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Moorhouse Bank Pre-Purchase Roof Survey
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat in Moorhouse Bank, carried out by an experienced roof surveyor. Every survey comes with a written report and photos.
- Old water stains in the roof space
- Gaps where slates or tiles have come loose
- Blistered or split felt on a flat roof
Tips that help
There is plenty you can do without going near the roof. What helps most:
- Ask the agent to make sure the loft hatch can be opened
- Mention any deadline when you get in touch
- For a flat, check who is responsible for the roof
- Notice patches of new decoration in top-floor rooms
We email the report to you, with photos of each finding. Turnaround is within 48 hours for Basic, 24 to 48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium. Each defect is explained in plain words, and recommendations are ranked by urgency where that helps.
Keep an eye on chimneys and flashings in your new home. Look for leaning pots, missing mortar and lifted lead. Binoculars from ground level are enough for a first look.
How a pre-purchase roof survey works in Moorhouse Bank
Tall, steep or hidden roofs are hard to judge from the street. The Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, plus a drone inspection where it applies, along with a same-day report. Where a flight isn’t possible, because of airspace rules or the weather, we tell you and look from ground level, windows and the loft instead. We survey gutters and downpipes, chimney stacks and flat-roofed extensions and dormers, and people most often book us about quick fixes on flashings and valleys and standing water on a flat extension roof.
In a London terrace or conversion, the roof frequently 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 Moorhouse Bank or checking a new roof there: we inspect what we are given access to and can see safely, which may not include a neighbour’s side. If it’s a flat, the lease usually sets out who is responsible for the roof.
Findings are set out part by part, from the main slopes down to the gutters and outlets, with a note and a photo for each point. You’ll see the good as well as the bad.
- Where
- Moorhouse Bank (TN16)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- 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
Honest limits
This isn’t a RICS building survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. It also has these limits:
- Walls, floors, services and rooms below the roof
- Whether materials contain asbestos (that needs a specialist asbestos surveyor)
- Whether timbers meet design loads
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll recommend the right survey. What our survey covers.
Roofs we survey in Moorhouse Bank
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Gutters and downpipes
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- The roof space
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Natural slate
- Chimney stacks
Also near Moorhouse Bank
Other services in Moorhouse Bank
Different roofs, different checks
Lead flashings and valleys
Many older houses have lead in their valleys and hidden gutters. Worn or cracked lead lets water straight into the roof, and lead is also a target for theft.
Clay and concrete tiles
Tiled roofs often last half a century or longer. We check for slipped, cracked and missing tiles, and for mismatched replacements that point to past repairs.
FAQs for Moorhouse Bank
Is my home in Moorhouse Bank listed or in a conservation area?
We cannot confirm that for you, but Historic England’s list and your council can. A change of roofing material may need consent in either case.
Is drone flying allowed in Moorhouse Bank?
Normally it comes down to two things: the airspace at the address and the weather. Across London there are restriction zones around Heathrow, London City and London Heliport, plus restricted areas over Hyde Park, the City of London and the Isle of Dogs. Each address is checked against all of them before the drone goes up. Before any flight, we check the Drone Safety Map for airspace restrictions. The flight also waits for calm, dry weather, though the rest of the survey goes ahead either way.
Can you survey at the weekend?
Visits run seven days a week in the daytime. Just say which days work for you.
How quickly will I get the report?
Premium reports arrive the same day, Standard reports within 24 to 48 hours and Basic within 48 hours. We send it by email with photos included.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. We don’t sample or test for asbestos. Where a material might contain it, such as old cement sheets on a building from before 2000, the report flags it, with a recommendation to have a specialist asbestos surveyor check before it is disturbed.
Is this the same as a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey?
No. We survey the roof, not the whole building, and it is not a RICS home survey. It works alongside a home survey.
Do you need to go inside the property?
Where we can, yes. Inside, the loft shows leaks, damp timbers and the underlay. If we can’t get in, the report says so.
