A floor plan helps buyers connect the photographs and understand how a property works. It is worth checking carefully before publication, even if a professional has prepared it. Your role is to spot discrepancies and ask questions, not to guess measurements or make the rooms appear larger.
Walk through with the draft in hand
Start at the entrance and follow the route shown on the plan. Check the position of doors, stairs and connections between rooms. Look for missing cupboards, an incorrectly drawn opening or a room shown on the wrong level. On a flat, make sure the plan does not give a misleading impression of which parts of the building belong to the property.
Query measurements rather than altering them
If a dimension looks wrong, ask the person who measured it to check. Irregular rooms, sloping ceilings and extensions can be difficult to represent in a small diagram. Find out what the measurements describe and whether the plan includes explanatory notes. Do not add an estimated number simply because you think a room feels larger.
Use room descriptions carefully
Discuss labels with your agent where the current use may not tell the whole story. A space used for sleeping is not automatically suitable to market as an additional bedroom. If a label depends on building work, permissions or other documentation, ask the selling team to resolve the point before publication. The same care applies to loft rooms and converted outbuildings.
Check consistency across the listing
Check the plan against the photograph captions and written description. Buyers should not have to work out why a room has different names in different places. Check that any garage, balcony or garden representation matches the intended information. Ask for a corrected final proof rather than assuming a requested change has been made everywhere.
Help buyers use the plan sensibly
A published plan is a useful guide, but buyers may need their own measurements for furniture or planned alterations. Make it straightforward to arrange an appropriate follow-up visit. Clear information at the start gives people better questions to ask when they see the home in person.
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