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Landlord roof survey in Merton, Oxfordshire
Need a landlord roof survey in Merton? We can help, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Damp or stains in top-floor flats
- Missing or loose roof coverings
- Choked outlets and gutters
Landlord roof survey in Merton
A roof condition report helps you plan maintenance and set budgets. You can see what’s urgent and what can wait based on what can be seen. It doesn’t give repair costs but contractors can price from it. Anything urgent is made clear, so you can deal with it first and budget for the rest. We survey flat roofs on blocks, converted houses and blocks of flats, and the problems we are asked to look at most are flashings that have come away and cracked or leaning shared chimneys.
Some older homes in villages like Merton 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 report records the let or shared roof as we found it on the day. It’s useful straight away, and a good reference for later.
- Where
- Merton (OX25)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Common questions in Merton
Can a landlord with a rental near Bicester Village station book a roof survey?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. You can phone 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and what you need, and we will talk through which survey suits.
Do you cover smaller places like Merton?
Yes, Merton is covered. We cover the whole of London and South East England, and smaller places are part of that. The journey is planned ahead, so it is useful to know about access.
Which days do you carry out surveys?
Surveys can be booked for any day of the week: Monday to Friday, Saturdays and Sundays. Tell us which days suit you as you book.
Can you survey a shared roof on a terrace or converted house?
Yes, we survey shared roofs often. We can only inspect neighbouring parts from where we’re allowed to be, and the report says so.
Does someone need to be in?
It depends on what we need to see. Inside the building and in the loft, we need someone to let us in.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, if the building owner or managing agent agrees access. We check the parts we’re given access to, and the report makes that clear.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
Over 20 years and more than 5,000 surveys, across London and South East England.
Towns and villages near Merton
Also in Merton
Before and after the survey
Some practical points come up on survey after survey. They’re worth knowing whatever the roof:
- Deal with urgent items first
- Ask residents to report damp right away
- Don’t wait for a leak to survey the roof
- Hold on to old reports to compare later
If anything in the report needs explaining, ask us. With the Standard Survey there is a follow-up consultation and the Premium Survey an in-person one.
Keep gutters and outlets clear and include any valley or parapet gutters. Many leaks into top flats start with a blocked gutter.
Can I check my roof myself?
A DIY look is useful, but it isn’t a survey. From ground level, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Water spilling over the edge can point to a blockage or a sagging run.
The survey, step by step
The aim of the visit is simple: to see as much of the let or shared roof as can be seen safely and record it clearly. Notes and photographs go into the written report. It typically takes about 1–2 hours on an ordinary house, and more on a big or complicated roof. Cottages and farmhouses around Merton often have roofs at several levels, with lean-tos and outbuildings attached. Each part is looked at from wherever it can be seen safely.
- We start with what you know about the building and its history.
- We confirm the access we’ll need.
- The roofs are inspected from the ground, vantage points, the roof space and the roof where safe.
- The report records areas we couldn’t access.
- Findings and recommendations are set out with photos.
Getting ready for the survey
- Keep pets in another room
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
How to book
Booking is simple: just call 07833 053749 or send us an email and give us a few details about the property and we’ll explain which survey suits. The price is agreed up front.
Related advice
What affects the price in Merton
Every roof is different, so prices are confirmed before you book. This is what makes a difference:
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
- The height of the building and how the roof can be seen safely
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, with VAT included.
What to tell us when you contact us
Here’s what helps us most when you get in touch:
- The kind of building and roof involved
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
Surveys can be booked for weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. To find a date that works for you, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and the days you’d prefer.
Merton homes and their roofs
Cotswold stone slates are found on older buildings in west Oxfordshire, and thatch survives in some of the county’s villages. Older houses in the South East frequently have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them. The wider area around Merton has a long history of building, with Boarstall Tower about 3.7 miles south-east. If your house is among 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.
If you own a rental within reach of Bicester Village station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. The streets around a church such as Church of St Swithin are often among the oldest in a place, and if yours is one of the older homes nearby, its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first.
Merton is about 3 miles south of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. Surveys in Merton work the same way as everywhere we cover: a careful inspection, photos and a written report. Merton is one of the towns and villages in Oxfordshire we cover. For surveys nearby, see our Oxford page.
Every address in OX25 is within our area for landlord roof surveys. Close by, we survey roofs in Fencott (1 mile south), Murcott (1 mile south-east), Charlton-on-Otmoor (1 mile south-west), Wendlebury (2 miles north-west) and Lower Arncott (2 miles east). We also work in nearby towns like Oxford (8 miles south), Bicester (3 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (13 miles south), Witney (15 miles west), Thame (11 miles south-east) and Kidlington (6 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Merton
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Old Plough pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Bicester Village station, about 2.7 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Bicester Community Hospital (2.9 miles north) and Bicester Avenue (2.3 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Graven Hill and Woodsides Meadow.
Landlord and commercial surveys in Merton
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. The report is emailed, so it can go straight to your client, photos included.
With a portfolio of properties, surveys can be booked for more than one address. To arrange surveys for several addresses, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
What we are asked to look at in Merton
Reports of leaks or damp from tenants often lead to a survey. We check whether the roof or rainwater system is the likely cause, as far as can be seen.
Typical things we are asked to look at include:
- Cracked or lifting flashings
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
- Cracked or leaning shared chimneys
- Ponding or splits on flat roofs
For businesses in and around places such as Bicester Avenue, knowing the roof’s condition lets you budget for work rather than pay for emergencies.
Before you book anyone
- Whether you get a written report with photos
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
- How they plan to inspect the roof safely