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Landlord roof survey in Yarnton, Oxfordshire
Not sure what state the let or shared roof is in? You can book a landlord roof survey in Yarnton and across Oxfordshire, with plain-English findings.
- Leaking joints at party walls
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
- Chimney stacks in poor repair
How a landlord roof survey works in Yarnton
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 based on what can be seen. It does not give repair costs, but it gives contractors a clear brief to price from. Urgent defects are flagged clearly, so you can deal with it first and budget for the rest. If you are worried about leaking joints at party walls and missing or loose roof coverings, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on converted houses, blocks of flats and gutters and downpipes alike.
Village roofs often face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, so ridges, chimney stacks, flashings and gutters work hard. Damp in old walls is slow to dry, so a small leak can do a lot of harm. A roof report shows what needs attention first. On exposed older roofs, chimneys and lead flashings are often the first to give way.
What you get is a clear record of the let or shared roof on the day we saw it. That makes it useful now and a handy reference later.
- Where
- Yarnton (OX5)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Why get it checked now?
Finding a roof defect early typically means a smaller, planned job. Waiting for a leak can mean damage to ceilings, decorations and tenants’ belongings, plus urgent call-outs. In a small place like Yarnton, homes can be exposed to wind and rain, which finds any gap, and older walls, once damp, take a long time to dry.
Prices quoted always include VAT, and the written report is part of the package. Prices start from £150, including VAT. Where your roof sits in the range depends on its size, height and access.
Why book with us
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- Surveys seven days a week
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
- 98% customer satisfaction
See our cost guide and two real surveys.
Also in Yarnton
What we do, step by step
On the day, we start by asking what you’ve noticed and what you want to find out. We then inspect everything that can safely be seen, from ground level, from windows, in the loft space and by drone where applicable. The survey typically takes between one and two hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. For a village or hamlet like Yarnton, the journey is planned ahead of time: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. The roof is looked at from the ground, from windows, from the loft where there is safe access and from the roof where it’s safe.
- We start by agreeing the scope, roof by roof.
- We confirm which flats and loft spaces we need to get into, and you arrange access.
- The roofs are inspected from ground level, vantage points, the roof space and the roof where it is safe.
- Defects are photographed and their urgency noted.
- You get a written condition report to help plan maintenance.
Before the survey
- Tell us about parking before the day
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
- For flats, make sure roof access has been agreed
Getting a price
Unsure which package suits your roof? The easiest way is to ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and describe the roof and what’s worrying you. We will talk you through the options and what they cost.
Advice
For landlords and managing agents
Businesses and commercial landlords can book us too. Bigger roofs take more time.
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.
Questions from Yarnton
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Oxford Parkway station?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. You can call 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and what you need, and we’ll talk through which survey suits.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Yarnton?
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. If a home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission.
What does a roof survey cost?
Landlord roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. Our three packages are Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, including VAT.
Do you use drones?
Where it helps and the rules allow, yes. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID and fly a drone under 250g, and the airspace and weather are checked before every flight.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. Our survey is a roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey of the whole building. It focuses on the roof, so it sits alongside a building survey rather than replacing it.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. We can flag materials that might contain asbestos, but only a specialist asbestos surveyor can confirm it. It may be present in buildings built or refurbished before 2000.
Will you walk on the roof?
Only where it’s safe to do so. We inspect everything that’s safely in view: from ground level, from windows, from inside the roof space, from the roof where it’s safe and by drone where applicable. The report says if anything couldn’t be seen.
Signs you need a landlord roof survey in Yarnton
Landlords need to plan spending on a building. Planning is difficult without knowing the roof’s condition and how soon.
Common reasons to book include:
- Choked outlets and gutters
- Missing or loose roof coverings
- Cracked or lifting flashings
- Parapets and upstands in poor repair
For site and facilities teams at buildings like William Fletcher Primary School, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Whether you get a written report with photos
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
- Which parts of the roof they’ll actually see
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
Honest limits
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so some things are outside what a survey can do:
- Legal advice on leases or service charges
- Confirming asbestos in older roof materials
- Areas behind locked flats or blocked hatches
If you are not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer. What a survey covers and does not.
Roof types and parts we check
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Rented houses
- Gutters and downpipes
- Converted houses
- Shared roofs
- Blocks of flats
Before and after the survey
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner, before and after a survey:
- Arrange flat access ahead of time
- Get legal advice on lease responsibilities
- Keep roof outlets and gutters clear
- Make leak reporting easy for tenants
The report comes with photos and written recommendations ranked by urgency where relevant. We send it by email ready to pass on to whoever needs it.
Keep the loft space accessible so a surveyor can look inside the roof. Stored items over the hatch make checks harder.
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Yarnton
The wider area around Yarnton has a long history of building, with Blenheim Palace about 3.2 miles north-west. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area. 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.
For landlords with property near Oxford Parkway station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant. The streets around a church like Church of St Bartholomew are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if your house is among the older ones nearby, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
Yarnton is about 5 miles north-west of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Yarnton gets the same service as everywhere else we work: a careful inspection, photos and a written report. Our area takes in places right across Oxfordshire, large and small.
Postcode districts we cover here for landlord roof surveys: OX5. If you need a landlord roof survey at a property on Dashwood Avenue, Spencer Avenue and Merton Way or a nearby road, we can survey it. Other places close to Yarnton include Begbroke (1 mile north-west), Worton (1 mile west), Thrupp (2 miles north), Bladon (2 miles north-west) and Shipton-on-Cherwell (3 miles north). Larger places within reach include Oxford (5 miles south-east), Didcot (14 miles south), Bicester (9 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (9 miles south), Witney (8 miles west) and Carterton (12 miles west).
Around Yarnton
Around Yarnton, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Red Lion pub and Gosford Hill School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Oxford Parkway station, roughly 1.4 miles east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Acland Hospital (3.8 miles south-east) and Oxford Castle (4.3 miles south-east). The countryside around Yarnton includes Harcourt Hill and Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds.