Site visits for estates and household contents

A site visit for an estate or household contents is an on-site review to establish which objects and tasks an assignment concerns. It is useful when photographs do not explain the rooms, quantities or access. The visit is separate from the clearance itself and from a commissioned formal appraisal.

What should be clarified?

Use this practical checklist: Which rooms are included? What will the family keep? What may be considered for purchase? Is anything only to be moved? Are cleaning and removal required? Explain stairs, parking, keys and deadlines so the scope can be described accurately. Do not present belongings owned by others as automatically included in a sale.

OBA reviews contents, size and condition before providing a written offer. See how estate visits and offers work. If you will retain the objects and need a formal inheritance valuation, arrange a paid appraisal rather than confusing it with an assessment for sale.

After the visit

Check that the offer identifies what is bought, what is removed and the agreed services and prices. This checklist is practical guidance, not a promise that every assignment includes the same work. Read the estate clearance and purchase overview, then request a site visit with the intended scope.