What's in a Home
Information Pack?
The Home Information
Pack contains important information that buyers and
sellers need to know. Home Information Packs including
Energy Performance Certificates will be implemented on a
phased basis from 1 August. From then Packs will be
required for the sale of four bedroom properties and
larger, with smaller properties being phased in as soon
as sufficient energy assessors are fully qualified.
For sellers, providing a Pack upfront should reduce
the likelihood of any nasty surprises in the selling
process that could delay the sale, as buyers will be
able to make more informed decisions about purchasing
their home.
For buyers,
the Pack provides essential information about properties
they are considering buying, free of charge.
What does a Pack
contain?
-
Compulsory
documents
('Required') - for example, the evidence of
title that proves it's yours to sell.
- Optional
documents ('Authorised') - such as the Home
Condition Report which gives buyers a clear idea
of what work, if any, needs to be done to the
property.
Energy
Performance Certificates and your home.
An Energy
Performance Certificate is part of a Home
Information Pack. The certificates are
commissioned by the seller (or their agent)
from an accredited Energy Assessor, who
visits the property to collect the relevant
data and creates the certificate. This data
includes the date, construction and location
of the house and relevant fittings (heating
systems, insulation or double glazing, for
example).
We are
already 'HIP ready' and will be in position
to begin providing Home Information Packs
from the 1st August 2007. For more
information on our HIP service please
contact your
local branch.
