Removal on its own doesn't satisfy a lender. What does is documentation: a removal certificate backed by an independent inspection of your roof timbers, full photographic evidence and licensed waste disposal records. That's what every Go Green Quote job produces, and it's included in your all-inclusive quote.
The certificate
A spray foam removal certificate is the document that confirms the foam has been fully removed from your roof space by a professional, with the work carried out and recorded to the standard mortgage lenders expect. On its own, though, a single sheet of paper convinces nobody, which is why the certificate that matters is the one backed by evidence.
Because lenders refused to lend in the first place for one reason, their surveyor couldn't inspect the roof timbers, the paperwork that reverses the refusal has to prove two things: the foam is gone, and the structure underneath has been looked at by someone qualified. That's the difference between a certificate and an evidence pack.
The evidence pack
Every Go Green Quote removal produces the same documentation, because it's built into the process rather than bolted on afterwards:
Our guide to the documentation lenders need after removal covers how each piece gets used.
A common trap
Many homeowners have paperwork from when the foam went in: an installation certificate, a guarantee, sometimes a 25-year warranty. Here's the hard truth, and it surprises people: lenders mostly don't care. An installation certificate describes what was sprayed on. It says nothing about the condition of the timbers now, which is the question the valuer is actually asking.
The same trap catches people after removal. Pay for a cheap job with no inspection report and no photographic record, and your lender may still decline, because nothing in your hand answers their question. You'd be paying twice for one removal. If a lender has already refused you, our guide to getting a mortgage approved after spray foam walks through the way back.
Lender sign-off
When your application goes back in, the lender's valuer reviews the evidence pack alongside their own inspection. The certificate tells them the work was professional, the photographs show them the roofline, and the independent timber report answers the structural question that blocked the loan. With those three in place, the reason for refusal is gone, and most lenders will then treat the property normally. Which lenders take which approach is covered in our summary of where UK lenders stand on spray foam.
One honest caveat: no removal company can promise every lender's sign-off in advance, and you should be wary of any that do. Lender criteria differ and change. What we can promise is the complete, documented evidence that lenders and surveyors ask for, with nothing left for them to query, and a written no-fix-no-fee guarantee behind it: if your lender or surveyor isn't satisfied with the removal, we put it right at our cost.
Timing
Speed matters when a sale or remortgage is waiting. Your free survey is usually next day, most removals take one to three days on site, and the certificate and evidence pack are issued once the post-removal inspection is complete, typically the same day the job finishes. A flagged sale can be back on track within a week or two, paperwork in hand.
The certificate and full evidence pack are included in every all-inclusive quote, alongside removal and licensed disposal. There's no separate certification fee. See our spray foam removal cost page for what drives the price.
How removal works
We've vetted a nationwide team to one standard, so wherever you are, you get the same job done right, first time.
A vetted specialist visits, inspects your loft, photographs the foam and confirms the exact removal scope in writing.
Typically next dayOur team removes every trace, protects your home and disposes of waste under our carrier's licence, start to finish.
1–3 days on siteYou get a signed removal certificate & full photographic record, exactly what mortgage lenders, surveyors and buyers need to sign off.
Same dayA joint RPSA and PCA investigation “failed to identify any circumstances” in which a spray-foamed roof could be given a clean bill of health while the foam is in place (RPSA, 2021). Documentation after removal is what restores a surveyor’s ability to sign off.
Many lending institutions, surveyors and property professionals are rightly concerned about the risks of defects that can occur as a result of poorly installed or inappropriate sprayed foam.
What you actually get
No removal company can promise every lender will say yes to a single piece of paper. What gets a decision reversed is proof, so that’s what we hand you on every job.
Every trace of foam stripped from the roofline, not skimmed or patched over. Waste bagged and taken away under our carrier’s licence.
Before, during and after photos of the whole job, so your surveyor can see exactly what was done, and what the roof looks like underneath.
Once the foam’s off, the rafters and battens get checked over and any damp, rot or damage is documented in writing.
If any remedial work is required, you get itemised invoices proving it was carried out, not just a promise it will be.
A clear written summary of the work and the condition of your roof. The paper trail lenders, surveyors and buyers actually ask to see.
No one can promise every lender will sign off on a single piece of paper. What we can do is hand you the complete, documented evidence that lenders, surveyors and conveyancers ask for, so there's nothing left to query.
Formatted the way high-street and specialist lenders expect to see it.
Detailed before/after photographic evidence with every removal certificate.
Prepared to the standards chartered surveyors and UK lenders work to.
Built for the chartered surveyors and conveyancers who check the paperwork.
Built for the lenders you're dealing with
Formatted around what the major UK mortgage providers ask to see
Our certificate includes full photographic evidence, written confirmation the work meets industry standards, and the documentation surveyors & lenders require to sign off, no follow-ups, no delays.
Why Go Green Quote
We constantly vet our nationwide fulfilment partners so every job is done right, first time. You stop shopping around, we do the hard part.
You get the certificate plus the documented evidence lenders, surveyors and conveyancers ask to see, even for lenders that refuse foam-affected homes.
No chasing. No ghosting. You hear back the day you enquire, even at weekends.
If your lender or surveyor isn't satisfied with the removal, we put it right at our cost. Written guarantee, in your hand.
£5M public liability, registered waste carrier, full RAMS on every job. No grey-area subcontracting.
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One vetted team across England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland, same standard, same guarantee, in every postcode.
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