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Landlord roof survey in Fawley, Oxfordshire
Roof condition reports for landlords, agents and blocks of flats across Fawley, with drones and thermal imaging where they help. Get in touch for a price.
- Missing or loose roof coverings
- Leaking joints at party walls
- Failed flashings at walls and chimneys
Landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Fawley
Access needs arranging before a survey of a let or shared building. We may need to get into the loft space and some or all of the flats and residents will need to be told in advance. You or your agent arrange access, and we confirm what we need when booking. Where we cannot get into part of the building, the report says so. We’re frequently asked to look into missing or loose roof coverings and chimney stacks in poor repair, on blocks of flats, rented houses and gutters and downpipes.
Older buildings in small places like Fawley may be listed or in a conservation area. That can affect what materials can be used when work is done, so check with the council before planning anything. A roof report helps you plan work with that in mind. Older materials like clay tiles, slate and stone are often matched when work is done.
The report works through the roof section by section, from the main slopes down to the gutters and outlets, each with a short note and a photograph. You will see the good as well as the bad.
- Where
- Fawley (RG9)
- Wider area
- 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
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Checking the roof from the ground
Inside, the loft is a good place to look, with care. Take a torch and only step on boards or joists, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
You can learn a lot from ground level. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Please do not climb up for a closer look.
How it 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. In total, it takes roughly 1–2 hours for a house, though large, tall or awkward roofs take more time. In a small place like Fawley, access is usually the main thing to plan. Let us know about outbuildings, past repairs and any leaks you’ve noticed. Visits can be on weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays.
- You let us know about the building, its roofs and any known leaks.
- We confirm the access we’ll 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
- Jot down any questions you want answered
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
Booking a survey
Surveys can be booked for weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. To find a date that works for you, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and the days you’d prefer.
Advice
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Fawley
Cotswold stone slates are found on older buildings in west Oxfordshire, and thatch survives in some of the county’s villages. Slate and clay tile are the usual coverings on older South East houses, with concrete tiles on many later estates. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. With Greenlands about 1.2 miles south-east, Fawley sits in an area with a long building history. If your home is one of the older ones, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
Landlords with a home close to Henley-On-Thames station may find that a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. Living close to Fawley Court and Temple Island is pleasant, but mature trees mean leaves in gutters and valleys each autumn, so outlets and downpipes are worth watching.
Fawley is about 6 miles west of Marlow, in Oxfordshire. We survey roofs in Fawley and the rest of Oxfordshire, as part of our work across London and the South East. Across Oxfordshire, we cover Fawley. There’s also a page for Reading.
Every address in RG9 is covered for landlord roof surveys. If you are just outside Fawley, we cover Fawley Bottom (1 mile west), Middle Assendon (1 mile west), Lower Assendon (1 mile south-west), Bix (2 miles west) and Henley-on-Thames (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Didcot (15 miles west), Thame (12 miles north), Benson (9 miles west), Chinnor (9 miles north), Tilehurst (10 miles south-west) and Wallingford (10 miles west).
Landmarks near Fawley
In Fawley, that means homes and buildings near Fawley Court and Temple Island and The Walnut Tree pub. The nearest railway station is Henley-On-Thames station, roughly 2.7 miles south of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Marlow Community Hospital (5.8 miles east) and Frazer Nash Archives (3.1 miles south). Open spaces near Fawley include Warburg Nature Reserve.
Roof by roof
Roof spaces and lofts
Looking inside the roof frequently tells us more. We go into the loft where it is safe, looking for staining, damp and daylight.
Shared chimney stacks
Many terraces and conversions have shared stacks. Pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings are looked at from safe vantage points.
Signs you need a landlord roof survey in Fawley
Reports of leaks or damp from tenants often lead to a survey. The survey helps show whether the roof, gutters or flashings are involved, as far as can be seen.
We’re frequently asked to look at:
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
- Flashings that have come away
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
- Damp or stains in top-floor flats
The streets around a church such as St Mary the Virgin's Church are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if your house is among the older ones nearby, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
Before booking any roof surveyor
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
- Whether the loft space is looked at, where there is one
- Is there a chance to talk the report through?
What a landlord roof survey doesn’t cover
Our survey isn’t a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. It also has these limits:
- Areas behind locked flats or blocked hatches
- The structure in the way a structural engineer would assess it
- A full building survey of every part of the property
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will tell you. What a survey covers and does not.
What this survey covers
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Blocks of flats
- Converted houses
- Rented houses
- Gutters and downpipes
- Shared roofs
Fawley questions
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Henley-On-Thames station?
Yes, landlords and agents book with us as well as owners. Just phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and let us know about the building.
Will you come out to Fawley?
We do. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one.
Will you go up on the roof?
Only if it is safe. We inspect everything that’s safely in view: from the ground, from windows, from inside the roof space, from the roof where it is safe and by drone where it applies. The report says if anything couldn’t be seen.
What’s the best way to book?
The quickest way is to ring 07833 053749 or email us. Give us the address and some details about the roof, and we will recommend the right survey. Surveys run on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. We don’t sample or test for asbestos. Where a material might contain it, such as old cement sheets on a building from before 2000, the report flags it, with a recommendation to have a specialist asbestos surveyor check before it’s disturbed.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, once access has been agreed. Roofs over flats are often shared, so the freeholder or managing agent needs to agree access. We can only inspect what we’re given access to.
Does someone need to be in?
Not always. An outside-only look can be arranged beforehand, but the loft and any rooms with damp need someone to let us in.
Nearby places to Fawley
What else we do in Fawley
Before and after the survey
Getting the most from a landlord roof survey starts before we arrive and carries on afterwards. Some tips:
- Give tenants a simple way to report leaks
- Hold on to old reports to compare later
- Survey the roof on a regular cycle
- Do not store items over the loft hatch
The report comes with photos and written recommendations, prioritised by urgency where relevant. It is emailed to you ready to pass on to whoever needs it.
Deal with the high-priority defects quickly, and plan the rest. Left alone, minor faults usually get worse.