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Farmoor Landlord Roof Survey
Find out the condition of the let or shared roof at your property in Farmoor from an independent roof surveyor. We visit on weekdays and at weekends.
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
- Cracked or leaning shared chimneys
Checking the roof from the ground
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way, and a fall can be serious. That part is for a survey.
It’s useful to keep a record: dates of leaks, photos from ground level and any work done on the roof. Send it with your enquiry, as it helps us focus the survey.
Landlord roof survey in Farmoor
A roof condition report helps you plan maintenance and set budgets. It shows what needs attention now and what can be planned for later, as far as can be judged from what’s visible. It does not 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. We’re often asked to look into flashings that have come away and damaged party-wall upstands or parapets, on converted houses, rented houses and shared roofs.
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.
It is not only a list of defects. It explains what we found, why it matters and what we recommend.
- Location
- Farmoor (OX2)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
For landlords and managing agents
Freeholders and residents’ companies use a roof report to plan and budget, putting the urgent items at the top.
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. The report sets out what needs attention now and what can wait, which helps with budgets and planning.
FAQs for Farmoor
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Oxford station?
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.
How do I find out if my home in Farmoor is listed?
For listing, use Historic England’s list; for conservation areas, ask the council. The answer matters most when a change of material is on the cards.
Do you need to get into the loft?
If the survey needs it and the roof space can be reached safely, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch.
How do I arrange a landlord roof survey in Farmoor?
The quickest way is to call 07833 053749 or email us. Tell us the address and a little about the roof. We survey seven days a week.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
Over 5,000 surveys so far, across 20+ years of surveying roofs, and 98% of customers are satisfied.
Will you go up on the roof?
Only when it’s safe. Safe viewpoints, the roof space and a drone where it applies cover most of what’s needed, and anything out of sight is recorded in the report.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes, once access has been agreed. Roofs over flats are often shared, so we need permission from whoever owns or manages the building. We can only inspect what we’re given access to.
Tips that help
Most of what helps is simple and safe from the ground. A few suggestions:
- Get legal advice on lease responsibilities
- Hold on to old reports to compare later
- Have gutters and outlets cleared every year
- Don’t wait for a leak to survey the roof
Questions about the findings are welcome. The Standard Survey includes a follow-up consultation, and Premium includes an in-person consultation.
Encourage residents to tell you about leaks or damp right away. Early reports let you act before damage spreads.
Leave it or get it looked at?
A dated condition report is useful for the building’s records. Surveying again later shows what has changed which helps with rolling maintenance. Outbuildings and barns around Farmoor are easy to forget, but a failed roof there can spoil what’s stored inside. It’s worth including them in a survey before a winter does the damage.
There are three survey packages: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, with VAT included. The price for your roof depends on its size, access and what you want to find out.
Why book us in Farmoor
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- Plain-English reports with photos
- An independent view of the roof
- Weekday and weekend surveys
See what a roof survey costs or what we found on two real jobs.
What we do, step by step
We photograph the roof as we go, so the report shows exactly what we saw. Close-ups come from the safest viewpoint available, including by drone where it’s applicable and the weather allows. Most surveys take about 1–2 hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. Around Farmoor, older homes can have small or awkward roof spaces, so tell us about the loft hatch and any ladder. Only areas that can be reached safely are inspected.
- We start by agreeing the scope, roof by roof.
- You or your agent arrange access to the loft space and any flats we need to enter.
- Each roof is checked as far as it can safely be seen, including from inside where possible.
- Every defect we find is photographed and given a priority where relevant.
- You get a written condition report to help plan maintenance.
Preparing for the visit
- If it isn’t your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
Arrange a survey
Photos help, if you have them. Pictures from ground level or a window are fine. To get started, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
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Landlord roof surveys around Farmoor
Cotswold stone slates are found on older buildings in west Oxfordshire, and thatch survives in some of the county’s villages. Across the South East, older homes tend to have slate or clay tiles, and many later ones concrete tiles. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters. With Appleton Manor about 3.5 miles south, Farmoor 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 the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
For site and facilities teams at buildings like Bartholomew School, its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale. Take an older house close to St Mary's Church: old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs. Landlords with a home close to Oxford station may find that a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Farmoor is about 5 miles west of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. We carry out landlord roof surveys in Farmoor for houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings. Our Oxfordshire coverage includes Farmoor and the places around it.
We work across the OX2 postcode area for landlord roof surveys and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Mayfield Road, Oxford Road and Meadow Close. If you’re just outside Farmoor, we cover Filchampstead (1 mile south), Swinford (1 mile north-west), Dean Court (2 miles south-east), Eynsham (2 miles north-west) and Wytham (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Oxford (5 miles east), Didcot (11 miles south-east), Bicester (13 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (6 miles south-east), Witney (6 miles west) and Carterton (10 miles west).
What’s near Farmoor
The nearest railway station is Oxford station, roughly 3.4 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Oxford University Press Museum (3.6 miles east) and Radcliffe Infirmary (3.7 miles east). Not far away are Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds and Cumnor Hill.
Honest limits
No survey can tell you everything, and it’s better to know them up front. Keep these in mind:
- Areas behind locked flats or blocked hatches
- The rest of the building, as a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey would
- Asbestos testing of roof sheets or soffits
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll suggest the right survey. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Farmoor
- Blocks of flats
- Gutters and downpipes
- Converted houses
- Rented houses
- Shared roofs
- Flat roofs on blocks