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Property security and access
We can arrange agreed visits, key holding and supervised access for approved contractors, keeping an appropriate record of visits and observations.
Empty probate property management
Practical oversight of an empty inherited home while decisions and estate arrangements continue.
Hermens Property · London and Surrey
Practical, considered property support
Our role is to help executors make informed decisions about the property, its condition and the work needed before a sale or handover. Every instruction is tailored to the property, with contractor costs and any Hermens coordination fee explained before work is authorised.
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Insurance comes first
Unoccupied homes often have additional policy conditions covering inspections, heating, water and security. Executors must confirm the insurer's terms before setting an inspection schedule.
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Repair and maintenance coordination
Leaks, drainage, heating and garden issues do not necessarily stop when a property is empty. We can organise quotations for the executor's approval.
What happens next?
Tell us the address, who is authorised to instruct work and what needs attention. We can discuss the relevant services and agree a sensible sequence, whether you need one quotation or coordinated preparation for a sale.
Hermens provides property-related services, not probate legal advice, reserved probate work or legal estate administration. Where a formal tax valuation, regulated advice or specialist work is needed, an appropriately qualified independent professional should be appointed.
Related probate property guidance
Probate property valuationsUnderstand the property's likely sale price and what valuation evidence the estate may need.Probate house cleaningFrom a vacant home to one ready for inspection, marketing or handover.Selling an inherited propertyA considered route from inheritance and property preparation to marketing and completion.Probate property services for executorsOne point of contact for practical property matters, without taking over legal estate administration.