We start by agreeing the scope, roof by roof.
- You or your agent arrange access to the loft space and any flats we need to enter.
- 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.
Getting ready for the survey
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
How to book
To arrange a survey, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. We’ll confirm the price before booking.
Related advice
Nearby places to Petersham
What else we do in Petersham
How the survey changes by roof type
Roof spaces and lofts
Underlay on older roofs can be felt, or missing. We note what we see from inside.
Flat roofs on blocks and rear additions
Felt flat roofs often need replacing after around 15–20 years, so knowing roughly how old the roof is helps.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Petersham
Letting agents often book on a landlord’s behalf, and the report can go to both. We agree a time with the tenant beforehand.
Where a roof is shared: access has to be agreed with whoever owns or manages the building. Tell us about it as you book and we’ll plan the visit with that in mind.
Tips from our surveys
A few practical points come up again and again on our surveys. They’re worth knowing whatever the roof:
- Book gutter clearing at least once a year
- Ask residents to report damp right away
- File each roof report for future reference
- Make sure the roof space can be accessed
Photos make it easier to explain the findings to leaseholders, tenants or directors. We keep the report clear and jargon-light.
Ask tenants and residents to report damp, stains or drips promptly. The sooner you know, the smaller the problem normally is.
What a landlord roof survey does not cover
Before booking, it is worth knowing what a survey won’t do:
- A full structural assessment of the building
- The rest of the building, as a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey would
- Parts of the roof we can’t safely see or access
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll suggest the right survey before you book. The full list of what we check.
What this survey covers
- Blocks of flats
- Shared roofs
- Rented houses
- Converted houses
- Gutters and downpipes
- Flat roofs on blocks
Petersham: your questions answered
Can parking be tricky for a visit in Petersham?
Parking in Petersham, as in most of London, takes a little planning: a visitor permit or a bay close to the door helps a lot, so mention what’s available as you book.
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near St Margarets (London) station?
Yes, that is a common request. We just need to know who will give access, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
Do you work in Petersham?
Yes. We carry out landlord roof surveys in Petersham, and the service is the same as everywhere else we work.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. Asbestos surveys and sampling are not something we do. The report may flag materials that could contain asbestos on buildings built or refurbished before 2000.
Can we use the survey to plan a roof budget?
Yes, many agents and freeholders use it that way. A repeat survey later shows how the roof has changed, which suits a rolling plan.
Will you check the loft?
Where it’s relevant to the survey and there is safe access, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch, and if the loft cannot be reached safely, the report says so.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
Someone needs to let us in if we’re looking inside or in the loft. We’ll talk about access when booking.