Check the same twelve things
Mark clear, follow up, concern, or not checked. Add only what you saw, heard, or were told.
For the conversation after a viewing
Same twelve checks. Every property.
Turn scattered photos, half-remembered answers, and surprise costs into one viewing record you can compare calmly.
Free. Browser and mobile records stay on-device. No checkout, account, or property-data upload.
Viewing record12 checks
Outside
- Roof
- Movement
- Damp
Systems
- Electrics
- Heating
- Plumbing
Inside
- Windows
- Noise
- Layout
Paperwork
- Tenure
- Charges
- Access
What one ledger does
Observation first. Arithmetic second.
Put every cash cost beside the price
Add your own tax, legal, survey, moving, immediate-work, and reserve figures. Nothing is guessed for you.
Print one comparable record
See follow-ups, concerns, cash needed at asking price, and your arithmetic cash-fit ceiling on one page.
Deliberately narrow
Record, not recommendation.
Viewing Ledger does not value property, recommend offers, assess mortgage eligibility, calculate tax, or replace a survey or solicitor.
Use the viewing checklistUse before your next viewing
Practical records, not generic advice.
Property viewing checklist
A room-to-room way to record condition, systems, surroundings, documents, and items needing a professional follow-up.
Read field guideQuestions to ask at a viewing
Prompts for tenure, running costs, works, access, fixtures, and facts worth verifying after the appointment.
Prepare questionsFirst-year home-buying cost record
Separate price from tax, professional fees, moving costs, immediate work, and your own reserve without guessing figures.
Build a cost recordWhy consistency matters
Memory is not a comparison method.
A viewing is short. Emotion, layout, light, noise, condition, answers, and paperwork compete for attention. Repeating the same record at each property makes gaps visible: what you checked, what you did not check, and what still needs evidence.
UK government home-buying guidance recommends checking what is included, arranging an appropriate survey, reviewing the Energy Performance Certificate, and using qualified legal and financial professionals. Viewing Ledger gives those follow-ups a place; it does not perform them.
You enter every cost yourself because circumstances vary. Result is arithmetic from your inputs, not a valuation, offer recommendation, mortgage assessment, tax calculation, or substitute for professional advice.
Primary guidance: GOV.UK — deciding on a home and GOV.UK — How to buy a home.