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Landlord roof survey in Crawley, Oxfordshire
Roof condition reports for landlords, agents and blocks of flats in Crawley, carried out by an experienced roof surveyor. You get a clear written report with photos.
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
- Parapets and upstands in poor repair
- Damp or stains in top-floor flats
Landlord roof survey in Crawley: what you get
Landlords frequently book us when buying a property to rent out, others when a tenant reports a leak or damp. 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 shared roofs, gutters and downpipes and flat roofs on blocks, and common reasons people get in touch are failed flashings at walls and chimneys and damaged party-wall upstands or parapets.
In a small place like Crawley, many roofs stand in the open, so ridges, chimney stacks, flashings and gutters work hard. 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 often where weather gets in first.
The report records the let or shared roof as we found it on the day. It’s useful straight away, and a good reference for later, for example when you want to check whether anything has changed.
- Where
- Crawley (OX29)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Crawley questions
I let a flat near Finstock station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, that’s a common request. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
Is Crawley within the area you cover?
Yes, we do. We work right across London and South East England, and smaller places are part of that. Longer journeys are simply planned in advance.
Do I need to be at home?
Not necessarily. An outside-only look can be arranged beforehand, but the loft and any rooms with damp need someone to let us in.
What’s the best way to book?
Simply ring 07833 053749 or email us. After a few questions, we confirm the price and fix a day, weekday or weekend.
Does the weather affect the survey?
Some surveys depend on the weather more than others. Drone flights need calm, dry weather, and thermal imaging works best after a sunny day, with a dry roof and little wind. We will rearrange with you if the weather isn’t right.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, once whoever controls the roof agrees access. We check the parts we’re given access to.
Will you inspect a roof that several owners share?
Yes. We survey what we can access and see safely. The report records what couldn’t be seen in the report.
Roof by roof
Flat roofs on blocks and rear additions
Outlets on flat roofs block easily leaving water standing. They’re checked during the survey.
Gutters and downpipes
Overflowing gutters soak walls and can lead to damp in flats. We record what we see.
Do you need a landlord roof survey in Crawley?
Tenants and leaseholders rarely look at the roof. Slipped slates, cracked flashings and blocked gutters can sit unnoticed for years particularly where the roof cannot be seen from the street.
We are often asked to look at:
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
- Damaged pots and flaunching
- Ponding or splits on flat roofs
The streets around a church such as Church of St John the Evangelist are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if yours is one of the older homes nearby, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the loft is part of the inspection
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
- Which parts of the roof they’ll actually see
- When you will get the report
Practical tips
A few practical points come up again and again on our surveys. They’re worth knowing whatever the roof:
- File each roof report for future reference
- Put urgent roof work at the top of the list
- Keep roof outlets and gutters clear
- Make sure the roof space can be accessed
How soon the report arrives depends on the package: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day. Pick the package that suits the building and your timescale.
Keep gutters and outlets clear, especially on blocks with valleys or parapets. Many leaks into top flats start with a blocked gutter.
Crawley homes and their roofs
West Oxfordshire’s older buildings often carry Cotswold stone slates, and a few villages in the county keep their thatch. Slate and clay tile are the usual coverings on older South East houses, with concrete tiles on many later estates. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters. The wider area around Crawley has a long history of building, with Minster Lovell Hall about 1.1 miles west. On older houses around here, roofs frequently carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
If you look after a building such as Hailey Church of England Primary School, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other. For landlords with property near Finstock station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Crawley is about 1 mile north-west of Witney, in Oxfordshire. From houses to flats and shops in Crawley, the roof can be surveyed. We cover towns and villages across Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages. There is also a page for Oxford.
Here we cover the OX29 postcode area for landlord roof surveys. We cover properties on Witney Hill, Farm Lane and Foxburrow Lane and the roads around them. Close by, we survey roofs in Leafield (2 miles north-west), Swinbrook (4 miles west), Ascott d'Oyley (4 miles north-west), Ascott-under-Wychwood (5 miles north-west) and Ascott Earl (5 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (12 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (13 miles south-east), Carterton (5 miles south-west), Wantage (15 miles south), Grove (14 miles south) and Faringdon (11 miles south).
Landmarks near Crawley
We work in homes and buildings around Wood Green School and The Lamb Inn, among other places. The closest station to Crawley is Finstock station, roughly 3.6 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Cogges Manor Farm Museum (1.9 miles south-east). Not far away are Blenheim Farm.
How the survey works
The visit normally starts outside and finishes in the loft: first the slopes, edges and gutters from every safe viewpoint, then the roof space where it can be reached. All told, expect about one to two hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. Rural addresses near Crawley can be hard to find from a postcode alone, so a few directions are welcome. After that, the survey runs as it would anywhere.
- First, we confirm the scope and the purpose of the report.
- You arrange access to the loft and any flats we need.
- We inspect each roof as far as it can be seen safely.
- We photograph defects and note how urgent they look.
- You get a written report to plan maintenance and budgets.
Before we arrive
- Check pets are kept safely away
- Check the loft hatch can be reached
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
Booking a survey
Surveys can be booked for weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. To arrange a day that suits you, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and the days you’d prefer.
Advice
Also in Crawley
What a landlord roof survey does not cover
A survey is a proper look at the let or shared roof, but it can’t do everything. The main limits are:
- Areas behind locked flats or blocked hatches
- Responsibility under a lease
- Walls, floors and services beyond the roof
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll recommend the right survey before you book. The full list of what we check.
What we check
- Rented houses
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Gutters and downpipes
- Shared roofs
- Blocks of flats
- Converted houses
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
A roof problem in a let property affects your tenants as well as the building. A survey shows what needs attention, so you can plan the work with less disruption.
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. Recommendations are set out in order of urgency where relevant.