Oxfordshire · London and the South East
Hatford Landlord Roof Survey
A careful look at the let or shared roof at your property in Hatford, and put it all in a photo-illustrated written report.
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Parapets and upstands in poor repair
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
What affects the cost of landlord roof surveys
Survey packages start from £150, inc. VAT. What you pay for your roof depends on:
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- House, block, shop or office
- The height of the building and how the roof can be seen safely
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: its size, its height, how many sections it has and how it can be reached and seen safely. Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT.
What to tell us when you get in touch
A little information up front helps. Please include:
- Your timetable, like an exchange date
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- Access details, such as a loft hatch or a shared roof
Our phone lines are open seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. For a price or to book, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
How a landlord roof survey works in Hatford
We survey let and shared roofs in Hatford and across London and South East England. A visit normally takes roughly 1–2 hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. We inspect from the ground, vantage points, the roof space and the roof where it is safe, and by drone where it is applicable. A written report with photos follows. We’re often asked to look into blocked gutters over flats and flashings that have come away, across gutters and downpipes, rented houses and shared roofs.
Some older homes in villages like Hatford are 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. Knowing the roof’s condition helps you plan ahead with that in mind. Older materials such as clay tiles, slate and stone are often matched when work is done.
The written findings come by email, easy to pass on to a roofer, an agent or an insurer. Basic reports come within 48 hours, Standard within 24–48 hours and Premium on the day.
- Location
- Hatford (SN7)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
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What we do, step by step
Safety comes first on every visit. Everything that can be seen safely is inspected, and anything we can’t see is noted in the report. The survey typically takes an hour or two on an ordinary house, and more on a big or complicated roof. Cottages and farmhouses around Hatford often have roofs at several levels, with lean-tos and outbuildings attached. We work round each section in turn, from the safest viewpoints, and anything we can’t see is noted.
- We start by agreeing the scope, roof by roof.
- You or your agent arrange access to the roof space and any flats we need to enter.
- The roofs are inspected from the ground, vantage points, the roof space and the roof where it’s safe.
- We photograph each defect and note how urgent it looks.
- The report sets out condition and recommendations to help you plan.
Getting ready for the survey
- Let us know where we can park nearby
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with the freeholder or managing agent
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
How to book
A quick phone call is typically the easiest start: ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll ask a few questions about the roof. You will have a price before anything is arranged.
Related advice
Before and after the survey
Over many surveys, some simple habits stand out as worth the effort:
- Keep past survey reports with the building’s records
- Survey the roof on a regular cycle
- Ask your managing agent about lease terms
- Ask residents to report damp straight away
We don’t advise on leases or who should pay. What we provide is an independent record of condition to help those discussions.
Encourage residents to tell you about leaks or damp straight away. The sooner you know, the smaller the problem usually is.
Landlord roof surveys in Hatford: local notes
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. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first. The wider area around Hatford has a long history of building, with Longworth House about 3.9 miles north-east. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Stanford in the Vale Church of England Primary School, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle.
Hatford is about 6 miles north-west of Wantage, in Oxfordshire. Houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings in Hatford can all book landlord roof surveys. Hatford is one of the towns and villages in Oxfordshire where we work for landlord roof surveys. We also survey roofs in Oxford.
We cover every part of the SN7 postcode area for landlord roof surveys and the streets around it. Neighbouring places we cover for landlord roof surveys include Stanford in the Vale (1 mile south), Bow (1 mile south-east), Shellingford (2 miles south-west), Buckland (2 miles north) and Baulking (3 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Oxford (14 miles north-east), Didcot (12 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (10 miles east), Witney (9 miles north), Carterton (9 miles north-west) and Wantage (6 miles south-east).
What’s near Hatford
In Hatford, that means homes and buildings near Church of St Denys. Well-known places in the area include Faringdon Castle (2.6 miles west) and Longworth Hospital (3.1 miles west). The countryside around Hatford includes Badbury Hill.
Common questions in Hatford
Do you carry out roof surveys in Hatford?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, and Hatford is part of that. You can call 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and a few details, and we’ll talk through which survey suits.
How do I find out if my home in Hatford is listed?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it is in a conservation area. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Which days do you carry out surveys?
We survey on any day from Monday to Sunday, during the day. Let us know your preferred days as you book.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, once access has been agreed. The roof of a block or converted house is frequently shared, so whoever owns or manages the building needs to agree access. We inspect only the parts we are allowed to reach.
Do you use drones?
Where it helps and it’s safe, yes. Flights depend on the weather on the day and airspace rules. We’re a CAA-registered drone operator.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
It depends on what we need to see. For inside areas and the loft space, someone has to give us access; we will agree the details as you book.
Is the report suitable for a maintenance plan?
Yes. It shows what needs attention now and what can be planned for later, which helps you plan work and budgets. Repair costs aren’t included, but contractors can price from it.
What we’re asked to look at in Hatford
A roof nobody lives directly under can be easy to overlook. Small defects go unnoticed until water comes through a ceiling, by which point the damage has spread.
Most people get in touch when they’ve noticed something like this:
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
- Cracked or lifting flashings
- Cracked or leaning shared chimneys
If your house is among the older ones in the streets near Holy Trinity Church, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
Before you book anyone
- Which limits apply to the survey
- Their track record with similar roofs
- Which viewpoints they use to see the roof
- Do they have a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID for drone work?
What a landlord roof survey does not cover
It’s a careful look at the let or shared roof, not the whole story. Its limits include:
- Asbestos testing of roof sheets or soffits
- Responsibility under a lease
- A full building survey of every part of the property
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll tell you. What a survey covers and does not.
Roofs we survey in Hatford
- Rented houses
- Converted houses
- Blocks of flats
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Shared roofs
- Gutters and downpipes
Why get it checked now?
Budgets work best when they’re based on the roof’s actual condition. Our report separates urgent items from those that can wait helping you spread the work. Older cottages and farmhouses around Hatford can have roof timbers that have been there a very long time, where water from a failed roof can cause rot if it’s left.
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package you pick makes a difference too. We will give you the figure before anything is booked.
What you get with us
- Plain-English reports with photos
- Over 20 years’ experience
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Surveys seven days a week
Read our cost guide and what we found on two real jobs.