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Landlord Roof Survey in Great Rollright
Roof condition reports for landlords, agents and blocks of flats for Great Rollright, from an experienced roof surveyor. You get a clear written report with photographs.
- Blocked gutters over flats
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
- Damaged pots and flaunching
About our landlord roof survey in Great Rollright
Shared roofs on blocks, converted houses and terraces raise their own questions. We inspect the roof as far as it can safely be seen, including from the loft space and the flats where access is arranged. Each part of the roof is recorded with photos giving all parties the same information. We can only inspect the parts of a shared roof we’re allowed to reach. If you’ve noticed chimney stacks in poor repair and damp or stains in top-floor flats, we can find out what’s behind it, on flat roofs on blocks, converted houses and rented houses alike.
Village roofs often face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, 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.
What you get is a clear record of the let or shared roof on the day we saw it. That makes it useful now and a handy reference later, like when you want to compare after future work.
- Place
- Great Rollright (OX7)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Questions from Great Rollright
Is Great Rollright within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We cover the whole of London and South East England. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
How do I find out if my home in Great Rollright is listed?
Start with Historic England’s list for listing and your council for conservation areas. Either can affect what roof work is allowed, so it’s worth checking before planning any.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and testing are not part of what we do. We flag materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement sheets or soffits on pre-2000 buildings, and recommend a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before they’re disturbed.
Do you use drones?
Yes, where it is applicable. Flights depend on the weather on the day and airspace rules. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID.
Does this replace a RICS building survey?
No, it is a roof survey. It is not a RICS Level 2 or 3 building survey, and it is not a structural engineer’s report.
Are you insured?
Our surveys are covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance. Ask if you need details for a managing agent or building owner.
How much time does the visit need?
It normally takes between one and two hours at a typical home, or half a day or so for a commercial building. We’ll give you an idea when booking.
Towns and villages near Great Rollright
What else we do in Great Rollright
Surveys for landlords and agents in Great Rollright
For blocks of flats, a roof survey helps managing agents and residents’ management companies plan ahead. Recommendations are set out with the most urgent first where relevant, which helps with budgets and planning.
We also survey roofs for businesses and commercial landlords, from shops and offices to industrial units. Larger roofs take longer.
Before and after the survey
You don’t need to be a roofer to help. What helps most:
- Have gutters and outlets cleared every year
- Keep roof surveys on a rolling plan
- Keep past survey reports with the building’s records
- Give residents notice before a survey
Many clients use the report as the basis for a maintenance plan. You can start with the urgent items and plan the rest over time.
Deal with the high-priority defects quickly, and plan the rest. Left alone, minor faults usually get worse.
Checking the roof from ground level
What you cannot do safely is get up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery, and falls from height are 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 and it will help the survey.
Why get it checked now?
A dated condition report is useful for the building’s records. Surveying again later shows what has changed which helps with rolling maintenance. In a small place like Great Rollright, homes can be exposed to wind and rain, which finds any gap, and older walls, once damp, take a long time to dry.
To find out what your survey will cost, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email and tell us about the roof. We will confirm the figure before booking.
What you get with us
- PI and public liability insurance
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- 98% of clients satisfied
- Independent findings on the roof’s condition
Take a look at what a roof survey costs or two real surveys.
The survey, step by step
Before we start, let us know why you’ve booked: buying, a leak, storm damage, new work or just wanting to know where things stand. That way we can focus on what matters to you. The visit usually takes about one to two hours for a house, though large, tall or awkward roofs take more time. Cottages and farmhouses around Great Rollright frequently have roofs at several levels, with lean-tos and outbuildings attached. Each part is looked at from wherever it can safely be seen.
- 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 safely be seen.
- We photograph defects and note how urgent they look.
- You get a written report to plan maintenance and budgets.
Preparing for the visit
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with the building owner or managing agent
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
Getting a price
Most bookings start with a short call: phone 07833 053749 or email us, and we’ll ask about the building and what you need. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Advice
Do you need a landlord roof survey in Great Rollright?
Many let properties sit under roofs that have seen decades of weather. Nails, battens, flashings and underlay frequently fail before good slates or tiles, and a survey helps show where that is happening.
Things that often lead to a survey include:
- Cracked or lifting flashings
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Parapets and upstands in poor repair
- Damaged pots and flaunching
If you live in an older home near Church of St Andrew, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
- What the report includes, and whether it has photos
- What they will not be able to tell you
Great Rollright homes and their roofs
About 4.9 miles west lies Chastleton House, a reminder of how long the area around Great Rollright has been built on. If your house is among the older ones, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof. West Oxfordshire’s older buildings often 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. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
If you look after a building such as Great Rollright Church of England (Aided) Primary School, its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
Great Rollright is about 10 miles south-west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. In Great Rollright, as across Oxfordshire, every roof gets the same careful survey. Our area takes in places right across Oxfordshire. Our Oxford page covers surveys nearby.
Surveys in OX7 are booked the same way as anywhere else. You’ll find streets such as High Street, Chapel End and The Green, and we cover them all. Neighbouring places we cover for landlord roof surveys include Over Norton (2 miles south), Chipping Norton (3 miles south), Salford (3 miles south-west), Sarsden (5 miles south-west) and Churchill (5 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Banbury (10 miles north-east), Witney (13 miles south), Carterton (15 miles south), Kidlington (15 miles south-east), Neithrop (9 miles north-east) and Grimsbury (11 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Great Rollright
Around Great Rollright, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Unicorn Public House and the streets around them. Nearby you will also find Chipping Norton Museum of Local History (2.6 miles south) and Wheelbarrow Castle (3.5 miles west). Open spaces near Great Rollright include Woodford Bottom and Lamb's Pool.