Home Information Packs

The new Government  announced 20/5/10 that the requirement for homeowners to provide a Home Information Pack (HIP) when selling a home, has been suspended  from 21st May 2010. The permanent abolition of Hips requires primary legislation, which the Government has confirmed they will be doing as soon as practicable.

After recent speculation surrounding the future of Hips, the announcement is seen as a  welcome boost for potential sellers entering the property market. Suspending HIPs will:

  • Reduce the cost of selling a home
  • Enable properties to be marketed sooner
  • Remove a layer of regulation from the process and provide help to the housing market during the recovery.

Sellers will still be required to provide an Energy Performance Certificate ( EPC ), although once commissioned, properties can be marketed before the EPC has been received.

Energy Performance Certificates:

We also offer Energy Performance Certificates. Click here to find out more.