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Pre-purchase roof survey in South Oxhey, Greater London
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat around South Oxhey, with a written report you can act on. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
- Roof slopes that look uneven or sagging
- Ponding, blisters or splits on a flat roof
What we do, step by step
The aim of the visit is simple: to look at the roof as closely as is safe and record what we find. Notes and photographs go into the written report. It typically takes between one and two hours at a typical house, with time for the loft where it can be reached. For a visit in South Oxhey, parking and access are the things to plan: let us know about parking, the floor the property is on, any shared entrance and loft access. We then look at everything that’s safely in view from the ground, windows, the loft and, where it is safe, the roof itself.
- 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 in advance.
- We start outside, looking at the roof from the ground and from 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.
How to prepare
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with the building owner or managing agent
- Note where any stains or damp appear
Getting a price
Most bookings start with a short call: call 07833 053749 or drop us an email. The price is agreed before a date is set.
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Pre-purchase roof survey in South Oxhey: what you get
A full home survey looks at the whole property, so the roof is one item among many. Our survey is not a RICS survey, and it doesn’t replace one. It adds a focused look at the roof on its own, with photographs of what we find and written recommendations. The two sit side by side. We are often asked to look into standing water on a flat extension roof and flashings that have lifted or split, on flat-roofed extensions and dormers, natural slate and chimney stacks.
In London, a good many houses have been split into flats, extended or fitted with a dormer loft conversion. Each change adds roof details, such as flat roofs, new flashings and junctions with the original slopes. For a purchase in South Oxhey, or for new roofing work there, those junctions deserve a proper look. Lead work around dormers and new flat roofs is easy to get wrong and easy to miss.
How fast the report arrives depends on the package: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day.
- Place
- South Oxhey (WD19, HA6, HA5)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Why act early in South Oxhey
A mortgage valuation is not a roof survey. Its job is to check the property’s value for the mortgage, and it won’t look closely at the roof. A roof survey is carried out for the buyer. Blocked gutters and hoppers on London houses overflow and soak brickwork, which can lead to damp inside. A blocked outlet ignored for a winter or two can mean damp walls inside.
Prices start from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, with VAT included, and we can help you choose.
Why book us in South Oxhey
- Weekday and weekend surveys
- Packages from £150, including VAT
- PI and public liability insurance
- 5,000+ surveys completed
Read our cost guide or two real surveys.
When to book a survey in South Oxhey
Chimneys take the worst of the weather. Pointing crumbles, flaunching cracks and flashings lift. A stack may be shared with the neighbours, which can affect how any work is arranged.
Look out for signs like these:
- Quick fixes on flashings and valleys
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
- Gutters that overflow or drip at the joints
- Slates or tiles that have slipped or gone
As a London address, South Oxhey can be tricky for parking: let us know about parking bays, permits or a driveway when you book, as a space near the door can’t be promised.
Before you book anyone
- Which parts of the roof they’ll actually see
- What experience they bring
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
- Which limits apply to the survey
FAQs for South Oxhey
Can parking be tricky for a visit in South Oxhey?
In much of London, parking needs planning: a visitor permit or a bay close to the door helps a lot, so mention what’s available when booking.
Are there drone restrictions around South Oxhey?
The answer turns on the exact location and the conditions on the day. 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. A small drone cannot fly safely in high wind or heavy rain, though the rest of the survey goes ahead either way.
Do you work in South Oxhey?
Yes. We carry out pre-purchase roof surveys in South Oxhey, and the service is the same as everywhere else we work.
How long does the survey visit take?
The visit usually takes roughly 1–2 hours at a typical house, with time for the loft where it can be reached. We’ll confirm what to expect when we arrange the visit.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, once whoever controls the roof agrees access. We check the parts we’re given access to.
Should I get a roof survey as well as a RICS home survey?
It depends on the roof and how confident you want to be. Home surveys sometimes suggest a closer look at the roof, and that is where a roof survey helps. It doesn’t stand in for a RICS survey.
How soon is the report ready?
That depends on which survey you choose: Basic within 48 hours, Standard within 24 to 48 hours and Premium the same day. Let us know your timetable when you book.
Also near South Oxhey
Also in South Oxhey
Landlords, agents and block managers in South Oxhey
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. The report sets out what needs attention now and what can wait.
Freeholders and residents’ companies use a roof report to plan and budget, putting the urgent items at the top.
What a pre-purchase roof survey looks like in South Oxhey
Where the drone is part of the 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. On a semi of that age, the small roofs over the bays, the hip tiles and any later dormer each need their own look. The covering on a house you are buying, or on a roof just finished, tells us where to look hardest.
Landlords with a home close to Carpenders Park station may find that it is worth knowing a roof’s condition before you buy it, or before you sign off new roofing work on it. The streets around a church like Oxhey Chapel are often among the oldest in a place, and if yours is one of the older homes nearby, the roof may have had decades of patch repairs, and the survey shows where they are.
South Oxhey is about 2 miles north-west of Hatch End, in Greater London. Anywhere in South Oxhey, we can come and survey your property. Across Greater London, we cover South Oxhey and the places around it. We also survey roofs in London.
Surveys in WD19, HA6 and HA5 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. That includes homes and businesses on Ilkley Road, Benton Road and Oakdale Road and the roads around them. We also cover the places around South Oxhey: Carpenders Park (1 mile north-east), Watford Heath (1 mile north), Hatch End (2 miles south-east), Headstone (2 miles south-east) and Oxhey (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover London (15 miles south-east), City of Westminster (13 miles south-east), Marylebone (13 miles south-east), Kensington (12 miles south-east), St Pancras (13 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (15 miles south-east).
Near you in South Oxhey
In South Oxhey, that means homes and buildings near Oxhey Park and Heathrow Aviation Engineering UTC. South Oxhey’s nearest station is Carpenders Park station, roughly 0.6 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Hilfield Castle (3.3 miles north-east) and Heath Robinson Museum (1.9 miles south). Open spaces near South Oxhey include Tumbling Bay and Harrow Weald Common.
What we look for on each type of roof
Natural slate
Older slate roofs often have bitumen felt under them, and very old ones may have none. Where we can see it from the loft, we say what condition it’s in.
Lead flashings and valleys
Lead-lined valleys and gutters are common on older homes in London and the South East. Splits in a lead valley send water inside, and missing lead is not unknown, as it is a target for thieves.
What you can safely check yourself
A lot can be seen from ground level. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Please don’t climb up for a closer look.
During heavy rain, look at the gutters from the ground or a window. Water spilling over the edge can point to a blockage or a sagging run.