Get a QuoteCan I access the property before completion?
Provided the property is empty you may well be allowed to have access to the property before completion. The usual reason is that there is essential work which needs to be carried out. If this is required we recommend that you notify us as soon as possible so that a request can be made to the Sellers' solicitors. If this is to be agreed (and it is often refused) access is normally permitted provided you have exchanged contracts, paid a deposit and signed a key undertaking.
The key undertaking which comes in many forms usually provides that you will not take possession of the property, that you will only carry out works which are referred to in the key Undertaking and that you will become responsible for any services which may be used whilst you have access to the property. Important - If the intended work will require more than a few days' work, you need to check with your contractor how long they will need to complete the project and when they can start. It is only by knowing this information that you can calculate the completion date. In other words there is little point arranging for access, agreeing a completion date for two weeks after exchange if your contractor cannot do the work for a month!
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