Home Information Pack
Friday, 23rd October 09:25am Ombudsman Christopher Hamer has revealed increasing sales complaints against estate agents in recent months. The majority of these complaints relate to allegations either from sellers claiming that they have been asked to pay for a Home Information Pack when the property has not yet been sold, ...
Sunday, 11th October 04:34pm Rumours are rife that the government is about to take the wind of the Tory sails by suspending Home Information Packs. The Conservatives in their recent conference received a rousing reception to the reaffirmation that they will abolish Home Information Packs. A move by the government would di...
Tuesday, 29th September 04:48pm Attended exchanges are making a come back, but what is an ‘attended exchange’?An ‘attended exchange’ is where the Buyer’s solicitor ‘attends’ the Seller’s property solicitors’ offices to effect an exchange of contracts shortly after an offer bein...
Sunday, 27th September 11:33am This weeks Telegraph highlights one of the reasons why is makes so much sense to have your property solicitor or conveyancer should prepare your Home Information Pack. The Jouralist Anna Tyzack in her article: How can solicitors take so long to do so little? Anna highlights her personal frustration ...
Thursday, 17th September 05:54pm Notwithstanding the fact that we are moving much more towards a “greener” society, as yet there is no evidence to suggest that house buyers are particular conscious about the energy performance of a house.Energy performance certificates have been a compulsory part of Home Information Pac...
Thursday, 6th August 01:57pm Just when the Labour Party probably thought they had heard the end of Home Information Packs being blamed for the collapse in the UK property market...
Pressure was once again piled on the Labour Party to axe the much maligned Home Information Packs this week after figures...
Thursday, 23rd July 04:18am On July 16th 2009, The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) published guidance on the relationship between the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/3391) (EIR), the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Local Authorities (Charges for Property Searches) Regulations 2008 ...
Friday, 10th July 05:50am History of AHIPP
The Association of Home Information Pack Providers ( AHIPP ) was founded in 2005 by a number of significant players in the Home Information Pack field in what was then an embryonic market.
What do AHIPP do ?
The Association of Home Information Pack Providers (AHIPP), wa...
Monday, 6th July 01:16pm Dont be fooled into thinking that a private sale means no need for a HIP. Being in breach of the Home Information Pack Regulations could cost you Two Hundred Pounds a day.
Monday, 29th June 11:16pm Local Authorities may be set to levy penalties to estate agents and sellers for failing to comply with HIP laws.
Wednesday, 17th June 08:48am Fridays would challenge any of the Home Information Pack providers currently marketing “exchange ready HIPs” to let us ...
If you are looking for a Home Information Pack quote online then we have some good news. Fridays Property Lawyers now provide instant online quotes - which you can go on to order online. Our Home Information Packs are (as everyone knows) the cheapest in the UK and are also effectively Fr...
As from 06/05/2009 a new form called the 'Property Information Questionnaire' or 'PIQ' was introduced for mandatory inclusion in the Home Information Pack.
Although on face vale this is just another form, the PIQ does in fact expose home seller's to the risk of being sued as a result of makin...
All properties that require a Home Information Pack are required by law to contain certain documents, which the government feels are essential to the conveyancing process.
Amongst these required legal documents is a Drainage and Water Report. This report , which pre- Home Information Pack was...
No one can accuse the Tories of not being consistent in their message of abolishing Home Information Packs. Over last year lobbyists trying to protect Home Information Packs have desperately looking for a ray of hope that the much maligned Home Information Pack will not be abolished.&nbs...
When Home Information Packs were first introduced under the Housing Act 2004 it was envisaged that Home Information Packs for Leasehold properties in particular would dramatically speed up the conveyancing process. It has long been held opinion of the cognoscenti of the conveyancing world who ...
In the recent High Court case of Heslop v Bishton & others [2009] Mr Heslop constructed a gateway, the walls and pillars of which encroached onto a right of way. In order to use the right of way, those with the benefit of it (including Mr Bishton) had to walk on a small strip of Mr Heslop's land...
