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Underhill Landlord Roof Survey
Find out the condition of the let or shared roof at your property in Underhill from an independent roof surveyor. We visit on weekdays and at weekends.
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
- Damaged pots and flaunching
- Ponding or splits on flat roofs
Underhill questions
Is my home in Underhill listed or in a conservation area?
For listing, use Historic England’s list; for conservation areas, ask the council. It matters most if you’re planning to re-roof in a different material.
Can parking be tricky for a visit in Underhill?
In much of London, parking needs planning: a visitor permit or a nearby bay makes the day run more smoothly.
What’s the price of a landlord roof survey?
The Basic Survey starts from £150, the Standard from £250 and the Premium from £400, all including VAT. Blocks are priced on their size and roofs, so ring 07833 053749 or email us for a price.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and testing aren’t part of what we do. If we see materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement roof sheets or soffits on buildings from before 2000, we flag them and suggest a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before any work.
Does someone need to be in?
That depends on the survey. Inside the building and in the loft, we need someone to let us in; we will agree the details when booking.
Is a landlord roof survey the same as a full building survey?
No, it focuses on the roof. It isn’t a RICS Level 2 or 3 building survey, and it’s not a structural engineer’s report.
How do I book a survey in Underhill?
Just phone 07833 053749 or email us with the address. After a few questions, we confirm the price and fix a day.
Landlord roof survey in Underhill: what you get
Roofs on let houses and blocks of flats are easy to forget until something leaks. A condition survey lets you find problems before they become leaks so work can be planned, not rushed. The findings come in a written report with photos that you can keep with the building’s records. Many clients repeat the survey on a rolling basis to see how the roof is changing. Common reasons to book are damp or stains in top-floor flats and gutters overflowing onto walls, on gutters and downpipes, shared roofs and flat roofs on blocks.
London has a great many flats in converted houses and purpose-built blocks, where the roof is typically a shared part of the building. Whoever looks after the building needs a clear picture of the roof, chimneys and gutters. A defect on a shared roof can reach more than one flat. A report gives everyone the same picture to plan from, with photos.
Pictures do a lot of the work in our reports, so you can see each defect rather than just read about it. Anything out of sight on the day is listed as such.
- Where
- Underhill (EN5, N20)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
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Prices for landlord roof surveys in Underhill
Every roof is different, so prices are confirmed before you book. These are the things that affect it:
- How big the roof is
- Height and safe access
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- Whether it’s a home or a commercial building
All our prices include VAT. Our price is from £150, including VAT. You’ll know the price for your survey before booking.
What to tell us when you get in touch
Here’s what helps us most when you get in touch:
- Dates you are working to, like exchange
- The kind of building and roof involved
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from ground level or a window
Once you know what you need, phone 07833 053749 or email us. We’ll suggest a package, agree the price and find a date.
Signs you need a landlord roof survey in Underhill
A single building may have pitched roofs, flat roofs and rear additions. They all age at different rates and the smaller roofs are easy to forget.
These are some of the problems a survey can pick up:
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Damaged pots and flaunching
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
Trees in and around Highlands Gardens shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Whether VAT is added on top
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
Practical tips
A survey works best with a little help from you, before and after. Tips:
- Give residents notice before a survey
- Check your lease or ask a solicitor about who pays
- Book gutter clearing at least once a year
- Act on high-priority defects quickly
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.
The survey, step by step
There isn’t much for you to do on the day. Point out anything you’ve noticed, like stains, drips or loose pieces, and we will take it from there. A typical survey takes about 1–2 hours at most homes, or half a day or so for a commercial building. For a visit in Underhill, parking and access are the things to plan: let us know about permits, visitor bays or off-street space, which floor the property is on and how to get into the loft. On the day, the roof is looked at from ground level, from windows, from inside the roof space and from the roof where it is safe.
- You tell us about the building, its roofs and any known leaks.
- We confirm the access we’ll need.
- We check coverings, flashings, gutters and chimneys where they can be seen.
- We note what couldn’t be seen as well as what could.
- Findings and recommendations are set out with photos.
Before the survey
- Tell us about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
How to book
Photos help, if you have them. Pictures from ground level or a window are fine, and please do not climb up for a closer look. To get started, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
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What you can safely check yourself
After strong wind, take a look from the pavement or garden: pieces of tile or slate on the ground, a gap in the ridge or a lifted flashing are all worth noting. Leave anything above ground level to a survey.
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery, and a fall can be serious. That part is for a survey.
Landlord roof surveys in Underhill: local notes
Alongside Victorian and Edwardian terraces, outer London has a great many interwar semis, frequently with hipped roofs of clay or concrete tiles. On a semi of that age, the small roofs over the bays, the hip tiles and any later dormer each need their own look. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. About 3.4 miles north lies Wyllyotts Manor, a reminder of how long the area around Underhill has been built on. 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.
If you let a flat or house near New Barnet station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let. The streets around a church such as St John the Baptist Church are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if you own one of the older houses nearby, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
Underhill is about 1 mile west of Barnet, in Greater London. We carry out landlord roof surveys in Underhill for houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings, with a written report and photographs every time. Underhill is one of the places in Greater London where we work for landlord roof surveys. There is also a page for London.
We cover every part of the EN5 and N20 postcode area for landlord roof surveys and the streets around it. If you need a landlord roof survey at a property on Park Road, May's Lane and Manor Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Nearby, we also carry out landlord roof surveys in Barnet (1 mile east), New Barnet (1 mile east), Monken Hadley (1 mile north), Hadley Wood (1 mile north-east) and Cockfosters (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (11 miles south-east), 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 Underhill
In Underhill, that means homes and buildings near Susi Earnshaw Theatre School, Highlands Gardens and The Red Lion pub, among other places. Underhill’s nearest station is New Barnet station, roughly 1 mile east. A little further out are Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum (2.2 miles south) and Barnet General Hospital (0.9 miles west). For a walk, there’s Greenhill Gardens and Darland's Lake.
When you need someone else
In fairness, there are limits to any roof survey:
- Parts of the roof we can’t safely see or access
- Whether materials contain asbestos (a specialist asbestos surveyor’s job)
- A full structural assessment of the building
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will recommend the right survey before booking. The full list of what we check.
What we check
- Rented houses
- Blocks of flats
- Shared roofs
- Gutters and downpipes
- Converted houses
- Flat roofs on blocks