Currently, an EPC is valid for 3 years....
First time buyers are the most vulnerable and least experienced participants in the home buying process. They need hard reliable information to help in their decisions. The HIP will provide this. First time buyers will receive the HIP ‘free’, thus reducing the cost of e...
As qualified and Regulated Conveyancing Lawyers we have not had a single case where the purchasers conveyancing solicitors have not accepted our HIP. This is probably due to the fact that we are conveyancing specialists and known ( and hopefully respected ) by almost all conveyancing firms in Englan...
Our HIPs are delivered as an electronic PDF file. Most HIPs are distributed in this way. Full instructions to read PDF files and to access your HIP will be given when we email out the HIP....
The 2004 Housing Act states that a property is put on the market when the fact that it is available for sale is made public. A fact is made public 'when it is advertised or otherwise communicated (in whatever form and by whatever means) to the public or to a section of the public'. Communication of ...
ASAP. Regulation 5(2) of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) regulations requires the relevant person to make the EPC available to a prospective buyer at the 'earliest opportunity'.
Therefore an agent who has a HIP (including an EPC) in his possession is under a duty to inform a pr...
Yes. Provided the agent is marketing the property on your behalf, a HIP would be required and it would be the responsibility of the agent to ensure this.Not having a HIP in place could lead to a £200 penalty for the estate agent marketing the property. This could lead to a banning order from t...
Yes. The HIP regulations state that EPC should be attached to the paper particulars or, alternatively, for the EPC graphs to be included in them. This also applies to electronic versions of particulars available on estate agency websites and property portals....
Absolutely. Even where the HIP is ordered through one agent all agents should have a duplicate HIP and ensure that it is available to potential buyers....
Yes. A HIP is valid as long as it legally compliant and there has been no break in marketing. However, the question of whether you can transport the HIP with you depends on the ownership of the HIP and the commercial terms that were agreed with the estate agent or HIP provider. A Fridays HIP b...
