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Palmers Green Pre-Purchase Roof Survey
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat around Palmers Green, with a written report you can act on. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
- Bitumen or mortar used in place of proper repairs
- Signs of past leaks inside the loft
Pre-purchase roof surveys for homes and businesses in Palmers Green
A Basic Survey starts from £150, while Standard starts from £250 and Premium from £400, including VAT. Standard adds moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. Premium goes further, with thermal imaging, a drone where applicable and a same-day report. Choose the level that suits the home you’re buying. Every package comes with a written report, photos and recommendations. If you’ve noticed chimney mortar that has eroded and bitumen or mortar used in place of proper repairs, we can find out what’s behind it, on chimney stacks, natural slate and the roof space alike.
In London, lots of houses have been split into flats, extended or fitted with a dormer loft conversion. Every alteration brings new junctions, flashings and flat-roof areas to look at. If you’re buying a flat or house in Palmers Green, or have just had new roofing work done, those junctions are often where problems start. Lead work around dormers and new flat roofs is easy to get wrong and easy to miss.
We write the report in plain English, so it makes sense without any roofing background. Each point is backed by a photograph where possible, and recommendations are put by urgency where it matters.
- Place
- Palmers Green (N13, N22, N11)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Common roof problems in Palmers Green
Rear extensions, dormers and garages frequently have flat roofs. A felt roof frequently lasts around 15 to 20 years, and standing water, blisters and splits are typical signs of ageing. A buyer can easily miss them, especially when they’re only visible from an upper floor.
Problems we come across frequently include:
- Gaps where slates or tiles have come loose
- Ponding, blisters or splits on a flat roof
- Bitumen or mortar used in place of proper repairs
- Chimney mortar that has eroded
The streets around a church like Palmers Green United Reformed Church are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if you own one of the older houses nearby, the roof’s history matters as much as its looks, and a survey brings the past repairs to light.
Before booking anyone
- How they plan to inspect the roof safely
- Whether VAT is in the quoted price
- What experience they bring
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
Practical tips
A little preparation and a few simple habits help, both for the survey and for the roof itself. Our tips:
- Mention any deadline when you get in touch
- Ask the seller about past roof repairs
- Watch for stains or fresh paint on ceilings below the roof
- Share the report with your solicitor
The Standard Survey includes a follow-up consultation to talk the findings through, while Premium includes a consultation in person. If anything in the report isn’t clear, ask us.
Every so often, check the loft with a torch, keeping to boarded areas. Watch for stains, damp timbers and chinks of daylight. Photos help if you later need a roofer or another survey.
What affects the price in Palmers Green
When we price a survey, we consider:
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
- Whether you choose the Basic, Standard or Premium Survey
The cost of a survey depends on the roof: its size, its height, how many sections it has and how it can be reached and seen safely. Prices start from £150, including VAT.
Helping us price your survey
To price your survey accurately, we’ll ask about:
- Any deadline, like an exchange date
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- Anything about access we should know
To arrange a survey, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and let us know the address and what’s prompted the survey. You’ll know the price before anything is booked.
Pre-purchase roof surveys in Palmers Green: local notes
Historic houses like Bruce Castle, about 1.9 miles south-east, show how far back building in the area around Palmers Green goes. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs. In outer London, interwar semis with hipped, tiled roofs sit alongside older slate-roofed terraces. On a semi of that age, the small roofs over the bays, the hip tiles and any later dormer each need their own look. Each material has its own typical faults, which is what a buyer or the owner of a new roof needs to know about.
For a London address like Palmers Green, it’s useful to know about controlled parking before the day, along with any off-street space. Landlords with a home close to Palmers Green station may find that a roof report gives you a clear picture before you buy or settle up with a roofer.
Palmers Green is about 6 miles north of St Pancras, in Greater London. Surveys in Palmers Green work the same way as everywhere we cover: a close look at what can safely be seen, photos and a clear written report. Palmers Green is one of the towns and villages in Greater London where we work for pre-purchase roof surveys. We also survey roofs in London.
Here we cover the N13, N22 and N11 postcode area for pre-purchase roof surveys. We offer pre-purchase roof surveys to properties on Oak Lane, Fox Lane and York Road and the roads around them. Main roads around Palmers Green include the A105 and A1004, so getting to you is simple. We also cover the places around Palmers Green: Oakthorpe Park (1 mile south-east), Arnos Grove (1 mile west), Bounds Green (1 mile south-west), Bowes Park (1 mile south) and Southgate (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include London (8 miles south), City of Westminster (7 miles south), Marylebone (7 miles south), Kensington (9 miles south-west), St Pancras (6 miles south) and Shoreditch (6 miles south).
Near you in Palmers Green
We work in homes and buildings around St Thomas More Catholic School, Broomfield Park and The Alfred Herring pub, among other places. There is a railway station in Palmers Green itself: Palmers Green station. Other landmarks nearby include Broomfield House Museum (within half a mile west) and Greentrees Hospital (0.6 miles south-east). Open spaces near Palmers Green include Highgate Hill and Darland's Lake.
Nearby places to Palmers Green
What else we do in Palmers Green
Leave it or get it looked at?
Leaving it means judging the roof from the street. That rarely shows the back slope, the valleys or the top of the chimney. We fill that gap before you’re tied in, with photos of anything that needs attention. In Palmers Green, as across London, an overflowing gutter soaks the wall below, which can lead to damp inside. A blocked outlet ignored for a winter or two can mean damp walls inside.
Prices quoted always include 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.
Why choose Independent Roof Survey in Palmers Green
- Drones and thermal imaging where applicable
- A written report with photos
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
- 20+ years’ experience
Take a look at how roof surveys are priced or what we found on two real jobs.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Palmers Green
Landlords, agents and building managers in Palmers Green and across Greater London can book any of our surveys. For a price for a let property or a block, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
For blocks of flats, a roof survey helps managing agents and residents’ management companies plan ahead. The report sets out what needs attention now and what can wait, which helps with budgets and planning.
How the survey works
Time on site depends on the size and shape of the roof, but as a rough guide the survey takes an hour or two at the house you’re buying, depending on its size and how much of the roof can be seen. If you have questions on the day, just ask. For a visit in Palmers Green, parking and access are the things to plan: let us know about permits, visitor bays or off-street space, which floor the property is on and how to get into the loft. We then look at whatever is safely visible from ground level, windows, the loft and, where it’s safe, the roof itself.
- After your offer is agreed, you book and share your timetable.
- 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 roof space and look at the roof from windows.
- The report is emailed with photos and recommendations, ready to use before exchange.
Before we arrive
- If it is not your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- Check the loft hatch can be reached
- Note where any stains or damp appear
Book a survey
You can call us seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. For a price or to book, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Related advice
Palmers Green: your questions answered
Can you fly a drone over a roof in Palmers Green?
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. 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, including zones around airports and prisons. A small drone cannot fly safely in strong wind or heavy rain.
Will parking be an issue for a roof survey in Palmers Green?
London parking needs a little planning, so let us know about permits, bays or a driveway when booking. That way the visit can be planned around it.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, if whoever owns or manages the building agrees access. On a shared roof we can only inspect the parts we are allowed to reach.
Does your survey replace a RICS home survey?
No. Our survey looks at the roof only, and it is not a RICS home survey. It complements one rather than replacing it.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. We do not 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’s disturbed.
Do you inspect the roof from on top?
Only where it is safe to do so. Much of the inspection is done from ground level, from windows and from the roof space. The Premium Survey adds a drone inspection where applicable.
How long does the survey visit take?
It typically takes about one to two 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.