Home Information Packs (HIPs) explained

If you are selling a home in England or Wales, you will need to have 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.
  • Property Information Questionaire completed

For more information on Home Information Packs and to help you to understand the requirements, visit http://www.homeinformationpacks.gov.uk/consumer/.

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