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Stocker's Head Pre-Purchase Roof Survey
Pre-purchase roof surveys in Stocker's Head, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. Every survey ends with a written report and photos.
- Cracked flaunching or crumbling chimney pointing
- Worn or lifted lead flashings
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
How a pre-purchase roof survey works in Stocker's Head
If you are buying a flat, the roof may well be shared. Depending on the lease, roof repairs may fall to the building owner or a management company. We inspect what access allows us to see safely, and the report gives you clear points to raise with your solicitor or the managing agent. If the building has a flat roof, we look at that too where access allows. If you are worried about patch repairs that may hide an ongoing problem and gutters that overflow or drip at the joints, we can find out what’s behind it.
Some older homes in villages like Stocker's Head are listed or sit in a conservation area. If so, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so check with the council before work starts. For a buyer or someone with a newly finished roof, it’s worth knowing which applies. England has around 10,000 conservation areas and about 500,000 listed buildings.
You can share the report with anyone who needs it: your solicitor, the seller, your insurer, a roofer or the building’s managing agent, whichever applies.
- Place
- Stocker's Head (TN27)
- Region
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What you can safely check yourself
It is useful to keep a record: dates of leaks, photos from ground level and any work done on the roof. Share it with us when booking and it will help the survey.
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Overflowing water can point to a blockage or a sagging run.
Stocker's Head homes and their roofs
If the drone is used for your survey, we check the Drone Safety Map for restrictions before flying. Handmade clay tiles, including Kent peg tiles hung on pegs through two holes, are typical of older Kent buildings. You will also find oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses among the county’s older buildings. Material and age explain a lot of what turns up on the day, whether the roof is old or brand new.
Belmont House and Gardens lies about 3.9 miles north, so building around Stocker's Head goes back a long way. Older homes in the area can come with listed status or conservation area rules, which affect re-roofing, so check with the council before you buy. For landlords with property near Charing station, a roof report gives you a clear picture before you buy or settle up with a roofer. If you live in an older home near Church of St Peter and St Paul, the roof’s history matters as much as its looks, and a survey brings the past repairs to light.
Stocker's Head is about 6 miles north-west of Ashford, in Kent. Bookings from Stocker's Head are handled just like any other: get in touch, agree the price and pick a day. Our area takes in places right across Kent, large and small. There’s also a page for Canterbury.
All of TN27 is within our area for pre-purchase roof surveys. If you’re just outside Stocker's Head, we cover Charing Hill (1 mile west), Stalisfield (2 miles north), Stalisfield Green (2 miles north), Paddock (2 miles east) and The Valley (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (13 miles west), Ashford (6 miles south-east), Canterbury (12 miles east), Sittingbourne (9 miles north), Whitstable (13 miles north-east) and Faversham (7 miles north-east).
What’s near Stocker's Head
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to King's Head Public House and Spuckles and Kennelling Woods. The closest station to Stocker's Head is Charing station, roughly 1.3 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Newnham Castle (4.7 miles north).
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What else we do in Stocker's Head
Before and after the survey
Over many surveys, some simple habits stand out as worth the effort:
- Give your solicitor a copy of the report
- Request records of any re-roofing
- Let us know your exchange date when you book
- Arrange the survey as soon as your offer is agreed
It is worth sharing the report with your solicitor so they can raise enquiries with the seller’s side. Past repairs, re-roofing and any records of that work are all fair questions.
Keep an eye on chimneys and flashings in your new home. Look for leaning pots, missing mortar and lifted lead. Binoculars from the ground are enough for a first look.
What happens if roof problems are left?
The lender’s valuation is done for the lender, not for you. Its job is to check the property’s value for the mortgage, not at the condition of each slate and flashing. A roof survey is carried out for the buyer, and the report is written for you to use. In a place like Stocker's Head, a barn or garage roof left to fail puts whatever is inside at risk. A quick look before winter can save a lot.
The Premium Survey includes thermal imaging and drone inspection where it applies, which starts from £400, with VAT included. We can help you choose the package that fits what you need to know.
Why choose Independent Roof Survey in Stocker's Head
- Plain-English reports with photos
- Prices that include VAT
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
- More than 5,000 surveys completed
How it works
We work from the outside in: first the slopes, edges and gutters from every safe viewpoint, then the loft space where it can be reached. All told, expect about one to two hours at a typical house, with time for the loft where it can be reached. Older rural homes like those around Stocker's Head can have a main roof, lower lean-to roofs and outbuildings all joined together. We work round each section in turn, from the safest viewpoints.
- You choose a Basic, Standard or Premium Survey to suit the home you are buying.
- A date is booked on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday.
- The coverings, ridges, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters are inspected and photographed.
- Standard and Premium surveys add the extra checks they include.
- You receive the report, with findings prioritised by urgency, so you can raise them with the seller.
Before we arrive
- Leave a clear route to the loft
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
- Let us know about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
How to book
Booking is simple: just call 07833 053749 or send us an email, let us know about the property and we will recommend the right survey. The price is agreed up front.
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Stocker's Head questions
Do you cover smaller places like Stocker's Head?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house.
Do you carry out roof surveys in Stocker's Head?
Yes, Stocker's Head is one of the places we work. The survey and report are the same in Stocker's Head as anywhere else.
How do I arrange a pre-purchase roof survey in Stocker's Head?
To arrange a survey, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address, the type of property and what’s prompted the survey. We will confirm the price and find a day that suits.
Can you survey in bad weather?
It can, depending on the survey. Drone flights need calm, dry weather, and thermal imaging works best after a sunny day, with a dry roof and little wind. If the conditions aren’t right, we’ll talk to you about another date.
Do you use drones?
Where it helps and it’s safe, yes. Flights depend on the weather on the day and airspace rules, including flight restriction zones near airports. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID.
Will the roof report help me negotiate with the seller?
Yes. The report sets out what we found, with photos, so you can raise them with the seller or their agent. We cannot promise how the seller will respond.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes. A shared roof needs access agreed first, with the freeholder or managing agent. Let us know about it as you book and we will explain what’s needed.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Stocker's Head
Landlords and agents in Stocker's Head book surveys as well as homeowners. A written report with photographs gives you a clear record of the roof, useful for planning maintenance.
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. The report is emailed, so it can go straight to your client.
What we look for on each type of roof
Gutters and parapets
Some older terraces have a butterfly roof with a central valley gutter. If the home you’re buying has one, that gutter and its outlet get a careful look.
Chimney stacks
Chimney stacks take the brunt of the weather. We check the pots, the flaunching, the pointing and the flashings, as far as we can see them safely.