Homes we inspect in Notting Hill
The Ladbroke Estate and the streets around Portobello Road have large mid-Victorian stucco houses, many backing onto communal garden squares and most now converted into flats. There are mews houses, smaller terraces towards Notting Dale, and later social housing and flats.
Alterations in converted houses, such as opening up rooms or moving a kitchen, affect more than one flat, so freeholders and managing agents usually want an engineer involved.
Common structural issues in Notting Hill
- Walls and chimney breasts removed in converted flats.
- Floors altered for new kitchens and bathrooms.
- Movement in stucco facades and bay fronts.
- Cracking after neighbouring basement work.
- Movement on clay near large trees in the garden squares.
Ground conditions
Notting Hill rises onto London Clay; the area around Notting Dale was once known for its clay pits and brick and tile works. Clay near the surface makes houses sensitive to nearby trees and to excavations next door.
We check the British Geological Survey records for every address we inspect, because ground conditions can change from one street to the next.
Services in Notting Hill
- Structural inspections: Specific (SSI) from £420*, General (GSI) from £540* and Comprehensive (CGSI) from £880*.
- Mortgage structural reports when your lender's valuer asks for an engineer.
- Insurance structural reports and subsidence investigations.
- Wall and chimney breast removal calculations for Building Control.
- Extension and loft conversion design.
- Freeholder consent reports for leasehold flats.
* Prices are a guide only and VAT may be added. Contact us for an accurate price.
Arranging an inspection in Notting Hill
Send us the postcode, whether it is a house or a flat, how many bedrooms it has and a few photos of what you have noticed, or your valuer's letter. We will recommend the right service and give you a price in writing before you book. Our engineers travel to Notting Hill from our office on Turnham Green Terrace in Chiswick, with weekday and weekend visits available. See our prices or request a quote.
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Common questions
Do you have an office in Notting Hill?
No. Our office is at Gable House, 18–24 Turnham Green Terrace, Chiswick, W4 1QP, and our engineers travel to Notting Hill for inspections and site visits.
I want to open up the rooms in my flat. Who needs to approve it?
Usually your freeholder, through a licence to alter, and Building Control. If the building is listed, listed building consent is also needed. We can provide the structural report and calculations that each of them will ask for.