To describe the history of Home Information Pack legislation as “complex” is like suggesting there has been a slight dip in the economy .
No fewer than 12 sets of statutory Home Information Pack regulations have implemented since 2006. Some of these regulations repeal earlie...
If you order a ‘Home Information Pack’ or ‘HIP’ on or after 6th April 2009 you will need to complete a 'Property Information Questionnaire’ or ‘PIQ’ as part of the HIP.
It is now over a year since Home Information Packs (HIPs) were introduced as an integral...
As from 6 April all Home Information Packs will require a completed 'Property Information Questionnaire' or 'PIQ'
The PIQ is designed to be completed by a property seller, and intended to provide simple and useful information about a property to help inform prospective buyers' decisions about wheth...
The Property Misdescriptions Act (PMA) makes it a criminal offence to make a misleading statement about land, which includes buildings, offered for sale In the course of an estate agency business. However only in certain matters is an offence created, those currently applying are listed in the Prope...
I already have a Home Information Pack , do I need to ask my HIP provider or Conveyancing lawyer to send me a PIQ to complete ?
On the basis that you have already applied for your Home Information Pack before 6 April you do not need to complete a Property Information Questionnaire.
We woul...
Part 2 of the Property Information Questionnaire relates specifically to enquiries to leasehold properties and is much more complex.
The following contains advice on how to answer these questions:
Tell us who the person or organisation you pay ground rent or service charge to.
How many years ar...
Property information questionnaire (PIQ) Over the past few weeks, the Estate Agency Press has raised a number of questions about Property Information Questionnaires (PIQs). The following is a representative sample of those comments along with Friday’s responses:
Comment
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The Home Information Pack (HIP) Provider?
You should contact your specific HIP provider and enquire whether they will be able to assist you in completing the Property Information Questionnaire.
Some may well direct you to a third party or alternatively arrange for that third party (possibly ...
In the second half of last year, a number of the UK’s leading papers carried headlines stating “New HIP plot to force up our Council Tax bills”.
The articles stated there was a plan that the recently introduced Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ), which becomes a compul...
Fridays Property Lawyers as a Home Information Pack supplier follows the Home Information Pack Code available on the PCCB web site. Our interpretation of some of the Home Information Pack Code key commitments are set out below:1 Home Information Pack Provider Commitments • The ...
The conveyancing searches within Home Information Pack are a set of standard and basic searches need by the conveyancing lawyer and conveyancing solicitor alike when acting for your purchaser, assuming of course you find a buyer. The Home Information Pack will contain...
In almost identical fashion to the EU appliance efficiency ratings, the energy performance ratings on the Energy Performance Certificate should provide prospective purchasers with an assessment of the property's energy consumption, together with a list of practical measures that can be t...
The Home Information Pack can be a minefield, this guide provided by conveyancing experts, explains everything you need to know about HIPS
Fridays welome recent press coverage highlighting home owners are being charged "unnecessarily" high prices for Home Information Packs as some estate agents are creaming off hidden profits.
Various polls reveal that 77% of buyers ignore Home Information Packs (HIP’s) when deciding whether to buy a property. However, requesting a HIP can speed up the conveyancing process
Many members the public phoning up for a Home Information Pack ask “How long is a HIP valid for?”. The answer is not a simple answer even though one would think that it is
Here are Fridays Property Lawyers’ top 10 conveyancing tips for Home Information Packs
The purpose of this article is to give guidance as to how to complete the leasehold section of the Property Information Questionnaire, also known as Part 2 of the PIQ.
The initial consensus amongst Home Information Pack providers is that the Property Information Questionnaire (which as of the 6th April comes a compulsory document
Home Information Pack Article
A Home Information Pack must contain the following compulsory documents and can, at the seller's request, contain any or all of the Compulsory Documents
An index of contents
A sale statement (a summary of the terms of sale)
New Homes Warranty (if appropriate...
