What is a Home Information Pack (HIP)?

Home Information Pack are a compilation of documents that provide the buyer with key information

about the property.  You cannot market your property without one.

The required documents are:

• An index (i.e. a list of the contents of the Pack)
• Property Information Questionnaire
• A sale statement (summarising terms of sale)
• Evidence of title. Who owns the property?
• Standard searches (i.e. local authority enquiries.)
• Drainage and water search.
• An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)
• Where appropriate, common hold information (including a copy of the common hold community

statement)

• Where appropriate, leasehold information (including a copy of the lease, information on service

charges and insurance)

SEE AN EXAMPLE HOME INFORMATION PACK

Who owns the Home Information Pack (HIP)

 If you purchase your HIP through us, you will own your Pack outright.  With some Estate Agents,

you may be expected to pay a release fee on you HIP pack should you decide to use another agent.

 How is my HIP delivered?

 We can provide you with a web link to your completed Home Information Pack.  This link is

accessed by a pin code that only you will be provided with, you can then provide this link to your

agent and solicitor or request that we do so.  The system we use is completely secure so you

control access to your HIP.  Should you wish to print a copy of the HIP this can be done on line,

or you can request us to send you a copy by mail (a small fee is payable for this service).

For how long is my HIP valid?

While the property is on the market, there is no need to update the HIP. If the sale of your property

stops and then starts again, you may have to compile a new HIP and provide up-to-date documents.

However, you can carry on using the same HIP without the need to update any of the documents

where:

• marketing stopped because an offer was accepted and the sale has fallen through

(but remarketing must start within one year of the date when marketing first began or, if later, within

28 days of the sale falling through)

• marketing has stopped for any other reason and the seller remarkets the property within one

year of the date when marketing first began.

The effect of this is that the HIP has a shelf-life of at least 12 months for the seller.

This information was taken from the regulation site http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndCommunity/BuyingAndSellingYourHome/Homeinformationpacks/DG_171803

Instruct us:

We supply HIPs Nationwide. To instruct a HIP or to discuss your requirements further please email us

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