Viewing houses when not in position to buy

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Can I?

At the moment I live overseas. I will be moving back to somewhere in the UK in the next year or so. Date and location not fixed.

I don't own anything that I'm selling and will likely be a cash buyer. I know roughly what I want in terms of number of bedrooms but struggle to visualize size/layouts when looking on rightmove as I have no frame of reference - I currently live in a small 1 bed terrace and will be wanting a 4 bed detached.

I really need to do a few viewings so that I have a better appreciation of size etc. Am I allowed to? I don't want to waste the time of sellers, but equally how can I look for a house if don't know what I want/need?

Do I need to lie to estate agents about how proceedable I am?

I will be in Scotland for a week in late May and was hoping to arrange a viewing or two...

Because my return plans are so vague, I can potentially afford either a large beauty of an abode in the North or something I like less, in the south...

Sorry, that turned into a ramble.

You could also try complete honesty if you really just want to get a feel for size. If my EA had phoned and said we've been asked by someone planning to move in the future if they can come for a look at size, but they aren't in a position to buy now, I'd have said they could, I just wouldn't have bothered tidying up all the toys or taking the baby out in the heat because it wouldn't have mattered about giving the perfect appearance iyswim. Not everyone would go for it but some might