This is the day they you have been anticipating! What started with wide-eyed wonder during the home search, moved to a compromise in negotiation, then to a reality check in the conditional phase. But you removed conditions and you have been mentally placing furniture ever since.
What can you expect on when I walk through the door?
Here are some things to consider:
First, the contract requires the seller to provide the property to them in substantially the same condition it was when they made the contract. This means the seller has no obligation to improve the property or especially clean it apart from what was agreed to in the contract itself.
Secondly, on closing day, the furniture will be gone, the walls bare, and the apple tree bare of fruit and possibly leaves as the season changes. Your new home won’t look exactly as it did when you fell in love with it.
Finally, the completion of the contract is said to happen legally at noon on the completion day, but in reality, that does not always line up perfectly. It is always best to prepare the for the possibility of a late closing due to unforeseen issues, and not to have the moving crew, trades people, and cleaning company waiting outside at 11:59.
Best rule of thumb is not to have any trades or services booked in possession day.