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Pre-Purchase Roof Survey in Swanley Village
Find out the condition of the roof at your property in Swanley Village from an independent roof surveyor. Visits run on weekdays and weekends, in the daytime.
- Ponding, blisters or splits on a flat roof
- Gaps where slates or tiles have come loose
- Cracked flaunching or crumbling chimney pointing
About our pre-purchase roof survey in Swanley Village
A Basic Survey starts from £150, with the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, all with VAT included. Standard adds moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. Premium adds thermal imaging, a drone inspection where applicable and an in-person consultation. Pick the one that fits the property. Every package comes with a written report, photos and recommendations. If you are worried about a ridge or slope that dips and loose pots and cracked flaunching, we can find out what’s behind it.
Some older homes in villages like Swanley Village 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 is worth knowing which applies, as well as what condition the roof is in. England has around 10,000 conservation areas and about 500,000 listed buildings.
With the Standard Survey, you also get moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey goes further, with thermal imaging, drone inspection where it applies, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Location
- Swanley Village (BR8)
- Region
- Kent
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Useful tips for Swanley Village property owners
These tips come from what we see on roofs every week:
- Arrange the survey as soon as your offer is agreed
- Check the lease for roof repair responsibilities
- Pass the findings to your conveyancer
- Notice patches of new decoration in top-floor rooms
The Standard Survey includes a follow-up consultation to talk the findings through, while Premium includes a consultation in person. Whichever package you choose, you can ask us what a finding means.
Keep an eye on chimneys and flashings in your new home. Watch for gaps in the pointing, cracked flaunching and loose lead. Binoculars from the ground are enough for a first look.
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Shared roofs need a little more planning: access has to be agreed with whoever owns or manages the building. Tell us about it when booking and we’ll plan the survey around it.
We also survey roofs for businesses and commercial landlords, including offices, shops and units. Larger roofs take longer, and they’re priced for the size.
What a pre-purchase roof survey looks like in Swanley Village
Many older homes in Kent have handmade clay tiles, including Kent peg tiles held by pegs through two holes, and tile-hanging on their upper walls. The county’s older buildings also include oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses. Material and age explain a lot of what turns up on the day, whether the roof is old or brand new. If your survey includes the drone, we check the Drone Safety Map for restrictions before flying.
The streets around a church such as Church of Saint Paul are often among the oldest in a place, and if yours is one of the older homes nearby, older patch repairs can hide behind a tidy front slope, and the survey looks past them. For landlords with property near Swanley station, it’s worth knowing a roof’s condition before you buy it, or before you sign off new roofing work on it. Lullingstone Castle lies about 3.3 miles south, so building around Swanley Village 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.
Swanley Village is about 3 miles south-west of Dartford, in Kent. We provide pre-purchase roof surveys for homeowners, landlords and businesses in Swanley Village. Swanley Village is one of the towns and villages in Kent where we work. There is also a page for London.
Pre-purchase roof surveys in BR8 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include Church Road, Hotham Close and School Lane. Neighbouring places we cover for pre-purchase roof surveys include Hextable (1 mile north-west), Puddledock (1 mile north-west), Stonehill Green (1 mile north-west), Wilmington (2 miles north) and Joyden's Wood (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Dartford (3 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (9 miles south), Gravesend (8 miles east), Tonbridge (15 miles south), Northfleet (7 miles east) and Kings Hill (13 miles south-east).
What’s near Swanley Village
Around Swanley Village, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Hextable School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Swanley station, about 1.5 miles south-west. A little further out are Eynsford Castle (2.5 miles south) and Dartford Library (2.8 miles north). Not far away are Wansunt Pit.
Your questions about pre-purchase roof surveys in Swanley Village
How do I find out if my home in Swanley Village is listed?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it’s in a conservation area. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Will you come out to Swanley Village?
Yes. Swanley Village is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We cover the whole of London and South East England. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when you book.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
That depends on the survey. Inside the building and in the loft, we need someone to let us in, while outside access can be discussed as you book.
What insurance do you have?
We’re covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
When is the best time to have the roof checked when buying?
Once your offer has been accepted, and before exchange. That way you can still act on what we find.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, as long as access is agreed. The roof of a block or converted house is often shared, so the building owner or managing agent needs to agree access. We can only inspect what we’re given access to.
How many surveys have you done?
Over 5,000 surveys so far, over more than 20 years, and 98% of customers are satisfied.
What you can safely check yourself
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Take a torch and only step on boards or joists, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
After heavy rain, check ceilings and the tops of walls for new stains. Photograph them and note the date, as it helps a surveyor trace the cause.
How the survey works
We check the roof from outside and, where it’s relevant and there’s safe access, from inside the loft space too. In the loft, the signs we look for are staining, damp, daylight and sagging, as far as the space allows. All in, the survey typically takes about 1–2 hours on an ordinary house, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. Cottages and farmhouses around Swanley Village often have roofs at several levels, with lean-tos and outbuildings attached. We work round each section in turn, from the safest viewpoints.
- Once your offer has been accepted, you book and give us the address and your timescale.
- We agree a time and how we’ll get in, including the loft.
- We inspect the roof from ground level, windows, the loft and the roof itself where it’s safe.
- We check and photograph the slates or tiles, ridges, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters.
- We email a written report with photos and recommendations, ready for you to use before exchange.
Before the survey
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
Arrange a survey
To book a survey, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. You’ll know the price before anything is booked.
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What else we do in Swanley Village
Different roofs, different checks
Gutters and parapets
Gutters, downpipes and outlets carry water away from walls. Leaking joints, sagging lengths and blockages are all noted, along with fascias and soffits.
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.
Why act early in Swanley Village
When a chain is moving fast, a roof survey can feel like one more delay. We visit on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays, and the Premium Survey report arrives the same day, so it can fit around a tight timetable. In a place like Swanley Village, a barn or garage roof left to fail puts whatever is inside at risk. A quick look before winter can save a lot.
Our price is from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on how big and how high the roof is, how it can be seen safely and the package you choose.
What you get with us
- Clear package prices, including VAT
- Independent findings on the roof’s condition
- 98% customer satisfaction
- Over 20 years’ experience
Take a look at our cost guide or our case studies.