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Landlord Roof Survey in Church Hanborough
Find out what’s going on with the let or shared roof before you decide what to do next. We carry out landlord roof surveys in Church Hanborough.
- Choked outlets and gutters
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
Leave it or get it looked at?
An independent report helps when owners need to agree on roof work. Without a survey, it is one opinion against another. Where a roof is exposed, as many are in small places like Church Hanborough, driving rain gets into any weakness, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
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 safely it can be seen. Prices start from £150, including VAT.
Why book with us
- Photographs and a written report every time
- We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- PI and public liability insurance
- 98% customer satisfaction
About our landlord roof survey in Church Hanborough
We check the same things on a let roof as on any other: coverings, ridges, hips, valleys, flashings, chimneys, gutters and the loft space. Flat roofs over blocks, rear additions and garages are covered too where they’re part of the brief. We also look at chimneys, parapets and party-wall upstands where it’s safe to see them and the loft where access is safe. We survey converted houses, blocks of flats and gutters and downpipes, and people most often book us about missing or loose roof coverings and ponding or splits on flat roofs.
Village roofs often face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, so ridges, chimney stacks, flashings and gutters work hard. Older walls take a long time to dry once water gets in. A written report sets out what to deal with and in what order. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are often where weather gets in first.
Nothing in the report is left vague: if work is needed, the report says so clearly.
- Location
- Church Hanborough (OX29)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
FAQs for Church Hanborough
Do you cover smaller places like Church Hanborough?
Yes. Church Hanborough is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We cover the whole of London and South East England. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there as you book.
Can a landlord with a rental near Hanborough station book a roof survey?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. Just phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the details, and we will talk through which survey suits.
Do you carry out surveys on Saturdays and Sundays?
Visits run seven days a week in the daytime, which suits people who work during the week. Let us know your preferred days when you book.
Does someone need to be in?
That depends on the survey. Inside the building and in the loft, we need someone to let us in.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. Our survey looks at the roof, not the whole building. For the rest of the building, a RICS home survey is a separate job.
Can you survey a shared roof on a terrace or converted house?
Yes, shared roofs are a common request. We can only inspect neighbouring parts from where we’re allowed to be and we’ll say so.
How long does the survey take?
That depends on the size and shape of the roof; most visits take roughly 1–2 hours for most houses, and more on a big or complicated roof. The written report follows by email.
What else we do in Church Hanborough
Roof by roof
Party-wall upstands and parapets
Parapet walls often hide gutters behind them. They’re checked where safe access allows.
Roof spaces and lofts
Older roofs may have bitumen felt underlay or none at all. We note what we see from inside.
Church Hanborough homes and their roofs
West Oxfordshire’s older buildings frequently carry Cotswold stone slates, and a few villages in the county keep their thatch. Older houses in the South East often have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters. With Blenheim Palace about 2 miles north-east, Church Hanborough sits in an area with a long building history. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters.
For landlords with property near Hanborough station, knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints. Take a building like Hanborough Manor CofE School: long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle.
Church Hanborough is about 5 miles north-east of Witney, in Oxfordshire. Church Hanborough gets the same service as everywhere else we work: a careful look at what can safely be seen, photos and a clear written report. Across Oxfordshire, we cover Church Hanborough and the places around it. There’s also a page for Oxford.
Surveys in OX29 are booked the same way as anywhere else. We also cover Long Hanborough (1 mile north-west), Bladon (2 miles north-east), Worton (2 miles south-east), Woodstock (3 miles north-east) and Begbroke (3 miles east). Larger places within reach include Oxford (8 miles south-east), Didcot (15 miles south), Bicester (11 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (11 miles south-east), Witney (5 miles south-west) and Carterton (10 miles west).
Landmarks near Church Hanborough
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Bartholomew School and The Hand and Shears pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Hanborough station, roughly 0.8 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Morris Motors Museum (0.8 miles north-east).
Practical tips
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner, before and after a survey:
- Keep past survey reports with the building’s records
- Do not store items over the loft hatch
- Keep roof surveys on a rolling plan
- Check your lease or ask a solicitor about who pays
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.
Encourage residents to tell you about leaks or damp straight away. The sooner you know, the smaller the problem normally is.
What we do, step by step
We’ll ask a few questions first, such as when any problem began and what work has been done before. Then the inspection itself takes about one to two hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. Somewhere like Church Hanborough needs a little journey planning: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. The roof is looked at from ground level, 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 confirm the access we will need.
- We check coverings, flashings, gutters and chimneys where they can be seen.
- The report records areas we couldn’t access.
- You receive photos and recommendations, prioritised where relevant.
Getting ready for the survey
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
Booking a survey
To book a survey, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. You will know the price before anything is booked.
Related advice
DIY checks: what’s safe
A lot can be seen from ground level. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Never climb onto the roof to look.
It is useful to keep a record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Share it with us as you book and it will help the survey.
Signs you need a landlord roof survey in Church Hanborough
Landlords need to plan spending on a building. Without a recent survey, it’s hard to know what the roof needs or when.
Signs worth acting on include:
- Damaged pots and flaunching
- Choked outlets and gutters
- Gaps where tiles or slates have slipped
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
The streets around a church such as Church of St Peter and St Paul are often among the oldest in a place, and if you own one of the older houses nearby, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
What to check before booking
- How long the report takes to arrive
- Which viewpoints they use to see the roof
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours