Home Information Packs (HIPs) explained
From 14th December 2007, if you are selling a home in England or Wales, you will need to commission a Home Information Pack.
The required documents in a Home Information Pack are:
- A sale statement (summarizing terms of sale)
- Evidence of title
- Standard searches (i.e. local authority enquiries and a drainage and water search) or evidence of applying for the searches
- An Energy Performance Certificate should have been commissioned, but can be up to 12 months old.
- 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
- Including a Home Condition Report is voluntary.
For more information on Home Information Packs and to help you to understand the requirements, visit http://www.homeinformationpacks.gov.uk/consumer/.
If you are selling a home or about to, get instant Home Information Pack Quotes.
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