Roofs nobody can see
Many of Poole's most valuable houses have roofs you can't see from anywhere: flat roofs and terraces behind glass balustrades in Sandbanks, Canford Cliffs and Lilliput, and steep Edwardian roofs hemmed in by trees in Parkstone.
Flat roofs are where a drone earns its keep. Standing water, split membranes and blocked outlets are obvious from above, long before they show up on a ceiling.
In the Old Town, many buildings are listed or in a conservation area. A drone survey lets owners and architects see the roof without anyone setting foot on it.
Around the harbour
Poole Harbour is one of the largest natural harbours in the world, and parts of it are protected for birds. Flights near the shoreline are planned to keep well clear of them, especially in winter, when the harbour is busiest with wildlife.
Sandbanks and the harbour edge are exposed, and wind is the usual reason a flight gets moved. If it isn't safe, the job goes to the next calm day at no extra cost.
Selling and letting by location
A lot of Poole property sells or lets on where it is: the harbour view, the walk to the beach, the slipway at the end of the road. That's what aerial photos show best. For holiday lets, a shot that puts the house and the beach in one frame does more than a paragraph of description.