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Landlord Roof Survey in Tadmarton
Find out the condition of the let or shared roof at your property in Tadmarton from an independent roof surveyor. We visit on weekdays and at weekends.
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
- Failed flashings at walls and chimneys
- Parapets and upstands in poor repair
How a landlord roof survey works in Tadmarton
A landlord roof survey shows you the state of a roof, written up so you can plan. Landlords, letting agents, managing agents and freeholders all use it along with RTM and residents’ management companies. You get a written report with photos and recommendations set out by urgency where relevant. It’s a roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey of the whole building. If you’ve noticed worn ridges, hips and verges and damaged party-wall upstands or parapets, we can find out what’s behind it, whatever the roof.
Some older homes in villages like Tadmarton 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 is yours to share with whoever needs it: a seller or estate agent, an insurer, a roofer, a builder or a managing agent.
- Location
- Tadmarton (OX15)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Common roof problems in Tadmarton
Shared roofs can fall between owners. Everyone may think someone else is responsible, so maintenance gets put off. An independent report helps everyone see the facts.
Problems we come across frequently include:
- Leaking joints at party walls
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
- Choked outlets and gutters
For landlords with property near Banbury station, knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints.
What to check before booking
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
- Whether VAT is added on top
- What insurance they carry
Tadmarton: your questions answered
Do you cover smaller places like Tadmarton?
Yes. Tadmarton is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We work right across London and South East England. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when you book.
How do I find out if my home in Tadmarton 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.
What insurance do you have?
Our surveys are covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance. Ask if you need details for a managing agent or building owner.
Who typically books a landlord or block roof survey?
Anyone who looks after a let or shared building can book it: landlords, agents, freeholders and residents’ management companies.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and testing aren’t part of what we do. We flag materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement sheets or soffits on pre-2000 buildings.
Can you survey at the weekend?
Surveys can be booked for any day of the week: Monday to Friday, Saturdays and Sundays. Just let us know the days that suit you.
Can we use the survey to plan a roof budget?
Yes. Recommendations are prioritised by urgency where relevant, which helps you plan work and budgets. Repair costs are not included but it gives contractors a clear brief.
When you need someone else
A survey is a proper look at the let or shared roof, but it can’t do everything. The main limits are:
- Areas behind locked flats or blocked hatches
- Walls, floors and services beyond the roof
- Whether materials contain asbestos (a specialist asbestos surveyor’s job)
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or email us and we will point you to the right survey. What a survey covers and does not.
Roofs we survey in Tadmarton
- Shared roofs
- Blocks of flats
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Converted houses
- Rented houses
- Gutters and downpipes
Landlords, agents and block managers in Tadmarton
For blocks of flats, a roof survey helps managing agents and residents’ management companies plan ahead. The report sets out what needs attention now and what can wait.
Where a roof is shared: access has to be agreed with whoever owns or manages the building. Let us know about it when booking and we will plan the survey around it.
How the survey works
Time on site depends on the size and shape of the roof, but as a rough guide the survey takes about one to two hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. If you have questions on the day, just ask. Somewhere like Tadmarton needs a little journey planning: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. On the day, we inspect everything that’s safely in view, inside and out.
- First, we confirm the scope and the purpose of the report.
- Access to flats and the loft space is arranged by you or your agent.
- We inspect each roof as far as it can be seen safely.
- Every defect is photographed and its urgency noted where relevant.
- A written condition report follows to help you plan.
Getting ready for the survey
- Find any records of previous roof work
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
Getting a price
We confirm the price for your roof before booking, so you know where you stand. Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. For a price for your roof, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
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Before and after the survey
Some practical points come up on survey after survey. They apply to most roofs:
- Keep past survey reports with the building’s records
- Make leak reporting easy for tenants
- Have gutters and outlets cleared every year
- Check your lease or ask a solicitor about who pays
If anything in the report needs explaining, ask us. With the Standard Survey there is a follow-up consultation, and Premium includes an in-person consultation.
Regular roof checks beat waiting for a leak. Many landlords and agents survey their roofs on a rolling basis with gutters cleared every year.
Tadmarton homes and their roofs
Broughton Castle, about 1.5 miles east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Tadmarton. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first. Older buildings in west Oxfordshire often have Cotswold stone slate roofs, and some Oxfordshire villages still have thatch. In this part of the South East, older roofs are mostly slate or clay tile and many newer ones concrete tile. 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 Nicholas, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Tadmarton is about 4 miles south-west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. We survey roofs in Tadmarton and the rest of Oxfordshire, as part of our work across London and the South East. Across Oxfordshire, we cover Tadmarton. Oxford is in our area too.
We work across the OX15 postcode area for landlord roof surveys. You’ll find streets such as Main Street and Old Glebe, all of which we cover. We also cover the places around Tadmarton: Swalcliffe (1 mile west), Shutford (2 miles north), Milcombe (2 miles south-east), Burdrop (2 miles west) and Sibford Ferris (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Banbury (4 miles north-east), Bicester (15 miles south-east), Bure Park (14 miles south-east), Chipping Norton (8 miles south-west), Neithrop (3 miles north-east) and Grimsbury (5 miles north-east).
What’s near Tadmarton
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Lampet Arms. Tadmarton’s nearest station is Banbury station, about 4.5 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Horton General Hospital (4 miles east) and Broughton Castle (1.5 miles east). Open spaces near Tadmarton include Crouch Hill and Woodford Bottom and Lamb's Pool.
Why act early in Tadmarton
Quotes from contractors set out the work they want to carry out. An independent survey tells you the roof’s condition first, so you can compare quotes on the same basis. Older cottages and farmhouses around Tadmarton 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.
Every price we give includes VAT, and the report is not charged as an extra. Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. Size, height and access decide where your roof falls.
Why book us in Tadmarton
- Visits on any day of the week
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Plain-English reports with photos
- 20+ years’ experience
Read what a roof survey costs or two real surveys.