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Mitcham Pre-Purchase Roof Survey
Pre-purchase roof surveys in Mitcham, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. You get a clear report with photographs.
- Standing water on a flat extension roof
- Signs of past leaks inside the loft
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
Pre-purchase roof surveys around Mitcham
If the drone is used for your survey, the flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first. Alongside Victorian and Edwardian terraces, outer London has a great many interwar semis, often with hipped roofs of clay or concrete tiles. Bay roofs, hip ridges and dormers from later loft conversions are the details that set these houses apart. Whether you are buying or checking new roofing work, knowing the materials helps make sense of what the inspection finds.
Landlords with a home close to Mitcham Eastfields station may find that a roof report gives you a clear picture before you buy or settle up with a roofer. Southside House, about 3.6 miles west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Mitcham. Buying a period property here means asking about the roof’s age and repairs, and about any listing or conservation area. Mitcham is in London, so parking needs planning: tell us about permits, visitor bays or off-street space when you book, as a space near the door cannot be promised.
Mitcham is about 2 miles west of Thornton Heath, in Greater London. In Mitcham, as across Greater London, every roof gets the same careful survey. Our Greater London coverage includes Mitcham. For surveys nearby, see our London page.
Here we cover the CR4, SW16 and SM4 postcode area for pre-purchase roof surveys. Whether your property is on Kings Road, Baker Lane and Manor Road or a nearby road, we can help. Other places close to Mitcham include Hackbridge (1 mile north), Eastfields (1 mile north), Colliers Wood (1 mile north-west), Merton Abbey (2 miles north-west) and Furzedown (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover London (7 miles north), City of Westminster (8 miles north), Marylebone (8 miles north), Kensington (7 miles north), St Pancras (9 miles north) and Shoreditch (9 miles north).
Local landmarks in Mitcham
Around Mitcham, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Archbishop Lanfranc School, St Mark's Church of England Academy and The White Lion of Mortimer pub, among other places. Mitcham’s nearest station is Mitcham Eastfields station, about 0.5 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Wandle Industrial Museum (0.7 miles west) and Centrale Croydon (2.7 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Duppas Hill and Cranmer Green.
About our pre-purchase roof survey in Mitcham
If you are buying a flat, the roof may well be shared. The lease decides who looks after the roof, and that is often not the individual flat owner, with costs often passed on through the service charge. We look at as much of the roof as access safely allows, and the report helps you ask your solicitor or the managing agent the right questions. Where the building has a flat roof, it is checked as far as access allows. Typical surveys look at cracked flaunching or crumbling chimney pointing and patch repairs that may hide an ongoing problem, on chimney stacks, the roof space and lead flashings and valleys.
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. That matters for anyone buying in Mitcham or checking a new roof there: we inspect what we’re given access to and can see safely, which may not include a neighbour’s side. If it’s a flat, the lease typically sets out who is responsible for the roof.
You can share the report with anyone who needs it: your solicitor, the seller, your insurer, a roofer or the building’s managing agent.
- Place
- Mitcham (CR4, SW16, SM4)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Should I look at the roof myself first?
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.
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.
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What else we do in Mitcham
How the survey works
On the day, we start by asking what you’ve noticed and what you need to know. We then inspect everything that can safely be seen, using the ground, windows, the loft and a drone where applicable. The survey typically takes between one and two hours at a typical house, with time for the loft where it can be reached. In a London conversion, the way into the roof space is frequently from a communal landing or the top flat. Where that is the case, access needs agreeing with whoever controls that landing. Otherwise, the visit in Mitcham runs like any other.
- Once your offer is accepted, you tell us the address and when you hope to exchange.
- Access to the house and the roof space is agreed beforehand.
- The visit begins outside, from ground level and any safe vantage points.
- We then look from upstairs windows and inside the loft where it is safe.
- The report is emailed with photos and recommendations, ready to use before exchange.
How to prepare
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
- Let us know about parking near the property
- For flats, check roof access has been agreed
Arrange a survey
Surveys can be booked for weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. To find a date that works for you, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and the days you’d prefer.
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Why act early in Mitcham
Without a survey, you’re relying on a glance from the pavement. That won’t show slipped slates on the rear slope, a worn valley or cracked flaunching. We fill that gap before you’re tied in, with photos of anything that needs attention. Blocked gutters and hoppers on London houses overflow and soak brickwork, which can lead to damp inside. A small blockage left for a few winters becomes a damp problem.
Prices start from £150, with VAT included, for a Basic Survey. The Standard Survey starts from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, both including VAT. You will know the price for the job before booking.
Why us?
- Every finding written up with photos
- 20+ years’ experience
- Independent findings on the roof’s condition
- CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID)
See how roof surveys are priced or what we found on two real jobs.
Prices for pre-purchase roof surveys in Mitcham
Our packages start from £150, including VAT. What you pay for your roof depends on:
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
- The roof’s overall size
- Whether it is a home or a commercial building
- The height of the building and how the roof can be seen safely
Every price we give includes VAT, and the written report is part of the package. Our price is from £150, including VAT. Size, height and access decide where your roof falls.
What to tell us when you contact us
You don’t need to know any roofing terms. Just let us know:
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- The kind of building and roof involved
Getting a price is simple: just ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form, let us know about the property and we’ll suggest the right survey. The price is agreed up front.
Tips that help
Over many surveys, some simple habits stand out as worth the effort:
- Let us know your timetable
- Find out whether the roof has been replaced or patched
- Check we will be able to get into the loft space
- For a flat, check who is responsible for the roof
It’s worth sharing the report with your solicitor so questions can go to the seller’s solicitor. Past repairs, re-roofing and any records of that work are all fair questions, especially where we’ve found patch repairs.
After you move in, have leaves and moss cleared from gutters and valleys, particularly after autumn. Overflowing water is behind a lot of damp. Use a gutter contractor rather than going up a ladder yourself.
FAQs for Mitcham
Can parking be tricky for a visit in Mitcham?
Parking in Mitcham, as in most of London, takes a little planning: a visitor permit or a bay close to the door helps a lot.
Is my home in Mitcham listed or in a conservation area?
We can’t confirm that for you, but Historic England’s list and your council can. Both listing and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
Do you need to go inside the property?
Where we can, yes. Inside, the loft shows leaks, damp timbers and the underlay. If we cannot get in, the report says so.
Do you inspect the roof from on top?
When conditions and the roof make it safe, yes. We also inspect from ground level, upper windows and the roof space.
How long does the survey visit take?
It typically takes about 1–2 hours at a typical house, with time for the loft where it can be reached. The report follows within 48 hours for Basic, 24 to 48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
Someone needs to let us in if we are looking inside or in the loft. Access is agreed with you when you book.
Do you survey on Saturdays and Sundays?
We survey on any day from Monday to Sunday, during the day, which suits people who work during the week. Just say which days work for you.
Roof by roof
Natural slate
Older slate roofs often have bitumen felt under them, and very old ones may have none. From inside the loft space, we report what we can see of it.
Gutters and parapets
Hidden gutters behind parapets send water indoors when they block. Where we can see them safely, we check the linings and outlets.