According to a recent report by Which.co.uk, estate agents are significantly marking-up the cost of Home Information Packs (HIPs) and in doing so adding hundreds of pounds to the cost of selling a property.
Some firms charge 50% more to compile a pack than others concluded Which?
Sellers could sa...
There is an obligation on all sellers to disclose all information about the property which is within their knowledge. With the advent of the Property Information Form to be included in Home Informatio
'Imminent changes to the Home Information Pack (HIP) regulations mean that asubstantial part of the HIP must be completed before the marketing of a residential property can begin...'Property Confidential (08/04/09)...
To describe the history of Home Information Pack legislation as “complex” is like suggesting there has been a slight dip in the economy.
Recent case law has impact on rights of way which in turn impacts Property Information Questionnaires
Ms H, after searching for HIP Kings Norton, West Midlands providers, decided to ask Fridays to prepare a freehold HIP pack in Bournville.
The documents following were included in the Home Information Pack: Office Copies (Land Registry Title Number: WM343768) of the Land Registry Title, DEA prepared...
After researching online Home Information Pack Providers, Ms P Ingrave, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 decided to ask Fridays to
expeditiously prepare a freehold Home Information Pack in Essex. The following documents were included in the Home
Information Pack: Office Copies of the Land Registry ...
Mr and Mrs M of Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 needed a leasehold Home Information Pack in Whiteley. The Home Information Pack
included the following documents: Land Registry Official Copies EPC, PIQ, Lease and a Conveyancing Search (excluding Chancel
and Environmental) which we attained from Winc...
13/08/2009 saw Mrs B Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 instructed us to provide a freehold Home Information Pack in Litherland.
The following documents were included in the Pack: Office Copies , EPC, Property Information Questionnaire, Local Authority
Search which we obtained from Sefton Council ....
14/08/2009 saw Mrs P Dorking, Surrey, RH4 instructed us to provide a freehold Home Information Pack in Dorking. The
following documents were included in the Pack: Office Copies , EPC, Property Information Questionnaire, Local Authority
Search which we attained from Mole Valley Council . Wo...
Mr and Mrs C of Camelford, Cornwall, PL32 needed a cheap online freehold Home Information Pack in Cornwall. The Home Information Pack included the following HIP documents:
Land Registry Official Copies
Home Information Pack Index
Sales Statement
EPC,
PIQ,
Conveyancing Search (exc...
After researching online Home Information Pack Providers, Ms M Woodgreen, London, N22 decided to ask Fridays to
expeditiously prepare a leasehold Home Information Pack in Wood Green. The following documents were included in the Home
Information Pack: Office Copies of the Land Registry Tit...
Needing to market their property very quickly the sellers of Abergavenny, Sir Fynwy, NP7 instructed the Fridays Team to
prepare a freehold Home Information Pack in Monmouthshire. The Home Information Pack Index identified the following
documents as included: Official Copies (deducing titl...
Mr and Mrs S of Lostock Hall, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 needed a freehold Home Information Pack in Lancashire. The Home
Information Pack included the following documents: Land Registry Official Copies EPC, PIQ, Conveyancing Search (excluding
Chancel and Environmental) which we obtained from S...
After researching online Home Information Pack Providers, Ms C Meopham, Gravesend, Kent, DA13 decided to ask Fridays to
expeditiously prepare a freehold Home Information Pack in Kent. The following documents were included in the Home
Information Pack: Office Copies of the Land Registry Ti...
Needing to market their property very quickly the sellers of Ealing, London, W13 instructed the Fridays Team to prepare a
leasehold Home Information Pack in Northfields. The Home Information Pack Index identified the following documents as
included: Official Copies (deducing title), EPC (...
13/08/2009 saw Mrs N Guildford, Surrey, GU1 instructed us to provide a freehold Home Information Pack in Guildford. The
following documents were included in the Pack: Office Copies , EPC, Property Information Questionnaire, Local Authority
Search which we procured from Guildford Council . ...
