Start with your timetable
Before a viewing, note when you need quiet, how many people work at home and what must fit beside you. Video calls, large files and reading bring different demands. Include the easily forgotten things: a second screen, papers, chargers and storage.
If two of you work at home, compare meeting times. Two attractive desks in one room do not make two separate offices. Picture a day when both of you have important calls while someone prepares lunch nearby. The answer may be simple, but it is better found before signing.
Look from the future chair
Sit where you expect to work and look at what would be in front of you and behind you. Is the screen readable in the window light? Can the desk move? Where are the sockets, and where would the cables run? Measure before ordering furniture if your current plan relies on a quick glance.
Ask to see the room around your usual working hours. A brief visit cannot establish all-day quiet: record what remains unknown. A door you can close, adjustable light and room to walk past may matter more than a photogenic video-call background.
Check the exact connection
Ask the provider about this particular address and flat: availability, likely activation timing and installation arrangements. Internet used by the previous occupant is not an active service in your name. Find out where the connection enters and where equipment can actually be placed.
With an active network and the owner’s permission, try a short call from your own device at the proposed desk. One test does not guarantee consistent speed, but it can expose an obvious problem. For essential meetings, consider a fallback and check separately that it works inside the property.
Keep work access under control
A company computer and documents on the kitchen table still need rules, however comfortable the home. Follow your employer’s requirements for devices, remote access and file storage. INCIBE’s teleworking guide discusses security for the workspace and connection; the source is linked below.
Do not share work passwords with visitors or send screenshots containing secrets when asking someone for help. Network setup is a question for the provider or your IT specialist. A property viewing is not a security assessment of the connection.
Practise finishing work
At the viewing, imagine closing the day: where would the laptop, papers and cables go? Can you reclaim the dining table or close off the work area? If the office doubles as a guest room, agree how it will work when friends visit.
Summarise the viewing in three columns: checked, still to clarify and possible to change. Put a person’s name or role beside each unanswered question. The home office then becomes a practical part of choosing a home, rather than just an appealing corner.