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Home Information Packs (Hips) - All you need to know

A Home Information Pack provides information to a buyer about a property which they may wish to purchase. The pack must be provided by the home seller or the seller's agent.

From the 6 April 2009 the pack must contain the following minimum documents before First Day Marketing can begin:

• Index
• Energy Performance Certificate or Predicted Energy Assessment*
• Sale statement
• Land Registry Title documents and Plan (or SIM result where the title is unregistered)
• Property Information Questionnaire*
• Sustainability certificate (for new homes with building regulation consent granted after 1st May 2008)

The pack must contain the remaining required documents within 28 days:

• Local Authority Search
• Drainage & Water Search
• Epitome (where the title is unregistered)
• Copy lease (where the title is leasehold)
• Property Information Questionnaire*
• Sustainability certificate (for new homes with building regulation consent granted after 1st May 2008)

HIPs are not required when selling the following properties:

• Non-residential property
• Mixed commercial and residential property
• Sales of tenanted properties
• A portfolio of residential properties sold as a single lot
• Residential properties which are unsafe or due for demolition

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