12/08/2009 saw Mrs J Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 instructed us to provide a freehold Home Information Pack in
Leighton Buzzard. The following documents were included in the Pack: Office Copies , EPC, Property Information
Questionnaire, Local Authority Search which we requested from ...
Having wanted professionally prepared cheap leasehold Home Information Pack the owners of 188 West Hill, London, SW15 did
not hesitate to instruct Fridays to provide them and the Putney agents with a leasehold Home Information Pack in Putney.
The compulsory documents required by the Home I...
Having wanted professionally prepared cheap leasehold Home Information Pack the owners of Holly House, 508 London Road,
Ashford, Surrey, TW15 did not hesitate to instruct Fridays to provide them and the Ashford agents with a leasehold Home
Information Pack in Ashford. The compulsory docume...
Having wanted professionally prepared cheap leasehold Home Information Pack the owners of 236 Old Brompton Road, London,
SW5 did not hesitate to instruct Fridays to provide them and the West Brompton agents with a leasehold Home Information
Pack in West Brompton. The compulsory documents r...
Mr and Mrs C of Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS3 needed a freehold Home Information Pack in Shoeburyness. The
Home Information Pack included the following documents: Land Registry Official Copies EPC, PIQ, Conveyancing Search
(excluding Chancel and Environmental) which we requested ...
After researching online Home Information Pack Providers, Ms D Eccles, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M30 decided to ask
Fridays to expeditiously prepare a leasehold Home Information Pack in Eccles. The following documents were included in
the Home Information Pack: Office Copies of the ...
Needing to market their property very quickly the sellers of Rochester, Kent, ME2 instructed the Fridays Team to prepare
a freehold Home Information Pack in Kent. The Home Information Pack Index identified the following documents as included:
Official Copies (deducing title), EPC (prepare...
Mr and Mrs S of London, W2 needed a leasehold Home Information Pack in Paddington. The Home Information Pack included the
following documents: Land Registry Official Copies EPC, PIQ, Lease and a Conveyancing Search (excluding Chancel and
Environmental) which we aquired from Westminster City ...
After researching online Home Information Pack Providers, Ms M Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 decided to ask Fridays to
expeditiously prepare a freehold Home Information Pack in Northfield. The following documents were included in the Home
Information Pack: Office Copies of the Land Regis...
On 10/08/2009 Mrs R of Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, NG11 instructed Fridays to provide a freehold Home Information Pack in Clifton.
The following Home Information Pack documents were included in the Pack: Office Copies , EPC, Property Information Questionnaire as well as a Local Authority Sea...
After researching online Home Information Pack Providers, Ms P Gwithian, Hayle, Cornwall, TR27 decided to ask Fridays to prepare a freehold Home Information Pack in Cornwall.
The following documents were included in the Home Information Pack: Office Copies of the Land Registry Title, DEA prepa...
Mr and Mrs L of Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 needed a freehold Home Information Pack in Beccles. The Home Information Pack
included the following documents: Land Registry Official Copies EPC, PIQ, Conveyancing Search (excluding Chancel and
Environmental) which we obtained from Waveney District Cou...
Focusing on obtaining a professionally prepared cheap Home Information Pack the freehold owners of Heage, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 did not hesitate to instruct Fridays to provide them and the Derbyshire agents with a freehold Home Information Pack in Derbyshire.
The Home Information Pack was...
On the 10th August 2009 saw Mrs L of London, W12 instructed the Shepherds Bush Home Information Pack Team at Fridays to provide a leasehold Home Information Pack in Shepherds Bush. The property was valued at £335, 000.00.
The Shepherds Bush Home Information Pack Team ensured that the fo...
06/08/2009 saw Mrs L London, W5 instructed us to provide a leasehold Home Information Pack in South Ealing. The following
documents were included in the Pack: Office Copies , EPC, Property Information Questionnaire, Lease obtained from HMLR and a
Local Authority Search which we retrieved fr...
Needing to market their property very quickly the sellers of London, SW12 instructed the Fridays Team to prepare a
leasehold Home Information Pack in Balham. The Home Information Pack Index identified the following documents as included:
Official Copies (deducing title), EPC (prepared by ...
