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Pre-purchase roof survey in Holland Park, Greater London
Need a pre-purchase roof survey in Holland Park? We can help, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Quick fixes on flashings and valleys
- Blocked or leaking gutters
- Slates or tiles that have slipped or gone
How the survey changes by roof type
Gutters and parapets
Parapet and box gutters are hidden behind walls and can overflow inside. We look at their linings and outlets from wherever is safe.
Chimney stacks
We inspect the outside of the stack, not a flue, gas or sweep inspection. If a flue needs testing, we will suggest who to ask.
Pre-purchase roof surveys for homes and businesses in Holland Park
Buying a flat brings its own roof questions. Depending on the lease, roof repairs may fall to the building owner or a management company, with costs often passed on through the service charge. We check as much of the roof as access safely allows, and the report gives you clear points to raise with your solicitor or the managing agent. If the building has a flat roof, we check that too where access allows. We survey clay and concrete tiles, lead flashings and valleys and flat-roofed extensions and dormers, and common reasons people get in touch are worn or lifted lead flashings and quick fixes on flashings and valleys.
In London, a good many houses have been split into flats, extended or fitted with a dormer loft conversion. Each change adds roof details, such as flat roofs, new flashings and junctions with the original slopes. If you are buying a flat or house in Holland Park, or have just had new roofing work done, those junctions are often where problems start. Dormer cheeks, lead work and new flat roofs are worth checking closely, as faults there are easy to miss.
Pictures do a lot of the work in our reports, so you can see each defect rather than just read about it. If something couldn’t be seen safely, the report is clear about it.
- Place
- Holland Park (W8, W11, W14)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Can I check my roof myself?
What you can’t do safely is get up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery, and falls from height are serious. That’s where a survey comes in, using safe viewpoints and a drone where applicable.
Fresh stains on ceilings or walls after rain are worth noting. Photograph them and note the date, which helps when we look at the roof.
Holland Park questions
Is my home in Holland Park listed or in a conservation area?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. Both listing and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Is parking a problem for a survey in Holland Park?
It can be, so it is useful to tell us about permits, visitor bays or off-street space when you book. That way the visit can be planned around it.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
We have completed more than 5,000 surveys, across 20+ years of surveying roofs, and 98% of customers are satisfied.
Do you inspect the roof from on top?
Only where it is safe to do so. We inspect from the ground, from windows and vantage points, from the loft and from the roof itself where safe. The Premium Survey adds a drone inspection where it applies.
Do you need access inside the house?
Ideally, yes. The loft tells us a lot about the roof, and views from upper windows help too. The agent or seller can arrange entry.
Is a roof survey worth having alongside a home survey?
That depends on how much you want to know about the roof. A home survey may recommend further investigation of the roof, and our survey gives you that closer look. It does not stand in for a RICS survey.
Will the roof report help me negotiate with the seller?
Yes. Buyers use the findings to ask questions, ask for repairs before completion or ask for a price change. The outcome is between you and the seller, so we cannot promise any saving.
Do you need a pre-purchase roof survey in Holland Park?
Patch repairs are common on roofs of every age. Bitumen over flashings, mortar fillets in place of lead and odd replacement tiles can point to a problem that keeps coming back. We note what we see so you can ask about it.
Common reasons to book include:
- Cracked flaunching or crumbling chimney pointing
- Old water stains in the roof space
- Slates or tiles that have slipped or gone
- Gutters choked with leaves and moss
If your home is one of the older ones in the streets near Church of St George, the roof’s history matters as much as its looks, and a survey brings the past repairs to light.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- Whether VAT is in the quoted price
- Are they insured for the work?
- What the report includes, and whether it has photos
- Do they have a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID for drone work?
The survey, step by step
Every roof is different; as a rough guide, the survey takes an hour or two on an ordinary house, or half a day or so for a commercial building. If you have questions on the day, just ask. In Holland Park, visits are available on weekdays and at weekends. It helps if you can point us to a visitor permit or a nearby bay, and to clear a path to the loft hatch. Upstairs rooms at the back are useful too, as they often give the best view of a rear addition.
- Once your offer has been accepted, you book and give us the address and your timescale.
- We arrange access with you, the agent or the seller.
- We look at the roof from ground level, from windows, from the loft space and from the roof where safe.
- Coverings, ridges, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters are checked and photographed.
- Your report arrives by email, with photos and recommendations prioritised by urgency.
Before the survey
- Let us know where we can park nearby
- Leave a clear route to the loft
- If you’re buying, check with the agent that we can get in
Getting a price
To arrange a survey, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. You will know the price before anything is booked.
Related advice
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Landlords, agents and building managers in Holland Park and across Greater London can book any of our surveys. For a price for a let property or a block, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Letting agents frequently book on a landlord’s behalf, with the report sent to whoever needs it. Access is agreed with the tenant ahead of time.
When you need someone else
No survey can tell you everything, and it is better to know them up front. Bear these in mind:
- Defects hidden under coverings or inside walls without opening up
- The condition of the rest of the house (that is a RICS home survey)
- Whether timbers meet design loads
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can ring 07833 053749 or email us and we will tell you. What a survey covers and does not.
What this survey covers
- Gutters and downpipes
- Lead flashings and valleys
- The roof space
- Natural slate
- Chimney stacks
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
Also near Holland Park
What else we do in Holland Park
Pre-purchase roof surveys around Holland Park
The wider area around Holland Park has a long history of building, with Leighton House about 0.4 miles south. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material. Holland Park is about 1 mile from the edge of the flight restriction zone around London Heliport in Battersea. If the drone is used for your survey, we check the exact boundary for the address before flying.
Landlords with a home close to Kensington Olympia station may find that it’s worth knowing a roof’s condition before you buy it, or before you sign off new roofing work on it. As a London address, Holland Park can be tricky for parking: a visitor permit or a nearby bay makes the day easier.
Holland Park is about 1 mile north of Kensington, in Greater London. We survey roofs in Holland Park and the rest of Greater London, as part of our work across London and South East England. We cover towns and villages across Greater London, large and small.
Every address in W8, W11 and W14 is covered for pre-purchase roof surveys. That includes homes and businesses on Dukes Lane, Milson Road and Elsham Road and the roads around them. With the A402 and A4204 close by, Holland Park is easy for us to reach for pre-purchase roof surveys. We also cover Kensington (1 mile south), Notting Hill (1 mile north), Shepherd's Bush (1 mile west), Notting Dale (1 mile north) and White City (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (5 miles east), Marylebone (3 miles east), St Pancras (4 miles north-east), Shoreditch (6 miles east), Walthamstow (10 miles north-east) and Hoxton (6 miles east).
Landmarks near Holland Park
Typical jobs here are in homes near Kensington Palace Green, Abdus Salam Library and Windsor Castle in Kensington pub, among other places. Other local landmarks include Kensington School (0.6 miles south-east) and Fox Primary School (within half a mile north-east). The closest station to Holland Park is Kensington Olympia station, roughly 0.5 miles south-west. Nearby you’ll also find London Museum (0.7 miles east) and St Mary Abbot's Hospital (0.7 miles south-east). The countryside around Holland Park includes Campden Hill and WWT London Wetland Centre.