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Pre-purchase roof survey in Holloway Down, Greater London
We take a careful look at the roof at your property in Holloway Down, and put it all in a report with photographs.
- A ridge or slope that dips
- Standing water on a flat extension roof
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
Pre-purchase roof survey in Holloway Down: what you get
With a written roof report, you can go back to the seller or agent with specifics. You can ask about the roof’s history, ask for repairs before completion or rethink the price. What the seller agrees to is up to them, but you’ll be asking from facts rather than guesses. It also helps you decide whether to go ahead at all. We survey clay and concrete tiles, lead flashings and valleys and gutters and downpipes, and common reasons people get in touch are blistered or split felt on a flat roof and lead that has worked loose at a wall or chimney.
London’s housing runs from Victorian and Edwardian terraces to interwar semis, post-war estates and new blocks of flats, so a property in Holloway Down might be any of these. Whether you are buying or have just had a roof replaced, the details that cause trouble depend on the age of the building. Slate roofs, butterfly valleys, parapet gutters and flat-roofed rear additions each have their own weak points.
What you get is a clear record of the roof on the day we saw it. It is useful straight away, and a good reference for later, for instance when you want to check whether anything has changed.
- Place
- Holloway Down (E11, E15, E7)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Tips from our surveys
You do not need to be a roofer to help. What helps most:
- Watch for stains or fresh paint on ceilings below the roof
- Give your solicitor a copy of the report
- Ask who repairs the roof under the lease
- Ask the agent to check the loft hatch can be opened
With Standard, you get a follow-up consultation, and the Premium Survey includes an in-person consultation. If anything in the report isn’t clear, ask us.
Every so frequently, check the loft with a torch, keeping to boarded areas. Watch for stains, damp timbers and chinks of daylight. Take photos so you can show whoever looks at it.
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Questions from Holloway Down
Will parking be an issue for a roof survey in Holloway Down?
Sometimes, yes. If Holloway Down has controlled parking where you are, a visitor permit is the easiest answer, and a driveway is even better.
Can you fly a drone over a roof in Holloway Down?
Usually it comes down to two things: the airspace at the address and the weather. The flight restriction zone around London City Airport comes within about 2 miles of Holloway Down. We check the exact boundary for the address before flying, and if the roof falls inside it, we ask for permission first. 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. Strong wind or a downpour also stops a small drone flying, and the rest of the survey does not depend on the drone.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
Professional indemnity and public liability insurance cover our surveys. Ask if you need details for a managing agent or building owner.
Can you survey in bad weather?
Some surveys depend on the weather more than others. Drone flights need calm, dry weather, and thermal imaging works best with a dry roof, little wind and a sunny day beforehand. We’ll rearrange with you if the weather isn’t right.
How quickly will I get the report?
It depends on the package: within 48 hours for Basic, 24 to 48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium. Tell us your exchange date and we’ll help you choose.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
Over 20 years and more than 5,000 surveys.
Which days do you carry out surveys?
Surveys can be booked for any day of the week: Monday to Friday, Saturdays and Sundays. Tell us which days suit you when you book.
Landlords, agents and block managers in Holloway Down
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in. Surveys run on any day of the week, which helps when tenants work during the week.
Letting agents often book on a landlord’s behalf, with the report sent to whoever needs it. Access is agreed with the tenant beforehand.
What happens if roof problems are left?
Sellers are not always aware of roof problems. Their answers on the property forms only cover what they know about. An independent look tells you how the roof is now, whatever anyone remembers. Behind a London parapet, a blocked gutter can sit full of water without anyone seeing it. By the time a ceiling stains, the timbers underneath may have been wet for a while.
We offer three survey packages: the Basic Survey from £150, the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, with VAT included. The price for your roof depends on its size, access and what you want to find out.
What you get with us
- Photographs and a written report every time
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- An independent look at the roof
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
How the survey changes by roof type
Flat roofs
Repeated coatings on a flat roof can mask what’s underneath. We say when the covering would need opening up to know more.
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.
How it works
Time on site depends on the size and shape of the roof; as a rough guide, the survey takes an hour or two on an ordinary house, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. If you have questions on the day, just ask. In converted houses and mansion blocks, the loft hatch is frequently on a shared landing. Where that’s the case, access needs agreeing with whoever controls that landing. Otherwise, the visit in Holloway Down runs like any other.
- You choose a Basic, Standard or Premium Survey to suit the home you are buying.
- We agree a visit, including weekends if that helps.
- The coverings, ridges, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters are inspected and photographed.
- Moisture detection, structural checks, thermal imaging or a drone are added where your package includes them.
- You receive the report, with findings prioritised by urgency, so you can raise them with the seller.
Before the survey
- Let us know about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
- If it isn’t your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
Getting a price
Our phone lines are open seven days a week. For a price or to book, phone 07833 053749 or email us.
Related advice
Local roofs and buyers in Holloway Down
Holloway Down is about 2 miles from the edge of the flight restriction zone around London City Airport. If the drone is used for your survey, we check the exact boundary for the address before flying. Sutton House, about 2.4 miles west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Holloway Down. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
The streets around a church like Holy Trinity & St Augustine of Hippo are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if yours is one of the older homes nearby, ask the seller about past roof repairs, because older roofs frequently have patched valleys, replaced slates and reset ridges. Holloway Down is in London, so parking needs planning: let us know about parking bays, permits or a driveway when you book. For landlords with property near Maryland station, a survey before purchase, or before signing off a new roof, saves surprises once a tenant moves in.
Holloway Down is about 1 mile north of Stratford, in Greater London. Bookings from Holloway Down are handled just like any other: a call or an email, a price, then a date. Our area takes in places right across Greater London, large and small. We also survey roofs in London.
Pre-purchase roof surveys in E11, E15 and E7 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include Eve Road, Cary Road and Lynn Road. We also cover the places around Holloway Down: East Village (1 mile south-west), Temple Mills (1 mile west), Maryland (1 mile south), Stratford (1 mile south) and Leyton (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include London (6 miles south-west), City of Westminster (7 miles west), Marylebone (7 miles west), Kensington (10 miles south-west), St Pancras (6 miles west) and Shoreditch (4 miles south-west).
What’s near Holloway Down
Typical jobs here are in homes near West Ham Park, Stratford Circus and Buxton School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Maryland station, roughly 0.6 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Tower of London (4.7 miles south-west) and Queen Mary's Hospital for the East End (0.9 miles south). The countryside around Holloway Down includes Tower Hill and Old Ford Island.
DIY checks: what’s safe
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Water spilling over the edge can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
Fresh stains on ceilings or walls after rain are worth noting. Photograph them and note the date, as it helps a surveyor trace the cause.