03/08/2009 saw Mrs S London, SE20 instructed us to provide a freehold Home Information Pack in Anerley. The following
documents were included in the Pack: Office Copies , EPC, Property Information Questionnaire, Local Authority Search which
we procured from Bromley District Council . We al...
After researching online Home Information Pack Providers, Ms L Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 decided to ask Fridays to
expeditiously prepare a freehold Home Information Pack in Wokingham. The following documents were included in the Home
Information Pack: Office Copies of the Land Registry T...
After researching online Home Information Pack Providers, Ms P Hills Road, Buckhurst Hill, Essex, IG9 decided to ask
Fridays to expeditiously prepare a leasehold Home Information Pack in Buckhurst Hill. The following documents were
included in the Home Information Pack: Office Copies of t...
Mr and Mrs S of Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 needed a freehold Home Information Pack in Staffordshire. The Home
Information Pack included the following documents: Land Registry Official Copies EPC, PIQ, Conveyancing Search (excluding
Chancel and Environmental) which we obtained from Newcast...
Needing to market their property very quickly the sellers of Uttoxeter Road, Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, WS15 instructed
the Fridays Team to prepare a freehold Home Information Pack in Staffordshire. The Home Information Pack Index identified
the following documents as included: Officia...
Mr and Mrs A of Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 needed a freehold Home Information Pack in Hereford and Worcester. The Home
Information Pack included the following documents: Land Registry Official Copies EPC, PIQ, Conveyancing Search (excluding
Chancel and Environmental) which we retrieved fro...
03/08/2009 saw Mrs T Burnham, Slough, Buckinghamshire, SL1 instructed us to provide a freehold Home Information Pack in
Slough. The following documents were included in the Pack: Office Copies , EPC, Property Information Questionnaire, Local
Authority Search which we retrieved from Slough C...
After researching online Home Information Pack Providers, Ms J Chargrove Lane, Shurdington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire,
GL51 decided to ask Fridays to expeditiously prepare a freehold Home Information Pack in Gloucestershire. The following
documents were included in the Home Information P...
Needing to market their property very quickly the sellers of Pinner, HA5 instructed the Fridays Team to prepare a
leasehold Home Information Pack in Pinner and Eastcote. The Home Information Pack Index identified the following documents
as included: Official Copies (deducing title), EPC (...
11/08/2009 saw Mrs J 29 Vernon Terrace, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 instructed us to provide a leasehold Home Information
Pack in Brighton and Hove. The following documents were included in the Pack: Office Copies , EPC, Property Information
Questionnaire, Lease obtained from HMLR and a Loca...
Mr and Mrs C of Manchester, Greater Manchester, M19 needed a leasehold Home Information Pack in Burnage. The Home
Information Pack included the following documents: Land Registry Official Copies EPC, PIQ, Lease and a Conveyancing Search
(excluding Chancel and Environmental) which we obtained...
14/08/2009 saw Mrs A Framingham Earl, Norwich, Norfolk, NR14 instructed us to provide a freehold Home Information Pack in
Norfolk. The following documents were included in the Pack: Office Copies , EPC, Property Information Questionnaire, Local
Authority Search which we retrieved from South...
Mr and Mrs P of Clopton Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 needed a leasehold Home Information Pack in Stratford
Upon Avon. The Home Information Pack included the following documents: Land Registry Official Copies EPC, PIQ, Lease and a
Conveyancing Search (excluding Chancel and En...
After researching online Home Information Pack Providers, Ms A London, NW2 decided to ask Fridays to expeditiously prepare
a freehold Home Information Pack in Cricklewood. The following documents were included in the Home Information Pack:
Office Copies of the Land Registry Title, DEA pre...
Having wanted professionally prepared cheap freehold Home Information Pack the owners of Staines, Surrey, TW18 did not
hesitate to instruct Fridays to provide them and the Staines agents with a freehold Home Information Pack in Staines. The
compulsory documents required by the Home Informa...
