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Landlord Roof Survey in Fernham
Find out the condition of the let or shared roof at your property in Fernham. Visits run on weekdays and weekends, in the daytime.
- Leaking joints at party walls
- Mortar falling from ridges and verges
- Choked outlets and gutters
How a landlord roof survey works in Fernham
A landlord roof survey covers the usual parts of a roof: coverings, ridges, hips, valleys, flashings, chimneys, gutters and the loft space. Flat roofs on blocks, extensions and garages are included 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. Common reasons to book are choked outlets and gutters and worn ridges, hips and verges, on flat roofs on blocks, gutters and downpipes and blocks of flats.
Older buildings in small places like Fernham may be listed or in a conservation area. If yours is, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so the council is the place to check. A roof report helps you plan work with that in mind. Where a building is listed, matching the existing roof materials is often expected.
The report records the let or shared roof as we found it on the day. That makes it useful now and a handy reference later.
- Place
- Fernham (SN7)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What we’re asked to look at in Fernham
Many blocks and converted houses have several roof types. Each wears differently, and flat roofs over rear additions frequently need attention sooner.
Problems we come across frequently include:
- Damp or stains in top-floor flats
- Ponding or splits on flat roofs
- Cracked or leaning shared chimneys
- Leaking joints at party walls
For site and facilities teams at buildings like Faringdon Community College, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Whether VAT is in the quoted price
- Their report turnaround times
- Do they have a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID for drone work?
- Whether the roof space is looked at, where there is one
What affects the price in Fernham
To price your survey, we check:
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- Roof area
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
Prices start from £150, including VAT, for a Basic Survey. Standard is from £250 and Premium from £400, both including VAT. You’ll know the price for your roof before booking.
What we need to know
What helps most when you contact us:
- Any photos you have, taken from ground level or a window
- Whether there’s a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
- The reason for the survey, such as buying, a leak or storm damage
- Dates you’re working to, like exchange
Once you know what you need, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email. From there it is a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day.
Can I check my roof myself?
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 can’t do safely is get up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery. That part is for a survey.
Common questions in Fernham
Is Fernham within the area you cover?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house.
Do you cover Fernham?
Yes, Fernham is one of the places we work. The survey and report are the same in Fernham as anywhere else.
Do you need to get into the loft?
Yes, where the survey calls for it and there’s safe access. Inside, we look for damp, staining, gaps and sagging, as far as the space allows.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, as long as access is agreed. Roofs over flats are often shared, so the freeholder or managing agent needs to agree access. We inspect only the parts we are allowed to reach.
Who usually books a landlord or block roof survey?
Landlords, letting agents, managing agents and freeholders book it along with residents’ and RTM management companies. Owners in a shared building book it too.
What insurance do you have?
We’re covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance, for every survey we carry out.
Can your report let us know who pays for the roof work?
No. Who pays is typically set by the lease, and that is a legal question. What we provide is a clear record of the roof’s condition that everyone can refer to.
Before and after the survey
Getting the most from a landlord roof survey starts before we arrive and carries on afterwards. Tips:
- Check your lease or ask a solicitor about who pays
- Ask residents to report damp right away
- Have gutters and outlets cleared every year
- Keep roof surveys on a rolling plan
If anything in the report needs explaining, ask us. With the Standard Survey there’s a follow-up consultation and the Premium Survey an in-person one.
Keep gutters and outlets clear, particularly on blocks with valleys or parapets. Many leaks into top flats start with a blocked gutter.
What happens on the day
We will ask a few questions first, such as when any problem began and what work has been done before. Then the inspection itself takes between one and two hours for most houses, and more on a big or complicated roof. For a village or hamlet like Fernham, the journey is planned in advance: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. On the day, we inspect everything that’s safely in view, inside and out.
- We agree which roofs and which parts of the building are included.
- We confirm which flats and loft spaces we need to get into, and you arrange access.
- The roofs are inspected from the ground, vantage points, the loft space and the roof where it is safe.
- Defects are photographed and their urgency noted.
- The report sets out condition and recommendations to help you plan.
Getting ready for the survey
- Check we can get to the back of the property
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
Book a survey
We survey roofs seven days a week. To arrange a day that suits you, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and the days you’d prefer.
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When you need someone else
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so there are some things a survey cannot cover:
- A full structural assessment of the building
- Responsibility under a lease
- Roof areas we weren’t given access to
If you are not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer. The full list of what we check.
Roof types and parts we check
- Converted houses
- Gutters and downpipes
- Rented houses
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Shared roofs
- Blocks of flats
Nearby places to Fernham
Also in Fernham
Landlord roof surveys in Fernham: local notes
Buscot Park, about 4.3 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Fernham. 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. 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. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
For an older house near a landmark like Church of St John, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
Fernham is about 7 miles west of Wantage, in Oxfordshire. Fernham is one of many places we visit across Oxfordshire. Across Oxfordshire, we cover Fernham. We also survey roofs in Oxford.
Here we cover the SN7 postcode area for landlord roof surveys. Whether your property is on High Street, Church Lane and The Green or a nearby road, we can survey it. We also cover Little Coxwell (1 mile north-west), Baulking (2 miles south-east), Uffington (2 miles south-east), Shellingford (2 miles north-east) and Faringdon (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Didcot (14 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (13 miles east), Witney (12 miles north), Carterton (10 miles north), Wantage (7 miles east) and Grove (7 miles east).
What’s near Fernham
Other landmarks nearby include Faringdon Castle (2.4 miles north) and Uffington Museum (1.8 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Badbury Hill.