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Caulcott Landlord Roof Survey
Landlord roof surveys in Caulcott from an independent, experienced roof surveyor. More than 20 years and over 5,000 surveys across London and the South East.
- Leaking joints at party walls
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
- Damp or stains in top-floor flats
About our landlord roof survey in Caulcott
A landlord roof survey shows you the state of a roof, written up so you can plan. Landlords, letting agents, managing agents and freeholders all use it along with RTM and residents’ management companies. The report covers defects, photographs and recommendations set out by urgency where relevant. The survey covers the roof, not the whole building. Common reasons to book are loose ridge or hip tiles and gutters overflowing onto walls, on blocks of flats, shared roofs and rented houses.
Village roofs often face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, which is hard on ridges, chimneys, flashings and gutters. Older walls take a long time to dry once water gets in. A roof report shows what needs attention first. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are frequently where weather gets in first.
Pictures do a lot of the work in our reports, because a photo of a cracked flashing says more than a paragraph. If something couldn’t be seen safely, the report is clear about it.
- Location
- Caulcott (OX25)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- 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. Around Caulcott, older homes often have old roof timbers, and water through a failed covering can rot timber if it’s left.
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: its size, its height, how many sections it has and how it can be reached and seen safely. Our price is from £150, including VAT.
Why us?
- Photographs and a written report every time
- CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID)
- 5,000+ surveys completed
- PI and public liability insurance
Take a look at our cost guide or what we found on two real jobs.
Nearby places to Caulcott
What else we do in Caulcott
Your questions about landlord roof surveys in Caulcott
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Heyford station?
Of course. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
Is my home in Caulcott listed or in a conservation area?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. A change of roofing material may need consent in either case, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, as long as access is agreed. Roofs over flats are frequently shared, so we need permission from the building owner or managing agent. We inspect only the parts we are allowed to reach.
How do I book a survey in Caulcott?
To book, call 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address, the type of property and what’s prompted the survey. We will confirm the price and agree a day with you.
What insurance do you have?
Professional indemnity and public liability insurance cover our surveys. Ask if you need details for a managing agent or building owner.
Do you climb onto every roof?
Only when it is safe. Some roofs are too steep or fragile to walk on safely. We use safe viewpoints, the loft space and a drone where it applies, and the report records anything we couldn’t see.
Will you check the loft?
If there’s a loft and safe access to it, yes. The roof space can show things the outside can’t, such as damp timbers, staining or daylight.
Do you need a landlord roof survey in Caulcott?
Older buildings across London and the South East have roofs that are decades old. Nails, battens, flashings and underlay often fail before good slates or tiles, and a survey helps show where that is happening.
Most people get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Damaged pots and flaunching
- Missing or loose roof coverings
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
- Damp or stains in top-floor flats
The streets around a church such as Heyford Park Chapel are often among the oldest in a place, and if your home is one of the older ones nearby, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Before you book anyone
- What happens after the report arrives
- Whether the loft is part of the inspection
- How long the report takes to arrive
- What insurance they carry
Roof by roof
Shared chimney stacks
Many terraces and conversions have shared stacks. Pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings are looked at from safe vantage points.
Gutters and downpipes
Water from failed gutters frequently shows as damp inside. We record what we see.
What we can’t see
Without opening up the roof, some things stay hidden, and that sets some limits:
- Responsibility under a lease
- A full structural assessment of the building
- Confirming asbestos in older roof materials
If you’re not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will give you a straight answer. What a survey covers and does not.
What this survey covers
- Shared roofs
- Converted houses
- Blocks of flats
- Rented houses
- Gutters and downpipes
- Flat roofs on blocks
What happens on the day
Where it’s relevant and can be reached safely, the roof space is checked as well as the outside. In the loft, the signs we look for are staining, damp, daylight and sagging. All in, the survey normally takes between one and two hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. For a village or hamlet like Caulcott, the journey is planned beforehand: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. The roof is looked at from the ground, from windows, from the loft where there is safe access and from the roof where it is safe.
- We agree the roofs to be surveyed and what you need the report for.
- Access to flats and the roof space is arranged by you or your agent.
- We inspect each roof as far as it can safely be seen.
- Every defect is photographed and its urgency noted where relevant.
- You get a written report to plan maintenance and budgets.
Before the survey
- Keep pets in another room
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- Note where any stains or damp appear
Booking a survey
When you’re ready to go ahead, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email. We’ll suggest a package, agree the price and find a date, weekday or weekend.
Related advice
Useful tips for Caulcott property owners
A survey works best with a little help from you, before and after. Tips:
- Do not store items over the loft hatch
- Ask residents to report damp right away
- Put urgent roof work at the top of the list
- Arrange flat access in advance
If anything in the report needs explaining, ask us. The Standard Survey includes a follow-up consultation and the Premium Survey an in-person one.
Deal with the high-priority defects quickly and schedule the others. Small roof defects tend to grow.
Local roofs in Caulcott
West Oxfordshire’s older buildings often carry Cotswold stone slates, and a few villages in the county keep their thatch. 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. What can be done to an older roof may depend on listing or a conservation area. Your council and Historic England’s list will tell you where you stand, before anyone quotes for re-roofing.
For landlords with property near Heyford station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant.
Caulcott is about 5 miles west of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. Caulcott is part of the area we cover across London and South East England. We cover towns and villages across Oxfordshire. Our Oxford page covers surveys nearby.
Here we cover the OX25 postcode area for landlord roof surveys. If you need a landlord roof survey at a property on South Street, Lower Heyford Road and Greenway or a nearby road, we can survey it. Neighbouring places we cover for landlord roof surveys include Upper Heyford (1 mile north), Lower Heyford (1 mile west), Middleton Stoney (2 miles east), Ardley (3 miles north-east) and Somerton (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (11 miles south), Banbury (11 miles north), Bicester (5 miles east), Witney (13 miles south-west), Kidlington (7 miles south) and Headington Quarry (11 miles south).
Around Caulcott
For rail, the closest station is Heyford station, roughly 1.6 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Bicester Community Hospital (4.6 miles east) and Ardley Castle (2.7 miles north-east).