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Blackthorn Landlord Roof Survey
Landlord roof surveys in Blackthorn, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. Every survey ends with a written report and photos.
- Missing or loose roof coverings
- Chimney stacks in poor repair
- Standing water on a flat roof
How we price landlord roof surveys
Not every roof costs the same to survey, and it comes down to:
- The roof’s overall size
- Height and safe access
- The shape of the roof and its details
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: how big it is, how high it is, the number of separate roofs and how it can be reached and seen safely. Our price is from £150, including VAT.
What to tell us when you contact us
Before you get in touch, it helps to have:
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- The property’s address and postcode
- The kind of building and roof involved
- Access details, such as a loft hatch or a shared roof
When you are ready to go ahead, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form. We’ll suggest a package, agree the price and find a date, weekday or weekend.
About our landlord roof survey in Blackthorn
Landlords often book us when buying a property to rent out, or after a tenant reports a leak. Others want a regular survey for a rolling maintenance plan. The report is laid out the same way whatever the reason with photos and recommendations. We survey on weekdays and at weekends, which can make access easier to arrange. We survey flat roofs on blocks, shared roofs and gutters and downpipes, and people most often book us about flashings that have come away and worn ridges, hips and verges.
Some older homes in villages like Blackthorn are listed or in a conservation area. If yours is, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so the council is the place to check. A roof report helps you plan work with that in mind. Older materials like clay tiles, slate and stone are frequently matched when work is done.
Nothing in the report is left vague: if work is needed, the report says so clearly.
- Where
- Blackthorn (OX25)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What you can safely check yourself
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way, and a fall can be serious. That is where a survey comes in.
During heavy rain, look at the gutters from the ground or a window. Overflowing water can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
When you need someone else
It is a careful look at the let or shared roof, not the whole story. Its limits include:
- A full structural assessment of the building
- Who pays under the lease (that’s a legal question)
- Walls, floors and services beyond the roof
If you’re not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll give you a straight answer. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Blackthorn
- Shared roofs
- Converted houses
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Gutters and downpipes
- Rented houses
- Blocks of flats
Do you need a landlord roof survey in Blackthorn?
Tenants and leaseholders rarely look at the roof. Defects up on the roof can go unreported for a long time particularly where the roof can’t be seen from the street.
A survey makes sense if you’ve noticed:
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
- Cracked or lifting flashings
- Leaking joints at party walls
- Cracked or leaning shared chimneys
Shop and office owners around Bicester Village may find that a dated report on the roof is useful for planning and for any lease discussions.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the price includes VAT
- How they’ll see the roof: from the ground, the loft, the roof or by drone
- What they will not be able to tell you
- What follow-up you get after the report
How the survey works
We don’t take risks to get a closer look. We inspect whatever is safely visible, and if part of the roof can’t be seen, the report says so. The survey normally takes roughly 1–2 hours on an ordinary house, and longer for a large or complex roof. For a village or hamlet like Blackthorn, the journey is planned ahead of time: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. The roof is looked at from the ground, from windows, from the loft where there’s safe access and from the roof where it’s safe.
- You tell us about the building, its roofs and any known leaks.
- We let you know which flats and hatches we need to reach.
- The roofs are inspected from the ground, vantage points, the loft space and the roof where safe.
- The report records areas we couldn’t access.
- Findings and recommendations are set out with photos.
How to prepare
- Tell us about parking before the day
- Make sure we can get to the back of the property
- For flats, make sure roof access has been agreed
Booking a survey
To arrange a survey, call 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.
Advice
Landlord roof surveys around Blackthorn
Cotswold stone slates are found on older buildings in west Oxfordshire, and thatch survives in some of the county’s villages. Slate and clay tile are the usual coverings on older South East houses, with concrete tiles on many later estates. Whatever the covering, it is frequently the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first. With Boarstall Tower about 3.3 miles south, Blackthorn sits in an area with a long building history. If your house is among the older ones, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof.
The streets around a church like Church of St Mary the Virgin are often among the oldest in a place, and if your house is among the older ones nearby, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs. If you let a flat or house near Bicester Village station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Blackthorn is about 3 miles south-east of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. Blackthorn is part of the area we cover and the surrounding area across London and South East England. We cover towns and villages across Oxfordshire, large and small. Oxford is in our area too.
Postcode districts we cover here for landlord roof surveys: OX25. Whether your property is on Station Road, Lower Road and Thame Road or a nearby road, we can survey it. If you’re just outside Blackthorn, we cover Piddington (2 miles south-east), Ludgershall (3 miles south-east), Grendon Underwood (4 miles east), Edgcott (4 miles north-east) and Brill (4 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Oxford (10 miles south-west), Bicester (3 miles north-west), Thame (10 miles south-east), Kidlington (9 miles south-west), Chinnor (14 miles south-east) and Headington Quarry (9 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Blackthorn
The nearest railway station is Bicester Village station, roughly 2.6 miles north-west. Nearby you will also find Bicester Community Hospital (3.1 miles north-west) and Bicester Village (2.8 miles north-west). Not far away are Upper Ray Meadows and Graven Hill.
What happens if roof problems are left?
Defects caught early can often be dealt with as planned work. Left until it leaks, a roof can damage ceilings and tenants’ belongings, plus urgent call-outs. For an older or listed building in a place like Blackthorn, repairs may need matching materials and consent, so leaving a defect until it is urgent leaves less time to plan.
Price depends partly on the package: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 or Premium from £400, all with VAT included. Size, height and access can affect the price too.
Why book with us
- Drones and thermal imaging where it applies
- Visits on any day of the week
- Plain-English reports with photos
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
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Questions from Blackthorn
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Bicester Village station?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. You can ring 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and what you need, and we’ll talk through which survey suits.
Will you come out to Blackthorn?
Yes. Blackthorn is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We work right across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when booking.
How long will you be at the property?
That depends on the size and shape of the roof; most visits take an hour or two for a single let house, with blocks of flats taking longer. The written report follows by email.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. Our report may flag materials that could contain asbestos, but confirming it is a job for a specialist asbestos surveyor. It may be present in buildings built or refurbished before 2000.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
Someone needs to let us in if we’re looking inside or in the loft. Access is agreed with you as you book.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Where it helps and it is safe, yes. Whether we can fly on the day depends on the weather and the airspace rules, and we check for restrictions near airports before flying. We are a CAA-registered drone operator.
Will you inspect a roof that several owners share?
Yes. We survey what we can access and see safely. Areas we couldn’t see are noted as well as what could.