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The property codes compliance Board is responsible for registering firms who subscribe to the HIP Code and/or the Search Code. They independently monitor members to ensure they are in compliance with the HIP code of practice outlined via the web site. To find out if a company or estate agent is a...

This terms is used throughout the HIP Regulations to describe the legal interest that the seller is proposing to sell. It is distinct from references to the property itself. The legal interest will be either a freehold or a leasehold interest, (an interest in a commonhold is a type of freehold...

The Association of Home Information Pack Providers have produced for their members a Property Details Questionnaire (PDQ) to complement the PIQ by providing additional information relating to a property for a prospective purchaser. Forms with a similar purpose to the Home Use Form are also used...

This is a set of questions that is sent to the seller’s conveyancing solicitor relating to the property. Typically these conveyancing questions will consist of enquiries relating to boundaries, easements, persons living at the property...

These are forms completed by the seller including property information and fixtures and fittings. The property information forms cover items such as boundaries, neighbour disputes and guarantees. The Fixtures and Fittings forms are a list of items that are included and excluded in the...

In simply a party wall divides the buildings of two owners with the boundary between ownerships usually, but not always, positioned at the centre of the wall. The Party Wall Act 1996 became effective throughout England & Wales on 1st July 1996, and makes provision in respect of party walls, and...

Possessory title is one of the classes of title Land Registry may approve. Often approved when the owner claims to have lost the title deeds, or to have acquired title by adverse possession. A possessory title means that the title is subject to any adverse interests which exist at the date of...

A property solicitor is a qualified solicitor ( regulated by the law society ) who takes care of all of the legal aspects of property purchase and sale and to make sure that property transactions run smoothly. A property solicitor can focus exclusively on domestic or commercial property matters, or...

Property Forum Acting for Safe Transactions works alongside various partners, including the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to tackle the escalating problem of property...

This is a term commonly used when talking about applying for the right to deal with a deceased person's estate . It's sometimes called 'administering the...