As of 13 August 2026, AI can create a property viewing checklist.

What to actually do

1. Use a tool built for this

   The route this page recommends

2. Do it yourself

   Second choice

   A chat interface, no skill needed, and roughly 15 minutes until you can act on the result.

   How to actually do it

   1. Open the property listing and copy its text, then note whether you are renting or buying, the property type, intended occupants and your main priorities.
   2. Paste those details into the prompt and add specific concerns such as damp, lease restrictions, accessibility, parking, noise or renovation work.
   3. Take the generated checklist to the viewing on your phone or print it, with space to record answers, measurements and photographs where permitted.
   4. At the property, work through the sections in order: look at visible condition, ask the agent or landlord, measure important spaces, and record unanswered questions rather than accepting guesses.
   5. After the viewing, compare the notes with the listing and request the documents or evidence marked in the checklist, then ask a surveyor, conveyancer or other relevant professional about serious concerns before committing.

   Prompt

   Create a practical property viewing checklist for a UK [rental or purchase] viewing.
   
   Property details:
   - Type: [flat, house, bungalow or other]
   - Location: [town or area]
   - Listing text: [paste the listing]
   - Intended use: [home, investment or other]
   - People who will live there: [brief description]
   - Priorities: [for example quiet, storage, accessibility, garden, parking or broadband]
   - Known concerns: [paste any concerns]
   
   Organise the checklist into these sections:
   1. Outside, communal areas and access
   2. Structure, damp, mould, windows and general condition
   3. Heating, hot water, plumbing, electrics and ventilation
   4. Rooms, storage, appliances, garden, parking and mobile or broadband signal
   5. Safety, accessibility, noise and signs of neighbouring problems
   6. Questions for the estate agent, landlord or seller
   7. Documents, costs and practical details to request after the viewing
   
   For every item, give a short action or question and a space for notes. Mark each item as either "look", "ask", "measure" or "request evidence". Separate things I can check myself from things that may need a qualified professional. Do not claim that a property is safe, sound, compliant or free from defects based only on a viewing. Do not invent facts about this property, current UK rules, costs or documents. End with a short list of findings that should prompt me to get independent legal, survey or specialist advice.

   Open it prefilled in ChatGPT or Claude, or copy it into Gemini, which takes no prefill link.

3. Hand it to a person

   The distant third

   A person who owns the outcome does this end to end, worth it when the failure is dear.