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Pre-Purchase Roof Survey in Broom Hill
Pre-purchase roof surveys across Broom Hill, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. Every survey ends with a written report and photos.
- Blistered or split felt on a flat roof
- Patch repairs that may hide an ongoing problem
- Roof slopes that look uneven or sagging
Your questions about pre-purchase roof surveys in Broom Hill
Are there drone restrictions around Broom Hill?
That depends on where the roof is and on the weather. London’s airspace includes flight restriction zones around Heathrow, London City Airport and London Heliport, and restricted areas over Hyde Park, the City of London and the Isle of Dogs. Every London address is checked against them before a flight. Every flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first. Strong wind or a downpour also stops a small drone flying, and the rest of the survey does not depend on the drone.
Is my home in Broom Hill listed or in a conservation area?
Check Historic England’s online list first, then ask the council about conservation areas and any Article 4 direction. It matters most if you are planning to re-roof in a different material.
Do you work in Broom Hill?
Yes. Broom Hill is part of the area we cover.
What’s the best way to book?
Simply phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email. We will ask a few questions, confirm the price and agree a date, weekday or weekend.
Are you insured?
Professional indemnity and public liability insurance cover our surveys. Ask if you need details for a managing agent or building owner.
How long does a pre-purchase roof survey take?
On site, it typically takes about one to two hours for a house, and longer for a large or complex roof. The report follows within 48 hours for Basic, 24 to 48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium.
Will you climb onto the roof?
Only where it is safe. We also inspect from ground level, upper windows and the roof space, and a drone is part of the Premium Survey where it applies.
How a pre-purchase roof survey works in Broom Hill
Tall, steep or hidden roofs are hard to judge from the street. Our Premium Survey includes thermal imaging and, where it applies, a drone inspection, along with a same-day report. If airspace rules or the weather rule out a flight, we will say so and inspect from every other safe vantage point. If you’ve noticed flashings that have lifted or split and chimney mortar that has eroded, a survey will tell you what’s going on, whatever the roof.
In a London terrace or conversion, the roof often joins the neighbours’ roofs and shares their stacks and gutters, with parapet walls and party-wall upstands marking where one roof ends and the next begins. For a purchase or a new roof in Broom Hill, that shapes what can be checked: we inspect what we’re given access to and can see safely, which may not include a neighbour’s side. For a flat, the lease normally says who looks after the roof.
The Standard Survey adds moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where it applies, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Location
- Broom Hill (BR6, BR5)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
When you need someone else
Before booking, it’s worth knowing what a survey will not do:
- How a seller will respond, or what the house is worth
- Whether materials contain asbestos (that needs a specialist asbestos surveyor)
- Whether timbers meet design loads
If you are not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book. What our survey covers.
Roofs we survey in Broom Hill
- Gutters and downpipes
- The roof space
- Chimney stacks
- Natural slate
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
How the survey changes by roof type
Clay and concrete tiles
Clay plain tiles are common on older South East homes, and some still have peg tiles. Where pegs have rotted, tiles can slip, so we look for gaps along the courses.
Natural slate
Good slate is one of the longest-lasting roof coverings, but the nails holding it corrode long before that. When slates start to slip, corroded nails are frequently the reason, and we note how widespread it looks.
Local roofs and buyers in Broom Hill
In outer London, interwar semis with hipped, tiled roofs sit alongside older slate-roofed terraces. Hips, bay roofs and later loft conversions are typical of those semis, if your home is one of them. Each material has its own typical faults, which is what a buyer or the owner of a new roof needs to know about. About 3.7 miles north-west lies Bromley Palace, a reminder of how long the area around Broom Hill has been built on. If you own one of the older houses, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof.
If you live in an older home near Church of All Saints, a survey will show how the roof has been repaired before, which helps you judge what’s coming. As a London address, Broom Hill can be tricky for parking: let us know about parking bays, permits or a driveway as you book. If you own a rental within reach of Orpington station, the roof is worth checking before you add another property to a portfolio or pay a roofer in full.
Broom Hill is about 1 mile south-west of Orpington, in Greater London. We carry out pre-purchase roof surveys in Broom Hill for houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings. Broom Hill is one of the places in Greater London we cover for pre-purchase roof surveys. You can also see our page for London.
All of BR6 and BR5 is covered for pre-purchase roof surveys. Streets in the area include New Road, Irene Road and Sandy Lane, all of which we cover. Nearby, we also carry out pre-purchase roof surveys in Crofton (1 mile south-west), Petts Wood (1 mile north-west), Locksbottom (2 miles west), Farnborough (2 miles south-west) and Green Street Green (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover London (12 miles north-west), City of Westminster (14 miles north-west), Marylebone (14 miles north-west), Kensington (15 miles north-west), St Pancras (14 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (13 miles north-west).
What’s near Broom Hill
Around Broom Hill, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Jubilee Country Park, The Cricketers pub and The Priory School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Orpington station, about 0.6 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include The Mall (3.8 miles north-west) and Orpington Hospital (1.3 miles south). Not far away are Summer Hill and The Warren.
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Tips from our surveys
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner, before and after a survey:
- For a flat, check who is responsible for the roof
- Give your solicitor a copy of the report
- Ask whether there are papers for past roof work
- Book once your offer is accepted
After you move in, keep the report somewhere safe. Deal with the urgent items first, and use the photos as a record of how the roof looked when you bought. The Premium Survey includes a 12-month follow-up to see how things have changed.
Don’t block the vents at the eaves. Condensation in a roof space can look like a leak and can damage timbers over time. Avoid packing insulation into the eaves so tightly that air can’t flow.
Leave it or get it looked at?
Sellers are not always aware of roof problems. The forms they complete only show what they’re aware of. An independent look tells you how the roof is now, whatever anyone remembers. 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.
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: its size, its height, how many sections it has and how it can be reached and seen safely. Our price is from £150, including VAT.
Why book us in Broom Hill
- Drones and thermal imaging where applicable
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- More than 5,000 surveys completed
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
Surveys for landlords and agents in Broom Hill
Businesses and commercial landlords can book us too, from shops and offices to industrial units. Bigger roofs take more time.
Where a roof is shared: we need access agreed with the freeholder or managing agent. Mention it when you get in touch and we will plan the visit with that in mind.
What we do, step by step
The aim of the visit is simple: to see as much of the roof as can be seen safely and record it clearly. Notes and photos go into the written report. It usually takes roughly 1–2 hours at a typical house, with time for the loft where it can be reached. In Broom Hill, visits are available on weekdays and at weekends. It helps if you can point us to a visitor permit or a nearby bay. Upstairs rooms at the back are useful too, as they often give the best view of a rear addition.
- You book once your offer is accepted and let us know the address and your timetable.
- We arrange access with you, the agent or the seller.
- We inspect the roof from ground level, windows, the loft and the roof itself where it is safe.
- Coverings, ridges, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters are checked and photographed.
- We email a report with photographs and recommendations, ready for you to use before exchange.
Before we arrive
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- Find any records of previous roof work
- If you’re buying, let the agent know when we are coming
Getting a price
Most bookings start with a short call: call 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll ask a few questions about the roof. You will have a price before anything is arranged.