A little preparation helps you compare properties and make each viewing useful.
Before you visit
- Write down your preferred area, property type and essential features.
- Separate essentials from preferences: bedrooms, accessibility, parking, garden space and room for visitors.
- Share your approximate budget range and intended moving date with your agent.
- Ask which photographs and details are current, and whether the property is still available.
During the viewing
- Walk through the home as you would use it every day. Check steps, doorways, storage and access from the parking area.
- Look at natural light, ventilation, privacy and the surrounding activity.
- Ask about visible marks, repairs, maintenance history and anything you cannot inspect.
- Ask what is included in the sale and what the owner plans to remove.
- With permission, take notes and photographs so you can compare homes afterwards.
After the viewing
List what worked, what did not and which questions remain unanswered. Ask for relevant documents and a second viewing where needed. A viewing is not a building inspection; arrange suitable professional checks for concerns that need expert assessment.
Browse properties or register your requirements so we can help arrange suitable viewings.