Pre-purchase roof surveys around Moorhouse Bank
Alongside Victorian and Edwardian terraces, outer London has a great many interwar semis, often with hipped roofs of clay or concrete tiles. If your home in Moorhouse Bank is one of them, bay roofs, hips and later dormers each have their own details. For a purchase or a newly finished roof, the materials decide which details matter most. If your survey includes the drone, the flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first.
Quebec House lies about 1.3 miles east, so building around Moorhouse Bank goes back a long way. If you are buying an older home nearby, it is worth knowing whether it is listed or in a conservation area before you plan any re-roofing. If you live in an older home near St Andrew's, ask the seller about past roof repairs, because older roofs often have patched valleys, replaced slates and reset ridges.
Moorhouse Bank is about 6 miles west of Sevenoaks, in Greater London. Bookings from Moorhouse Bank are handled just like any other: get in touch, agree the price and pick a day. We cover towns and villages across Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages. We also survey roofs in Crawley.
Postcode districts we cover here for pre-purchase roof surveys: TN16. We also cover The Chart (1 mile south-west), Goodley Stock (1 mile south-east), Westerham (1 mile north-east), Pains-Hill (1 mile south-west) and Titsey (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Orpington (9 miles north), New Cross (15 miles north), Thornton Heath (12 miles north-west), Croydon (10 miles north-west), East Dulwich (15 miles north) and Streatham (14 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Moorhouse Bank
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Wolfe Public House, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Hurst Green station, roughly 2.2 miles south-west. Nearby you will also find Tandridge Priory (1 mile south-west). Not far away are Betsom's Hill and Dryhill Nature Reserve.
Why it is worth a survey now in Moorhouse Bank
The lender’s valuation is done for the lender, not for you. It looks at whether the property is suitable security for the loan, and it will not look closely at the roof. Our survey is done for you, and the report is written for you to use. Work on a London roof is rarely simple to arrange, with parking, neighbours and access all to think about. That’s a good reason to find problems early, while there’s time to plan.
Thermal imaging and drone inspection (where it applies) come with the Premium Survey, which starts from £400, with VAT included. We’ll tell you which package suits the questions you have.
Why book us in Moorhouse Bank
- Over 20 years’ experience
- We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Drones and thermal imaging where applicable
- Photographs and a written report every time
Take a look at how roof surveys are priced and what we found on two real jobs.
Common roof problems in Moorhouse Bank
The fixings and underlay frequently fail before good slates or tiles do. Natural slate can last 100 years or more, yet the nails holding it rust and let slates slide. It is a frequent finding on older houses and easy to miss from ground level.
It’s worth booking a survey if you’ve seen:
- Chimney mortar that has eroded
- Old water stains in the loft space
- Gutters choked with leaves and moss
- Ponding, blisters or splits on a flat roof
If you let a flat or house near Hurst Green station, it’s worth knowing a roof’s condition before you buy it, or before you sign off new roofing work on it.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- What experience they bring
- Whether VAT is in the quoted price
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
- What the report includes, and whether it has photos
What we do, step by step
We check the roof from outside and, where it’s relevant and there is safe access, from inside the loft space too. Inside, we look for staining, damp, gaps and signs of movement, as far as the space allows. All in, the survey usually takes roughly 1–2 hours at a typical house, with time for the loft where it can be reached. In Moorhouse Bank, as in much of London, lots of properties are flats or terraces without side access, so the back of the roof is often seen from upstairs windows, from inside or, where a flight is allowed, from the air. Mention any building rules, key holders or managing agents when you book.
- Once your offer is accepted, you let us know the address and when you hope to exchange.
- Access to the house and the loft space is agreed beforehand.
- The visit begins outside, from ground level and any safe vantage points.
- Inside, we check the loft space and look at the roof from windows.
- You get a written report with photographs and recommendations before you exchange.
Before we arrive
- If it is not your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it’s shared
How to book
When you are ready to go ahead, call 07833 053749 or email us. We’ll suggest a package, agree the price and find a date.