Why will I need a Home Information Pack?
An important piece of government legislation comes into effect on the 1st June 2007. The legislation makes it impossible to market your home without a Home Information Pack (HIP).
Why have HIPs been introduced?
 The government is introducing HIPs in an attempt to speed up the home buying and selling process by providing all the necessary legal documents at the start of the process when the house is marketed for sale.
What does a HIP contain?
The documents that must be included in each HIP are:
- An Index (i.e. a list of the contents of the Pack)
- An Energy Performance Certificate
- A sale statement (summarising the terms of the sale)
- Evidence of title
- Standard Searches (i.e. local authority enquiries and a drainage and water search)
- Where appropriate, leasehold information (including a copy of the lease, information on service charges and insurance)
- Where appropriate, a New Homes Warranty (i.e. and NHBC certificate)
- Where appropriate, a report on a home that is not physically complete (building plot)
- A Home Condition Report (on a voluntary basis)
Other authorised documents can also be included, such as guarantees and warranties or other searches
Why choose Gross & Co to provide your HIP?
The Residential Conveyancing team at Gross & Co have over 20 years' experience in helping clients to buy and sell their properties, and we are used to dealing with all aspects of the property market including freehold and leasehold property and registered and unregistered titles.
HIPs contain a large amount of complex, legal information and Solicitors are best placed to prepare and interpret these packs. At Gross & Co we are now preparing Home Information Packs on behalf of our clients. We're confident that this is the right solution for your next sale as it:
- is fully compliant with HIP legislation
- is prepared as quickly as is possible
- includes additional authorised items to assist you in marketing your property
- contains full searches which a buyer's solicitor can rely upon
- seamlessly links into the conveyancing process
- will be competitively priced
- does not include additional charges for printing or scanning documents
- can be made available to prospective buyers on disk and / or by e-mail
What do I do now?
Our advice to clients is to contact us to arrange the HIP at the earliest possible time to allow your agent to market the property as soon as possible.
For more information please call us: 01284 763333.
Alternatively, e-mail our Conveyancing Manager, Steven Quy or Jo Sanger and they will be very happy to discuss HIPs and how Gross & Co can help you.
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