Oxfordshire · London and the South East
Landlord roof survey in Wytham, Oxfordshire
Find out the condition of the let or shared roof at your property in Wytham. We visit on weekdays and at weekends.
- Leaking joints at party walls
- Cracked or leaning shared chimneys
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
About our landlord roof survey in Wytham
Managing agents and freeholders use our reports to plan maintenance and budgets. It shows what needs attention now and what can be planned for later, as far as can be judged from what’s visible. It doesn’t include repair cost estimates but contractors can price from it. Urgent defects are flagged clearly, so you can deal with it first and budget for the rest. We survey shared roofs, rented houses and blocks of flats, and the problems we’re asked to look at most are damaged pots and flaunching and blocked gutters over flats.
Older buildings in small places like Wytham may be listed or in a conservation area. That can affect what materials can be used when work is done, so check with the council before planning anything. Knowing the roof’s condition helps you plan ahead with that in mind. Where a building is listed, matching the existing roof materials is frequently expected.
We keep jargon out of it: if work is needed, the report says so clearly, along with how urgent it is.
- Where
- Wytham (OX2)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What we can’t see
Some things cannot be seen without opening up the roof, so a survey has limits:
- Legal advice on leases or service charges
- The rest of the building, as a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey would
- Roof areas we weren’t given access to
If you’re not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or email us and we will give you a straight answer. What a survey covers and does not.
What we look at
- Rented houses
- Blocks of flats
- Shared roofs
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Converted houses
- Gutters and downpipes
FAQs for Wytham
Is Wytham within the area you cover?
Yes, Wytham is on our map. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
How do I find out if my home in Wytham is listed?
Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the local council can tell you about conservation areas. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
What if it rains on the day?
Light rain doesn’t usually stop a survey. Strong wind or heavy rain can stop drone flights and make roof access unsafe, so we will agree a new date if the weather is not suitable.
Does someone need to be in?
Someone needs to let us in if we’re looking inside or in the loft. Access is agreed with you as you book.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, if whoever owns or manages the building agrees access. On a shared roof we can only inspect the parts we’re allowed to reach.
Do you advise on who is responsible under the lease?
No. Who pays is normally set by the lease and we don’t give legal advice. Our report gives an independent record of the roof’s condition that everyone can refer to.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
Over 5,000 surveys so far, over more than 20 years, with 98% customer satisfaction.
Can I check my roof myself?
During heavy rain, look at the gutters from the ground or a window. Overflowing water can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
Your own check is a good start, but it isn’t a survey. From ground level, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight.
Landlord roof surveys in Wytham: local notes
Cotswold stone slates are found on older buildings in west Oxfordshire, and thatch survives in some of the county’s villages. In this part of the South East, older roofs are mostly slate or clay tile and many newer ones concrete tile. Whatever the covering, it is frequently the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first. With Holywell Manor about 3.1 miles south-east, Wytham sits in an area with a long building history. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
If you let a flat or house near Oxford Parkway station, knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints. The streets around a church like Church of All Saints are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if you own one of the older houses nearby, its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first. If you look after a building like Oxford Academy, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle.
Wytham is about 4 miles north-west of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Whether the building in Wytham is a house, a flat or a commercial unit, we can survey the roof. Our area takes in places right across Oxfordshire, large and small.
Surveys in OX2 are booked the same way as anywhere else. Other places close to Wytham include Cassington (2 miles north-west), Botley (2 miles south), Dean Court (2 miles south), Farmoor (2 miles south-west) and Swinford (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (4 miles south-east), Didcot (12 miles south), Bicester (11 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (7 miles south), Witney (8 miles west) and Carterton (12 miles west).
Local landmarks in Wytham
Around Wytham, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The White Hart pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Wytham is Oxford Parkway station, about 2.4 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Oxford University Press Museum (2.4 miles south-east) and Oxford Castle and earlier settlement remains (2.7 miles south-east). Open spaces near Wytham include Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds and Harcourt Hill.
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What a survey costs
All our prices include VAT. The things that change the price are:
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- Which survey package you book
Every price we give includes VAT. Prices start from £150, including VAT. You will know the price for the job before you book.
Getting in touch
A little information up front helps. It is useful to include:
- What made you get in touch
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- Anything about access we should know
- The type of building and roof, such as pitched or flat
Once you know what you need, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email. From there it’s a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day, weekday or weekend.
How it works
You do not need to do much on the day. Show us any stains, drips or problem areas you know about, and we will get on with the inspection. The survey itself takes about one to two hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. In a small place like Wytham, access is typically the main thing to plan. Mention any outbuildings, barns or garages you want included, and anything about the roof you already know. Visits can be on weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays.
- First, we confirm the roofs and areas to be surveyed.
- You or your agent arrange access to the roof space and any flats we need to enter.
- We inspect each roof from safe vantage points, the loft space and the roof itself where safe.
- Defects are photographed and their urgency noted.
- We send a written report you can use to plan maintenance and budgets.
Before we arrive
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
- If you’re buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Tell us where we can park nearby
Arrange a survey
If you’re buying, it helps to book soon after your offer is accepted, so you have the findings in time to act on them before you exchange. Otherwise, simply call 07833 053749 or send us an email whenever suits you.
Related advice
Before and after the survey
There is plenty you can do without going near the roof. What helps most:
- Keep the loft hatch clear and reachable
- Check your lease or ask a solicitor about who pays
- Put urgent roof work at the top of the list
- Make leak reporting easy for tenants
Report times depend on the package: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day. Pick the package that suits the building and your timescale.
Keep the loft space accessible so the roof can be checked from inside. Clutter around the hatch slows things down.
Why get it checked now?
Defects caught early can often be dealt with as planned work. Left until it leaks, a roof can damage ceilings and tenants’ belongings and force rushed work. Outbuildings and barns around Wytham are easy to forget, but a failed roof there can spoil what’s stored inside. A quick look before winter can save a lot.
A small, low roof with good viewpoints takes less time than a tall, complicated one, and the package you pick makes a difference too. The price is always agreed first.
Why us?
- Surveys on any day of the week
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
- Plain-English reports with photos
- Prices that include VAT
Read how roof surveys are priced and what we found on two real jobs.