After researching online Home Information Pack Providers, Ms N Bury, Greater Manchester, BL9 decided to ask Fridays to
expeditiously prepare a leasehold Home Information Pack in Bury. The following documents were included in the Home
Information Pack: Office Copies of the Land Registry Ti...
Having wanted professionally prepared cheap leasehold Home Information Pack the owners of Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 did
not hesitate to instruct Fridays to provide them and the Greater Manchester agents with a leasehold Home Information Pack
in Greater Manchester. The compulsory documents...
Having wanted professionally prepared cheap freehold Home Information Pack the owners of Low Lane, Draughton, Skipton,
North Yorkshire, BD23 did not hesitate to instruct Fridays to provide them and the Skipton agents with a freehold Home
Information Pack in Skipton. The compulsory document...
Mr and Mrs T of St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 needed a leasehold Home Information Pack in Wheathampstead. They could not market their property without a Pack.
The Home Information Pack included ( amongst other documents): Land Registry Official Copies EPC, PIQ, Lease and a Local Authority Searc...
Having wanted professionally prepared cheap freehold Home Information Pack the owners of Main Road, Crimplesham, Norfolk,
PE33 did not hesitate to instruct Fridays to provide them and the Norfolk agents with a freehold Home Information Pack in
Norfolk. The compulsory documents required by ...
Keen to obtain a professionally prepared fast and cheap freehold Home Information Pack the owners of Heanor, Derbyshire, DE75 did not hesitate to instruct Fridays to provide them and the Heanor agents with a freehold Home Information Pack in Heanor.
The compulsory documents required by the H...
Having wanted professionally prepared cheap leasehold Home Information Pack the owners of Kingslake Estate, London, SE17
did not hesitate to instruct Fridays to provide them and the Walworth agents with a leasehold Home Information Pack in
Walworth. The compulsory documents required by the...
Needing to market their property very quickly the sellers of London, SW6 instructed the Fridays Team to prepare a
leasehold Home Information Pack in Parsons Green. The Home Information Pack Index identified the following documents as
included: Official Copies (deducing title), EPC (prepar...
After researching online Home Information Pack Providers, Ms S Ilford, IG2 decided to ask Fridays to expeditiously prepare
a leasehold Home Information Pack in Redbridge. The following documents were included in the Home Information Pack: Office
Copies of the Land Registry Title, DEA prep...
Keen to market their property very quickly the sellers of Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 instructed the Fridays Team to prepare a freehold Home Information Pack in Cambridgeshire. The Home Information Pack Index identified the following documents as included: Official Copies (deducing title), ...
Needing to market their property very quickly the sellers of London, N10 instructed the Fridays Team to prepare a
freehold Home Information Pack in Muswell Hill. The Home Information Pack Index identified the following documents as
included: Official Copies (deducing title), EPC (prepared...
Mr and Mrs R of Whittlesey, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 needed a freehold Home Information Pack in Cambridgeshire.They were impressed with the quote from the Cambridgeshire Home Information Pack Team.
The Home Information Pack included the following documents: Land Registry Official Copies E...
Mr and Mrs K of London, E16 needed a leasehold Home Information Pack in Canning Town. The Home Information Pack included
the following documents: Land Registry Official Copies EPC, PIQ, Lease and a Conveyancing Search (excluding Chancel and
Environmental) which we obtained from Newham Counci...
Having wanted professionally prepared cheap freehold Home Information Pack the owners of Stanmore, HA7 did not hesitate to
instruct Fridays to provide them and the Stanmore agents with a freehold Home Information Pack in Stanmore. The
compulsory documents required by the Home Information P...
Mr and Mrs N of Northolt, UB5 needed a freehold Home Information Pack in Northolt. The Home Information Pack included the
following documents: Land Registry Official Copies EPC, PIQ, Conveyancing Search (excluding Chancel and Environmental) which
we retrieved from Ealing Council Borough Of L...
