Property Information Questionnaire

Since HIPs have now been abolished the buyer cannot force the seller to complete a fresh one, so if there is any information in the PIQ that is not covered in any other forms then it can be raised as a pre-contract enquiry.SellersAs a Seller, you should send the HIPs pack to the...

Selling your property is a slightly more straightforward procedure as compared to the home buying process. Sellers should bear a few matters in mind before they get ready to put their property on the market:Home ImprovementsMake sure you are presenting your home in the best possible light –...

An Ipsos MORI survey commissioned by the Association of HIP Providers claim that sixty per cent of people polled find the Property Information Questionnaire useful to a buyer. This inference from this is that buyers are happy to rely on the information contained in the PIQ. The consumer survey also...

Next Monday, a new piece of legislation will creep onto the statute book. Largely unnoticed, but with huge implications for the UK’s beleaguered residential housing market, the mandatory Property Information Questionnaire to be included in a HIP will abolish the long-held principle of caveat...

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...

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...

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...

Conveyancing Solicitors are sometimes asked about the effect of misdescriptions contained in property sale brochures, advertisements, or photos and videos seen on a web-site.

  Property information questionnaire (PIQ)   The question most estate agents are asking themselves is “Do I help the seller complete the Property Information Questionnaire or do I leave it to the HIP provider, conveyancing lawyer or the  seller to complete it...

  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...