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Pinner Green Pre-Purchase Roof Survey
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat around Pinner Green, with a written report you can act on. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Signs of past leaks inside the loft
- Worn or lifted lead flashings
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
Local roofs and buyers in Pinner Green
If your survey includes the drone, we check the Drone Safety Map for restrictions before flying. The wider area around Pinner Green has a long history of building, with Headstone Manor about 1.7 miles east. If your home is one of the older ones, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
If you own a rental within reach of Hatch End station, a roof report gives you a clear picture before you buy or settle up with a roofer. Pinner Green is in London, so parking needs planning: let us know about parking bays, permits or a driveway when you book, as a space near the door cannot be promised.
Pinner Green is about 2 miles north-east of Ruislip, in Greater London. We visit Pinner Green as part of our work across Greater London. Our Greater London coverage includes Pinner Green. London is in our area too.
Here we cover the HA5 and HA6 postcode area for pre-purchase roof surveys. Local streets include Love Lane, Tudor Road and Chapel Lane. If you’re just outside Pinner Green, we cover Pinner (1 mile south-east), Eastcote (1 mile south), North Harrow (2 miles south-east), Roxbourne (2 miles south) and Rayners Lane (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include London (15 miles south-east), City of Westminster (12 miles south-east), Marylebone (12 miles south-east), Kensington (11 miles south-east), St Pancras (13 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (14 miles east).
What’s near Pinner Green
Around Pinner Green, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Oddfellows Arms, UTC Heathrow and Eastcote House Gardens. The nearest railway station is Hatch End station, about 1.3 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Northwood and Pinner Cottage Hospital (0.9 miles north-west) and St. George's Shopping Centre (2.6 miles south-east). The countryside around Pinner Green includes Harrow Weald Common and Horse Shoe Bay.
Pre-purchase roof survey in Pinner Green
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 frequently 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’s checked as far as access allows. We survey chimney stacks, flat-roofed extensions and dormers and natural slate, and people most often book us about cracked flaunching or crumbling chimney pointing and standing water on a flat extension roof.
London terraces and converted houses often share a roof line, chimney stacks and gutters with the house next door. For a purchase or a new roof in Pinner Green, that shapes what can be checked: we inspect what we are given access to and can see safely, which may not include a neighbour’s side. If it is a flat, the lease normally sets out who is responsible for the roof.
The report records the roof as we found it on the day. That makes it useful now and a handy reference later, like when you want to compare after future work.
- Place
- Pinner Green (HA5, HA6)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What affects the cost of pre-purchase roof surveys
A few things affect what a survey costs:
- Height and safe access
- Whether thermal imaging or a drone is needed
- How many separate roofs there are, such as extensions, dormers and garages
- Basic, Standard or Premium
Prices start from £150, including VAT, for a Basic Survey. The Standard Survey starts from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, both inc. VAT. We confirm the price for your survey before booking.
Booking your survey
Getting the details right at the start saves time. Please include:
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
- What made you get in touch
- The address and postcode of the property
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from the ground or a window
Most bookings start with a short call: phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email, and we’ll ask about the building and what you need. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Signs you need a pre-purchase roof survey in Pinner Green
Rear extensions, dormers and garages often have flat roofs. A felt roof frequently lasts around 15 to 20 years, and ponding, blisters and splits are common signs of age. They’re easy to overlook on a viewing, because many can only be seen from an upstairs window.
These are some of the problems a survey can pick up:
- Roof slopes that look uneven or sagging
- Chimney mortar that has eroded
- Blocked or leaking gutters
- Standing water on a flat extension roof
The streets around a church like Christian Science Church are often among the oldest in a place, and if you own one of the older houses nearby, older patch repairs can hide behind a tidy front slope, and the survey looks past them.
Questions to ask before booking
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Whether the price includes VAT
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
Useful tips for Pinner Green property owners
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner, before and after a survey:
- Book once your offer is accepted
- Watch for stains or fresh paint on ceilings below the roof
- Let us know your timetable
- Share the report with your solicitor
The Standard Survey includes a follow-up consultation to talk the findings through, and the Premium Survey includes an in-person consultation. If anything in the report isn’t clear, ask us.
Chimneys and flashings need watching. Watch for gaps in the pointing, cracked flaunching and loose lead. Binoculars from ground level are enough for a first look.
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we begin with a quick chat about the roof and anything that is worrying you. After that, we look at everything we can see safely, from ground level, from windows, in the loft space and by drone where it applies. The survey normally takes between one and two hours at a typical house, with time for the loft where it can be reached. In a London area like Pinner Green, the main things to sort out are parking and access: tell us about permits, visitor bays or off-street space, which floor the property is on and how to get into the loft. On the day, the roof is looked at from the ground, from windows, from inside the loft space and from the roof where it is safe.
- You book once your offer is accepted and tell us the address and your timetable.
- We arrange access with you, the agent or the seller.
- We inspect the roof from ground level, windows, the loft and the roof itself where it is safe.
- Coverings, ridges, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters are checked and photographed.
- You receive a written report with photos and recommendations to read before exchange.
How to prepare
- Keep pets in another room
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- Note where any stains or damp appear
Booking a survey
Booking is simple: just call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and give us some details about the property and we will recommend the right survey. The price is agreed up front.
Advice
Common questions in Pinner Green
Can parking be tricky for a visit in Pinner Green?
London parking needs a little planning, so let us know about permits, bays or a driveway as you book. The visit is then planned around what’s available.
Are there drone restrictions around Pinner Green?
Typically it comes down to two things: the airspace at the address and 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. Every London address is checked against them before a flight. Before any flight, we check the Drone Safety Map for airspace restrictions. High wind or heavy rain also stops a small drone flying, though the rest of the survey goes ahead either way.
Do I need to be at home?
Not always. If we only need the outside, we can agree that beforehand, but anything inside needs someone there to give access.
At what stage of buying should I get the roof surveyed?
Book as soon as your offer is agreed. The report is most useful before exchange, while you can still ask questions and negotiate.
Do you inspect the roof from on top?
Where it’s safe, yes. 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 applicable.
How quickly will I get the report?
The Premium Survey has a same-day report, Standard 24 to 48 hours and Basic within 48 hours. We send it by email with photos included.
Do I need a roof survey if I’m having a RICS survey?
It depends on the roof and how confident you want to be. A home survey may recommend further investigation of the roof, and that’s where a roof survey helps. It does not stand in for a RICS survey.
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Landlords, agents and block managers in Pinner Green
An agent can book and manage the survey for a landlord, with the report sent to whoever needs it. Access is agreed with the tenant ahead of time.
Roof problems in a rented home affect tenants as well as the building. A survey helps you spot issues early and plan the work.
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.
It helps to keep a record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Send it with your enquiry.