Home Information Packs (HIPs)


We can supply your HIPS for you at a competitive price, through the services of our Legal practice. To arrange, please telephone 01344 622141, or the Estate Agency Dept. on 01344 628525.

The intention of the legislation that has been introduced is to improve the buying and selling process. Because home buyers will have more information in the early stages of the buying process, they will be able to make decisions which will help to reduce the number of transactions that do not proceed to completion.

Home Information Packs must comprise

  • Index
  • Sale statement
  • Evidence of title
  • For new properties, copies of warranties and guarantees
  • Standard searches (i.e. local authority inquiries, plus a drainage and water search)
  • An energy performance certificate (see below)
The following documents may be included in the HIP but are optional
  • A home condition report, based on a professional survey of the property
  • Copies of any planning, listed building and building regulation consents and approvals
  • Replies to standard preliminary inquiries made on behalf of the potential buyers
  • Any guarantees for work carried out on the property
  • Other searches

What is an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)?

  • An Energy Performance Certificate will inform home buyers and sellers about a home’s energy efficiency using A to G ratings
  • The certificates will also make recommendations for cost-effective energy saving improvements
  • The EPC will be carried out by Domestic Energy Assessors who have taken a course in order to attain approved certification

If your property is leasehold the following must also be provided

  • A copy of the lease

 

For further information please visit the Home Information Packs website.

 

Home Information Packs (HIPS)