UK Homebuyer Viewing Toolkit | Hunter Ellis Professional Property Tools

Created by Mark Tutton — a practising building surveyor and architectural designer. Postgraduate study: MSc Building Surveying, Northumbria University — final overall award pending. Technical background also includes BSc (Hons) Architectural Design & Technology, MRPSA and ACABE. The Hunter Ellis UK Homebuyer Viewing Toolkit turns professional residential surveying practice into a clear viewing system, helping you spot what matters, record uncertainty and know what to ask next without asking you to diagnose a building.

IDEAL FOR

UK buyers who want to make more purposeful first and second viewings, keep comparable records and prepare better questions for the agent, vendor, conveyancer and surveyor.

WHAT YOU RECEIVE

• 22-page printable toolkit

• 22-page fillable PDF

• Two-page Rapid Viewing Sheet

• 40 guided property checks and 12 warning signs

• Agent/vendor questions

• Paperwork request checklist

• Survey decision guide

• Three-property comparison pages

• 24-page Extended Red Flag Reference Guide

• Read-me, personal-use licence and exact file manifest

WHAT MAKES IT USEFUL

• Records plain-English observations and uncertainty rather than guessed causes

• Prompts you to note what was not visible or accessible

• Keeps questions, document requests and professional follow-up in the correct lane

• Helps you compare three properties on the same basis

• Gives you a rapid route for early viewings and a deeper reference guide for serious contenders

HOW TO USE IT

Start with the Rapid Viewing Sheet, then use the fuller pages where a property remains a contender. Record only what you can safely see, keep photographs and documents separately, and take the resulting questions to the appropriately qualified adviser.

FORMAT AND COMPATIBILITY

Digital download only; no physical item is supplied. The customer ZIP contains printable A4 and fillable PDF files, instructions, licence and manifest. Fillable behaviour varies by PDF app: test a short entry, save, close and reopen before relying on it. The PDFs are not represented as fully tagged accessible PDFs. Storefront examples use fictional details; customer working files are supplied blank.

IMPORTANT PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARY

These resources are organisational and educational aids. They do not themselves inspect, diagnose, value, design, certify, approve or provide legal, engineering, electrical, gas, fire-safety or other specialist advice. Obtain appropriately qualified property-specific advice before financial, legal or safety decisions.

Hunter Ellis does not claim endorsement by RICS, RPSA, CABE or another professional body through these products. Education, qualifications and memberships identify the technical background of the author rather than third-party approval of the products.

LICENCE

Original Hunter Ellis content for personal use by one purchasing household. No resale, redistribution, public sharing, client use, removal of branding or derivative products for sale.