Buying, selling & moving
It is sold. It is empty. It is still your problem until possession.
A short, defined vacancy with an unusually sharp consequence — the property has to be handed over in the condition it was bought in.
Typical duration
Days to weeks, firmly dated
Notice you get
Known
Contactable?
Yes
Dominant risk
A condition change before handover
Between the seller moving out and the buyer taking possession, a property sits empty with a contract attached to its condition. It is a short window, frequently only a few weeks, and it carries a specific obligation that other vacancies do not.
The buyer will walk through before possession. Anything that has changed since they last saw it is a problem, and problems discovered on possession day are expensive and adversarial.
Winter possessions are the sharp version. A freeze event in the two weeks before handover turns a completed sale into a dispute.
What makes this different
Every situation on this site is empty for a reason. These are the things specific to this one.
A contractual obligation about condition
This is not just protecting your asset. It is delivering a property in the state it was purchased in.
Short and precisely dated
The window has a firm end, which makes it easy to cover completely.
A pre-possession walkthrough is coming
Documented condition through the gap answers the questions that walkthrough might raise.
What typically goes wrong
- A failure in the gap becoming a possession-day dispute
- The seller having already left the city
- Utilities disconnected early, removing the heat
- Nobody documenting the condition at move-out
Services
What this situation usually involves
In roughly the order people add them.
Vacant Home Checks
Scheduled physical visits to an unoccupied property, with a timestamped photo record and a written report after every visit.
Photo Documentation
A timestamped photographic record from each visit, kept as a running visual history of the property.
Video Property Walkthrough
A recorded continuous walkthrough showing the current condition of the property, room by room.
Property Drop-In
A short scheduled visit to walk the property, complete your task list and send you photos — booked as a one-off or on repeat.
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