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Landlord Roof Survey in Crowell Hill
Landlord roof surveys in Crowell Hill, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. Every survey ends with a written report and photographs.
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
Landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Crowell Hill
A roof condition report helps you plan maintenance and set budgets. You can see what’s urgent and what can wait, as far as can be judged from what’s visible. It doesn’t give repair costs, but it gives contractors a clear brief to price from. Urgent defects are flagged clearly, so you can deal with it first and budget for the rest. Typical surveys look at blocked gutters over flats and failed flashings at walls and chimneys, across flat roofs on blocks, shared roofs and converted houses.
Village roofs often face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, so ridges, chimney stacks, flashings and gutters work hard. Damp in old walls is slow to dry, so a small leak can do a lot of harm. A roof report shows what needs attention first. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are frequently where weather gets in first.
The report does not just list problems. It explains what we found, why it matters and what we recommend, so you can decide what to do next.
- Location
- Crowell Hill (OX39)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Landlord roof surveys around Crowell Hill
With Adwell House about 3.9 miles west, Crowell Hill sits in an area with a long building history. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material. West Oxfordshire’s older buildings frequently 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. Whatever the covering, it is frequently the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first.
Take an older house close to Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary: the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
Crowell Hill is about 5 miles south-east of Thame, in Oxfordshire. From houses to flats and shops in Crowell Hill, we can survey the roof on a weekday or at the weekend. We cover towns and villages across Oxfordshire, large and small. There’s also a page for Oxford.
Every address in OX39 is within our area for landlord roof surveys. If you’re just outside Crowell Hill, we cover Crowell (1 mile north-west), Kingston Blount (1 mile north-west), Oakley (1 mile north-west), Aston Rowant (2 miles west) and Lewknor (3 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (15 miles west), Didcot (15 miles west), Thame (5 miles north-west), Henley-on-Thames (10 miles south), Benson (10 miles south-west) and Headington Quarry (14 miles north-west).
Around Crowell Hill
Typical jobs here are in homes near Sir Charles Napier Inn and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Saunderton station, roughly 3.4 miles east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Thame Community Hospital (5.2 miles north-west). Open spaces near Crowell Hill include Oakley Hill nature reserve and Bald Hill.
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What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we start by asking what you’ve noticed and what you want to find out. After that, we check everything we can see safely, from ground level, from windows, in the loft space and by drone where applicable. The survey normally takes about one to two hours on an ordinary house, or half a day or so for a commercial building. Rural addresses near Crowell Hill can be hard to find from a postcode alone, so a few directions, or a note of a nearby landmark, help us arrive on time. The visit itself is the same as anywhere else.
- We agree which roofs and which parts of the building are included.
- Access to flats and the roof space is arranged with you in advance.
- The roofs are inspected from the ground, vantage points, the roof space and the roof where it’s safe.
- Every defect we find is photographed and given a priority where relevant.
- You get a written condition report to help plan maintenance.
Before the survey
- For flats, make sure roof access has been agreed
- Make sure we can get to the back of the property
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
Book a survey
Once you know what you need, call 07833 053749 or email us. From there it is a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day.
Related advice
How the survey changes by roof type
Party-wall upstands and parapets
A parapet can hide a gutter that is hard to see. We inspect them as far as it is safe to see.
Gutters and downpipes
Blocked gutters cause many leaks into top-floor flats. We check gutters, outlets and downpipes where they can be seen.
What a landlord roof survey does not cover
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so there are some things a survey cannot cover:
- The structure in the way a structural engineer would assess it
- Roof areas we weren’t given access to
- Responsibility under a lease
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll recommend the right survey. What our survey covers.
What we check
- Blocks of flats
- Shared roofs
- Rented houses
- Gutters and downpipes
- Converted houses
- Flat roofs on blocks
Before and after the survey
A little preparation and a few simple habits help, both for the survey and for the roof itself. Some pointers:
- Keep the loft hatch clear and reachable
- Give tenants a simple way to report leaks
- File each roof report for future reference
- Put urgent roof work at the top of the list
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.
Keep the roof space accessible so a surveyor can look inside the roof. Clutter around the hatch slows things down.
Common roof problems in Crowell Hill
A tenant reporting damp or a stained ceiling is a common reason to book. We check whether the roof or rainwater system is the likely cause, as far as can be seen.
People normally book a survey when they’ve noticed one of these:
- Choked outlets and gutters
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
- Leaks into upper flats
If you let a flat or house near Saunderton station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant.
Before booking anyone
- Their drone registration, if they fly one
- Will the report include photos?
- Their insurance cover
- What they will not be able to tell you
FAQs for Crowell Hill
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Saunderton station?
Yes, rented property is part of what we cover. You can call 07833 053749 or email us with the address and a few details, including who will give access on the day.
Do you cover smaller places like Crowell Hill?
Yes, we do. We cover the whole of London and South East England, from towns to the smallest villages. Longer journeys are simply planned beforehand.
Can we use the survey to plan a roof budget?
Yes. It shows what needs attention now and what can be planned for later, which helps you plan work and budgets. It does not include repair cost estimates, but contractors can price from it.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. Our survey is a roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey of the whole building. It focuses on the roof and can sit alongside a RICS survey.
How experienced are you?
We’ve been surveying roofs for over 20 years and have completed over 5,000 surveys.
What insurance do you have?
We hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
How much does a landlord roof survey cost in Crowell Hill?
Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. The final figure depends on the roof and the package you choose, and it is agreed before booking.
DIY checks: what’s safe
You can learn a lot 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.
What you cannot do safely is get up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery. That’s where a survey comes in, using safe viewpoints and a drone where it applies.