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Landlord Roof Survey in Brightwalton
Roof condition reports for landlords, agents and blocks of flats across Brightwalton, using drones and thermal imaging where it applies. Get in touch for a price.
- Leaking joints at party walls
- Gaps where tiles or slates have slipped
- Flashings that have come away
About our landlord roof survey in Brightwalton
Our landlord roof survey gives you a clear picture of a roof’s condition in a report you can plan around. We work for landlords, letting agents, managing agents and freeholders along with RTM and residents’ management companies. You get a written report with photos and recommendations set out by urgency where relevant. It’s a roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey of the whole building. We survey flat roofs on blocks, converted houses and shared roofs, and people most frequently book us about failed flashings at walls and chimneys and mortar falling from ridges and verges.
Somewhere as small as Brightwalton, homes are often older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Older roofs may be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, often with chimneys that have stood a long time. We report on whatever is safely visible, and thatch is a specialist material. On older roofs, it is usually the chimneys and lead flashings that need work first.
The report records the let or shared roof as we found it on the day. It’s useful right away, and a good reference for later.
- Where
- Brightwalton (RG20)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Why get it checked now?
Budgets work best when they’re based on the roof’s actual condition. Our report separates urgent items from those that can wait helping you spread the work. Older and listed buildings around Brightwalton may need consent and matching materials for repairs, so leaving a defect until it is urgent leaves less time to plan.
A Basic Survey starts from £150, inc. VAT. The Standard Survey starts from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400. You’ll know the exact price before booking.
What you get with us
- More than 20 years surveying roofs
- Visits on any day of the week
- Drones and thermal imaging where it applies
- 98% of clients satisfied
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What else we do in Brightwalton
What we do, step by step
Photos are taken throughout the visit, so the report shows exactly what we saw. Close-ups come from the safest viewpoint available. A typical visit takes about one to two hours at a typical home, rising to roughly 3–4 hours on a commercial building. Older roofs in small places like Brightwalton can have low, tight loft spaces, so it helps to know whether there is a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. We only go where it’s safe.
- We agree the roofs to be surveyed and what you need the report for.
- You arrange access to the loft and any flats we need.
- Each roof is checked from safe vantage points and inside where possible.
- We photograph defects and note how urgent they look.
- You get a written report to plan maintenance and budgets.
Before the survey
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Check we can get to the back of the property
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
Book a survey
To book a survey, phone 07833 053749 or email us with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. We will confirm the price before booking.
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What we’re asked to look at in Brightwalton
Tenants and leaseholders rarely look at the roof. Defects up on the roof can go unreported for a long time, especially on taller buildings.
Things that often lead to a survey include:
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
- Blocked gutters over flats
- Ponding or splits on flat roofs
- Leaking joints at party walls
Anyone responsible for a site like Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School will know that large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
- Which viewpoints they use to see the roof
- What experience they bring
- What they will not be able to tell you
Landlord roof surveys in Brightwalton: local notes
An older home may be listed, or stand in a conservation area. Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the council can say whether a street is in a conservation area. In either case, a change of roofing material may need consent. Across the South East, older homes tend to have slate or clay tiles, and many later ones concrete tiles. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
The streets around a church such as Church of All Saints are often among the oldest in a place, and if yours is one of the older homes nearby, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
Brightwalton is about 6 miles south of Wantage, in West Berkshire. We provide landlord roof surveys for homeowners, landlords and businesses in Brightwalton. Our area takes in places right across West Berkshire, large and small. Reading is in our area too.
We cover every part of the RG20 postcode area for landlord roof surveys. That includes homes and businesses on Dunmore Meadow and Saxons Acre. Close by, we survey roofs in Brightwalton Green (1 mile south), Catmore (2 miles east), Farnborough (2 miles north), Stanmore (3 miles east) and West Ilsley (4 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Newbury (8 miles south), Thatcham (9 miles south-east), Speenhamland (8 miles south), Hungerford (9 miles south-west), Calcot (15 miles east) and Lambourn (6 miles west).
Brightwalton: your questions answered
Do you cover Brightwalton?
Yes, Brightwalton is one of the places we work. Every survey there gets the same written report with photos.
How do I find out if my home in Brightwalton is listed?
Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the local council can tell you about conservation areas. If a home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission.
Is this survey just for landlords?
Anyone who looks after a let or shared building can book it: landlords, agents, freeholders and residents’ management companies.
Does someone need to be in?
Not always. If we only need the outside, we can agree that ahead of time, but the loft and any rooms with damp need someone to let us in.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Yes, where it is applicable. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID and fly a drone under 250g, and the airspace and weather are checked before every flight.
Can you survey in bad weather?
It can, depending on the survey. Drones cannot fly safely in strong wind or heavy rain, and thermal imaging works best after a sunny day, with a dry roof and little wind. We will rearrange with you if the weather is not right.
What access do you need for a block roof survey?
It depends on the building. Often we need the loft and certain flats, and you or your agent arrange access. We’ll confirm what we need when you book.
Useful tips for Brightwalton property owners
Getting the most from a landlord roof survey starts before we arrive and carries on afterwards. Some tips:
- Get legal advice on lease responsibilities
- Check the roof space can be accessed
- Tell tenants when we are coming
- Do not wait for a leak to survey the roof
If you need to share the findings with leaseholders or a board, the photos help. We keep the report clear and jargon-light.
Check the loft hatch can be reached and opened so the roof can be checked from inside. Stored items over the hatch make checks harder.
What a landlord roof survey does not cover
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so some things are outside what a survey can do:
- The rest of the building, as a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey would
- A full structural assessment of the building
- Confirming asbestos in older roof materials
If you are not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer. What a survey covers and does not.
Roof types and parts we check
- Blocks of flats
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Rented houses
- Shared roofs
- Gutters and downpipes
- Converted houses
Roof by roof
Pitched roofs on houses and blocks
The edges and top of a pitched roof are exposed and get close attention.
Gutters and downpipes
Water from failed gutters often shows as damp inside. Any problems are photographed.