Since the announcement of the property market reopening Orchards have been working with suppliers, vendors and viewers to ensure safe practices are in place for when we reopen on Monday 18th May.

Simple guidance outlined below will enable us to ensure all parties remain safe, and viewings are able to recommence.

• Maximum time limit of 15 minute for viewings

• Maximum of 3 adults from same household allowed to view – No friends or relatives

• No open houses will be held

• Viewing of Virtual Tours and/or Video Tours prior to physical viewing

• Viewing qualification form must be completed, ensuring the viewer and vendor are comfortable with the practices in place and have not recently, or currently ill.

• Vendors to leave the property or at the very least if not possible to leave will be in the garden

• The vendors agree to wiping all surfaces down before and after the viewing

• Vendors to leave doors open, lights on and windows open.

• Applicant agrees to not touch any surfaces

• Agent to wear gloves and maintain 2m distancing

• Agent to wear mask when indoors, viewers advised of the same.

• Viewer and Agent to wash hands with soap and water (or hand sanitiser if not available) immediately after entering a property.

• No Printed Brochures to be provided at this time.

  As standard all new properties will have a video tour / virtual tour. We are working with our vendors to retrospectively introduce these to our existing marketed properties.