West Sussex · London and the South East
Albourne Street Pre-Purchase Roof Survey
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat for Albourne Street, from an experienced roof surveyor. You get a clear written report with photos.
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
- Sagging ridge lines or uneven roof slopes
- Slates or tiles that have slipped or gone
What happens if roof problems are left?
Plenty of buyers go ahead anyway, but with their eyes open. You’ll know which jobs are urgent and which can wait, so you can plan work before small faults get bigger. In a place like Albourne Street, a barn or garage roof left to fail puts whatever is inside at risk. It’s worth including them in a survey before a winter does the damage.
Every price we give includes VAT, and the written report is part of the package. Pre-purchase roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. Where your roof sits in the range depends on its size, height and access.
Why book us in Albourne Street
- An independent look at the roof
- Photographs and a written report every time
- Insured for professional indemnity and public liability
- More than 5,000 surveys completed
Take a look at our cost guide or two real surveys.
How a pre-purchase roof survey works in Albourne Street
A full home survey looks at the whole property, so the roof is one item among many. We don’t offer a RICS home survey, and ours is not a substitute for one. What it adds is a closer look at the roof alone, with photos of what we find and written recommendations. You can have both if you want the fullest picture. We survey natural slate, chimney stacks and the roof space, and the problems we’re asked to look at most are sagging ridge lines or uneven roof slopes and old water stains in the roof space.
For a small place like Albourne Street, the visit is planned like any other: the journey, parking and access are simply agreed in advance. Mention any outbuildings, barns or garages with roofs you’d like looked at as you book, so the visit can be planned around them. Whether you are buying or checking new work, the same care goes into it. Weekday and weekend visits are both available.
Nothing in the report is left vague: where something needs attention, it says so plainly.
- Place
- Albourne Street (BN6)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What we look for on each type of roof
Clay and concrete tiles
Tiled roofs frequently last half a century or longer. We check for slipped, cracked and missing tiles, along with odd replacement tiles that hint at earlier leaks.
Flat roofs
Repeated coatings on a flat roof can mask what’s underneath. We record what we can see and say where a closer look is needed.
Questions from Albourne Street
How do I find out if my home in Albourne Street is listed?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it’s in a conservation area. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Do you carry out roof surveys in Albourne Street?
Yes, Albourne Street is within the area we cover. We cover the whole of London and South East England. Just ring 07833 053749 or send us an email and let us know about the property, and we will talk through which survey suits.
How long does the survey visit take?
The visit typically takes an hour or two at a typical house, with time for the loft where it can be reached. We’ll give you an idea of timing when booking.
What insurance do you have?
We’re covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
Is a roof survey worth having alongside a home survey?
It’s your choice, but the two do different jobs. A RICS home survey covers the whole building, while ours looks only at the roof, in more detail. Ours sits alongside a RICS survey rather than replacing it.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes. A shared roof needs access agreed first, with whoever owns or manages the building. Tell us about it as you book and we will explain what’s needed.
How do I book a survey in Albourne Street?
Just ring 07833 053749 or email us. After a few questions, we confirm the price and fix a day.
When to book a survey in Albourne Street
Viewings rarely include a proper look at the roof. You see the rooms, not the slates, and a quick glance from the street misses a lot. New paint on a ceiling can hide old water stains, so a closer look is worth having before you commit.
Signs worth acting on include:
- Roof slopes that look uneven or sagging
- Blocked or leaking gutters
- Signs of past leaks inside the loft
- Worn or lifted lead flashings
If you let a flat or house near Hassocks station, a survey before purchase, or before signing off a new roof, saves surprises once a tenant moves in.
Before booking anyone
- Are they insured for the work?
- What the report includes, and whether it has photographs
- How soon the report will arrive
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
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Pre-purchase roof surveys in Albourne Street: local notes
England has around 10,000 conservation areas and about 500,000 listed buildings. If your 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, so check with the council. Handmade clay tiles and tile-hung upper walls are typical of older Sussex houses. Horsham stone slab roofs survive on some old Sussex buildings. Material and age explain a lot of what turns up on the day, whether the roof is old or brand new.
The streets around a church like The Parish Church of St Bartholomew are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if your house is among the older ones nearby, ask the seller about past roof repairs, because older roofs often have patched valleys, replaced slates and reset ridges.
Albourne Street is about 4 miles south-west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Albourne Street is part of the area we cover and the surrounding area as part of our work across London and the South East. Albourne Street is one of the places in West Sussex where we work. We also survey roofs in Brighton.
We cover every part of BN6 for pre-purchase roof surveys and the streets around it. You will find streets such as The Street and Leyfield. Other places close to Albourne Street include Albourne Green (1 mile north), Albourne (1 mile west), High Cross (1 mile north-west), Blackstone (1 mile west) and Twineham (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Crawley (12 miles north), Horsham (10 miles north-west), Worthing (11 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (6 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (4 miles north-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (7 miles south-west).
What’s near Albourne Street
We work in homes and buildings around The White Horse Inn. Albourne Street’s nearest station is Hassocks station, about 2.5 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include The Dene Hospital (2.7 miles north-east) and The Budding Foundation Museum of Gardening (2.3 miles east). The countryside around Albourne Street includes Wolstonbury Hill and Woods Mill.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Albourne Street
Businesses and commercial landlords can book us too, from shops and offices to industrial units. Larger roofs take longer.
For blocks of flats, a roof survey helps managing agents and residents’ management companies plan ahead. The report sets out what needs attention now and what can wait.
What a pre-purchase roof survey doesn’t cover
To be straight with you, a roof survey has limits:
- A valuation or a promise of a lower price
- What’s under the slates, tiles or felt
- Confirmation of asbestos in cement sheets or soffits
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will tell you before booking. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
What we look at
- Natural slate
- Chimney stacks
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Gutters and downpipes
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Clay and concrete tiles
- The roof space
How it works
There is not much for you to do on the day. Show us any stains, drips or problem areas you know about, and we will get on with the inspection. A typical survey takes roughly 1–2 hours at the house you’re buying, depending on its size and how much of the roof can be seen. Rural addresses near Albourne Street can be hard to find from a postcode alone, so a few directions, or a note of a nearby landmark, help us arrive on time. After that, the survey runs as it would anywhere.
- You choose a Basic, Standard or Premium Survey to suit the home you are buying.
- A date is booked on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday.
- The coverings, ridges, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters are inspected and photographed.
- Standard and Premium surveys add the extra checks they include.
- We send the report with recommendations ranked by urgency, ready for you to discuss with the seller or agent.
Getting ready for the survey
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
- If it isn’t your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- Keep pets in another room
How to book
If you have photos of the roof, send them over. Pictures from ground level or a window are fine. To get started, call 07833 053749 or email us.