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South Tottenham Landlord Roof Survey
Find out the condition of the let or shared roof at your property in South Tottenham. Visits run on weekdays and weekends, in the daytime.
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
Landlord roof survey in South Tottenham: what you get
A roof over tenants or leaseholders often gets attention only when water comes in. A condition survey lets you find problems before they become leaks, and plan work rather than react to it. You get a photo-illustrated written report to keep on file for the building. Many landlords and agents repeat it every few years to see how the roof is changing. If you’ve noticed gutters overflowing onto walls and damaged pots and flaunching, we can find out what’s behind it.
Victorian and Edwardian terraces are found right across London, often with slate roofs, chimney stacks shared with neighbours and gutters hidden behind parapets. Slates can last a century or more, but the nails holding them corrode, and slates slip. In South Tottenham, as across London, that’s why a roof needs a proper look rather than a glance from the street. Lead flashings and shared chimney stacks on these houses need a careful look too.
We keep jargon out of it: where something needs attention, it says so plainly, and where it can wait, that’s said too.
- Location
- South Tottenham (N15, N17, N16)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
FAQs for South Tottenham
Does a conservation area affect roof work in South Tottenham?
Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the local council can tell you about conservation areas. If a home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission.
Is parking a problem for a survey in South Tottenham?
It depends on the street. Where there are permit zones, a visitor permit or nearby pay-and-display bay works well, and a driveway is even better.
Does the weather affect the survey?
Light rain does not usually stop a survey. Heavy rain or strong wind can ground a drone and make the roof unsafe, so we’ll agree a new date if the weather isn’t suitable.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, once access has been agreed. Roofs over flats are often shared, so the freeholder or managing agent needs to agree access. We can only inspect what we’re given access to.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Where it helps and the rules allow, yes. Our sub-250g drone is flown by a CAA-registered operator with a Flyer ID and Operator ID, and every flight depends on the airspace and the weather.
Do you survey roofs shared between flats?
Yes. We inspect the parts we are given access to, as far as they can be seen safely. Areas we couldn’t see are noted in the report.
How experienced are you?
Over 5,000 surveys so far, across 20+ years of surveying roofs, and 98% of clients are satisfied.
What a landlord roof survey doesn’t cover
In fairness, a roof survey has limits:
- Structural calculations or an engineer’s report
- A full building survey of every part of the property
- Who pays under the lease (that’s a legal question)
If you’re not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book. What our survey covers.
What we check
- Blocks of flats
- Rented houses
- Shared roofs
- Converted houses
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Gutters and downpipes
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 about 1–2 hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. Many London properties are flats or terraces with no side access, so rear slopes are viewed from windows, the loft or, where a flight is allowed, by drone. If the building has a managing agent or access rules, tell us when booking.
- We start with what you know about the building and its history.
- We let you know which flats and hatches we need to reach.
- We check coverings, flashings, gutters and chimneys where they can be seen.
- The report records areas we couldn’t access.
- You receive photos and recommendations, prioritised where relevant.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about parking near the property
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
- Find any records of previous roof work
Booking a survey
Once you know what you need, ring 07833 053749 or email us. From there it’s a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day.
Advice
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Why it’s worth a survey now in South Tottenham
Keeping a dated survey on file helps with future planning. Repeat surveys let you see how the roof is changing which helps with rolling maintenance. Any roof job in South Tottenham means planning around parking, neighbours and access. Knowing what’s needed early gives you time to plan it calmly, rather than in a rush after a leak.
Larger roofs, taller buildings and commercial roofs take longer, so the price reflects that. You’ll know the figure before booking.
Why book with us
- Package prices that include VAT
- More than 20 years surveying roofs
- A written report with photos
- We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
Read our cost guide and our case studies.
What affects the cost of landlord roof surveys
Our packages start from £150, inc. VAT. The price for your roof depends on:
- Whether you choose the Basic, Standard or Premium Survey
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
- The size of the roof
Price depends partly on the package: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 or Premium from £400, all with VAT included. Size, height and access can affect the price too.
What to tell us when you contact us
When you call or email, these details help:
- Dates you’re working to, like exchange
- The kind of building and roof involved
- Anything about access we should know
- Any photos you have, taken from the ground or a window
Photos help, if you have them. Pictures from ground level or a window are fine; never climb up to get a better view. To send them or to book, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Surveys for landlords and agents in South Tottenham
We survey roofs for letting agents and landlords as well as homeowners. The report gives you a dated record of the let or shared roof, with photographs, useful for planning maintenance.
Businesses and commercial landlords can book us too, including offices, shops and units. Bigger roofs take more time, so they’re priced to suit.
How the survey changes by roof type
Gutters and downpipes
Gutters are a common source of leaks on blocks. We check gutters, outlets and downpipes as far as can safely be seen.
Flat roofs on blocks and rear additions
Flat roofs are common over blocks, extensions and garages. Ponding, splits and blistering are recorded as far as safe access allows.
South Tottenham homes and their roofs
Close to the centre of London, a great many houses are Victorian or Edwardian terraces, many of them roofed in Welsh slate. From the street you may see only a parapet, with a butterfly roof and a valley gutter behind it draining to the back. Lead flashings, party-wall upstands and shared chimney stacks are typical of these houses, if yours is one of them. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first. The wider area around South Tottenham has a long history of building, with Bruce Castle about 1.1 miles north. On older houses around here, roofs frequently carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
Trees in and around Chestnuts Park shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall. Take a building like Earlsmead Primary School: large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other. If you let a flat or house near Seven Sisters station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant.
South Tottenham is about 2 miles west of Walthamstow, in Greater London. If you’re in South Tottenham, booking works exactly as it does anywhere else: get in touch, agree the price and pick a day. Across Greater London, we cover South Tottenham and the places around it. Our London page covers surveys nearby.
Surveys in N15, N17 and N16 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. If you need a landlord roof survey at a property on Ida Road, Elmar Road and Grove Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Close by, we survey roofs in Seven Sisters (1 mile south), Tottenham Green (1 mile north), St Ann's (1 mile west), Tottenham Hale (1 mile north-east) and West Green (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (6 miles south), City of Westminster (6 miles south-west), Marylebone (6 miles south-west), Kensington (8 miles south-west), St Pancras (4 miles south-west) and Shoreditch (4 miles south).
Around South Tottenham
Typical jobs here are in homes near Church of St Andrew, Ada College and Gladesmore Community School. Also close by are Chestnuts Park (0.7 miles west) and No.8 Seven Sisters pub (0.5 miles south-west). South Tottenham has its own railway station: Seven Sisters station. A little further out are The Mall Wood Green (1.7 miles north-west) and North Middlesex University Hospital (2 miles north). Open spaces near South Tottenham include Highgate Hill and Woodberry Wetlands.