Home Information Packs (HIPs) — Frequently Asked Questions

HIP searches may be supplied by the appropriate  local authority or a private search company and must satisfy the requirements of the HIP regulations. These set out the information that is required for a search to be valid for inclusion in the HIP and the minimum standards that must be met....

No this will be a matter for negotiation between the parties. However, if the property is taken off the market after a year from when it was first marketed, there may be an obligation under the HIP Regulations to update certain time sensitive HIP documents.What happens if extra information is...

Currently, an EPC is valid for 3...

Yes you should. HIP Regulation 24 provides that where the responsible person is not the seller (eg he is the seller’s estate agent), he must provide the you with a copy of HIP documents if the you request them in order to check their accuracy.This is important both to help ensure that the...

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...

Under section 155(1) of the 2004 Housing Act, which is the legislation that introduced HIPs it is the duty of a responsible person to have a home information pack which complies with the HIP Regulations.HIP Regulation 5 requires that the HIP must only contain original documents or true copies of...

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...

There is no requirement in the 2004 Housing Act or in the HIP regulations for the contents of the HIP to be updated during the marketing of the property except where the responsible person obtains or creates a further version of a required document already in the HIP. HIP Regulation 21 provides...

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...

A HIP is required for a new build property under construction. For details of what needs to be provided for a new build, please call...