HIPs - Home Information Packs
Home Information Packs (HIPs) were introduced on 1 August
2007. The introduction of the Pack means that all home owners
in England and Wales considering selling are required by
law to have prepared a HIP at their own expense for potential
sellers on request. This has to be done before putting their
homes up for sale.
As a professionally registered independent provider of
HIP packs we can carry these out and send you the results
usually within 48 hrs. Once you place an order we can send
you a ceritifcate of ordering which allows an estate agent
to proceed with the sale of your property and, as the HIP
has been conducted by us as an independent provider, this
is transferable to use with any estate agent. Beware, that
when agreeing to use a HIP provided by an estate agent they
are usually non transferable should you subsequently wish
to market the property with another agent. Our HIP's can
be used with anyone.
Content of Home Information Pack
The Home Information Pack Regulations 2006 set out provisions
on the "required” and "authorised”
content of the Pack. Required documents must be included
in the pack where appropriate and authorised documents may
be included at the seller's discretion.
The required documents for a Home Information Pack are:
An index (i.e. a list of the contents of the Pack)
A sale statement (summarising terms of sale)
Evidence of title
Standard searches (i.e. local authority enquiries and a
drainage and water search)
An Energy Performance Certificate
Where appropriate, commonhold information (including a copy
of the commonhold community statement)
Where appropriate, leasehold information (including a copy
of the lease, information on service charges and insurance)
Where appropriate, a New Homes Warranty
Where appropriate, a report on a home that is not physically
complete
A Home Condition Report
The authorised documents include:
Guarantees and warranties
Other required searches
Call us to discuss your requirements or to arrange to undertake
your HIP on your behalf.
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