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Landlord roof survey in Oare, Kent
A careful look at the let or shared roof at your property in Oare, with photographs and a written report.
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
- Damp or stains in top-floor flats
Why act early in Oare
Keeping a dated survey on file helps with future planning. Surveying again later shows what has changed which helps with rolling maintenance. Older and listed buildings around Oare may need consent and matching materials for repairs, so leaving a defect until it is urgent leaves less time to plan.
There are three survey packages: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, with VAT included. The price for your roof depends on its size, access and what you need to know.
Why us?
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Over 20 years’ experience
- Package prices that include VAT
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
Take a look at how roof surveys are priced or our case studies.
How a landlord roof survey works in Oare
Who pays for roof work on a block depends on the lease. We can’t advise on what your lease says, but our report gives everyone an independent record of condition. That can help when owners, freeholders and agents need to agree what happens next. You get photos and written recommendations, prioritised by urgency where relevant. We’re often asked to look into slipped or missing slates and tiles and ponding or splits on flat roofs, on gutters and downpipes, converted houses and blocks of flats.
Older buildings in small places like Oare 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.
Pictures do a lot of the work in our reports, so you can see each defect rather than just read about it. Anything out of sight on the day is listed as such.
- Location
- Oare (ME13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
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Landlord and commercial surveys in Oare
Letting agents can arrange access with tenants. Surveys run on any day of the week, which helps when tenants work during the week.
Where a roof is shared: we need access agreed with the building owner or managing agent. Let us know about it when you book and we’ll plan the visit with that in mind.
How the survey changes by roof type
Party-wall upstands and parapets
We inspect the parts of a shared roof we can access and note what couldn’t be seen.
Shared chimney stacks
Chimneys often let water in at the flashings. We record anything visible.
How it works
The aim of the visit is simple: to see as much of the let or shared roof as can safely be seen and record it clearly. Notes and photos go into the written report. It typically takes about one to two hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. For a village or hamlet like Oare, the journey is planned beforehand: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. On the day, we inspect what can safely be seen, inside and out.
- We agree the roofs to be surveyed and what you need the report for.
- Access to flats and the roof space is arranged by you or your agent.
- We inspect each roof as far as it can be seen safely.
- We photograph defects and note how urgent they look.
- A written condition report follows to help you plan.
Before the survey
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we’re looking at
- Leave a clear route to the loft
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
Booking a survey
Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on the roof’s size, access and the package, so ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the details.
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FAQs for Oare
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Faversham station?
Yes, that’s a common request. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
Will you come out to Oare?
Yes, we do. We cover the whole of London and South East England, and smaller places are part of that. The journey is planned ahead, so it’s useful to know about access.
Do you use drones?
Where it helps and it is safe, yes. Flights depend on the weather on the day and airspace rules, including flight restriction zones near airports. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID.
How experienced are you?
Over 5,000 surveys so far, over more than 20 years, and 98% of customers are satisfied.
Will you walk on the roof?
Only when it is safe. Safety comes first, and fragile or steep roofs cannot always be walked on. Safe viewpoints, the loft and a drone where it applies let us see the rest.
Does the report help with maintenance planning?
Yes. It shows what needs attention now and what can be planned for later so you can plan spending. It doesn’t include repair cost estimates, but contractors can price from it.
How long is the visit?
Most surveys take about 1–2 hours at most homes, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. The report follows by email.
Tips from our surveys
Nothing here needs a ladder. A few suggestions:
- Have gutters and outlets cleared every year
- Do not store items over the loft hatch
- Make leak reporting easy for tenants
- Hold on to old reports to compare later
The report comes with photos and written recommendations ranked by urgency where relevant. We send it by email so you can share it with owners, agents or contractors.
Encourage residents to tell you about leaks or damp straight away. The sooner you know, the smaller the problem typically is.
What affects the price in Oare
The price reflects the time and kit the roof needs. The main factors are:
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- Which survey package you book
- Roof area
- Building height and the viewpoints available
Prices start from £150, including VAT. Basic starts from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, VAT included.
Getting in touch
We’ll usually ask about:
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from the ground or a window
- Access details, such as a loft hatch or a shared roof
- When you need the report by
Getting a price is simple: just ring 07833 053749 or send us an email and give us some details about the property and we’ll explain which survey suits. The price is agreed up front.
What a landlord roof survey looks like in Oare
The coast is about 2 miles or less from Oare, so there’s more wind and more salt in the air than further inland. Near the sea, metal fixings wear faster and loose pieces on a roof are more likely to lift, and driving rain gets into whatever gap is left. Across Kent, older roofs are frequently handmade clay or peg tiles, and tile-hanging on upper walls is a familiar sight. Oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses are part of the county’s older buildings too. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters.
For landlords with property near Faversham station, knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints. Belmont House and Gardens, about 4.3 miles south, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Oare. Older homes in the area may have roofs that need matching materials when work is done. Homes near green spaces like Oare Meadow can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn.
Oare is about 1 mile north of Faversham, in Kent. We carry out landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Oare and nearby. Oare is one of the places in Kent where we work for landlord roof surveys. We also survey roofs in Canterbury.
Postcode districts we cover here for landlord roof surveys: ME13. If you need a landlord roof survey at a property on The Street, Church Road and Russell Place or a nearby road, we can survey it. Other places close to Oare include Davington (1 mile south), The Brents (1 mile south-east), Uplees (1 mile north-west), Faversham (1 mile south) and Four Oaks (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover Ashford (13 miles south), Canterbury (9 miles east), Sittingbourne (6 miles west), Whitstable (7 miles east), Herne Bay (11 miles east) and Minster (7 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Oare
In Oare, that means homes and buildings near Oare Meadow, Three Mariners Inn and Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Faversham station, roughly 1.4 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Newnham Castle (4.5 miles south-west).