Buying a house in Kent or South East London? Find out what the roof is really like before you exchange — drone survey, written report for your solicitor, and a costed estimate you can negotiate with. £198 fixed, deducted in full if you go ahead with work.
You've found a house you love and the homebuyer survey says the roof is in “reasonable condition consistent with the age”. That is not an assessment — it's a disclaimer.
A RICS Level 2 surveyor doesn't climb onto the roof, doesn't check the underlay, and can't see what a drone sees. A roof that looks fine from the pavement can be one strong wind from losing tiles, or sitting on an underlay that perished years ago. You find out after you've moved in, when it's entirely your problem.
A pre-purchase roof survey closes that gap for £198 — before you're committed.
Renegotiate the price. If the roof needs £8,000 of work, you have photographic evidence and a costed estimate to put in front of the seller. The survey pays for itself many times over on a single successful negotiation.
Avoid a money pit. Failed timbers, rot or asbestos can turn a renovation into something far bigger than you budgeted for. Better to know before you exchange than after.
Budget accurately. Even when the roof is sound, knowing what's coming in five to seven years lets you plan instead of being ambushed.
These are the problems that don't show up from ground level, and that a general homebuyer survey will not catch:
After your offer is accepted, before you exchange. We visit within a week and report within 48 hours, so it fits inside a normal conveyancing timeline without holding your purchase up.
Four steps, no obligation, and the fee comes back to you if you use us for the work.
Call or message us with the property address and anything the estate agent or your surveyor has flagged.
Jordan personally surveys the roof from ladder, loft and drone. We visit within a week of booking.
Within 48 hours you get a written report with photographs of everything we found.
If work is needed, you get a costed estimate you can put in front of the seller.
Only in general terms. A RICS Level 2 report typically says the roof is in “reasonable condition consistent with the age”. General surveyors don't climb up, don't check the underlay, and can't see what a drone sees.
A drone aerial survey, a hands-on inspection from ladder and loft where accessible, and a written report with photographs you can send straight to your solicitor. If the roof needs work, a costed estimate is included.
Yes — in full. If you go ahead with any work after the survey, the £198 comes off your invoice.
After your offer is accepted and before you exchange. We visit within a week and report within 48 hours, which fits comfortably inside a normal conveyancing timeline.
Then you exchange knowing the roof is sound, with photographs to prove it — which is worth having either way.
Kent, Medway and South East London, including Sidcup, Bromley, Dartford, Orpington, Bexley, Greenwich, Lewisham, Sevenoaks and the Medway towns.
£198 now, deducted in full if you go ahead with work. Covering Kent, Medway & South East London.
