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If you are selling your home in England or Wales, you now need a Home Information Pack (HIP) when you put it on the market. Your HIP must also include an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC).
A HIP includes documents that are required when homes are bought and sold. Some documents are mandatory and others optional.
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The mandatory documents are:
- An index (ie a list of the contents of the HIP)
- A sale statement (summarising the terms of sale)
- Evidence of title
- Standard searches (ie local authority enquiries
and a drainage and water search)
- An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)
- A copy of the lease (where appropriate)
Optional documents include:
- A Home Condition Report (HCR)
- Additional Leasehold Information
- Guarantees and Warranties
- Other searches relevant to the particular area
(such as flooding, mining, etc...)
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We highly recommend the HCR is included with your HIP to form The Complete Hip pack.
When selling your property we recommend that Guarantees and Warranties related to the property be included in the pack.
Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)
The Energy Performance Certificate is similar to the certificates found on many domestic appliances.
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A Certificate for a building gives the building an asset rating based on its energy efficiency, but doesn't take into account how the home is used by the occupiers.
The Certificate will give the building a rating from A to G. An A rating shows it's very efficient, meaning lower fuel bills, while G is inefficient, meaning higher fuel bills.
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The Certificate will also show the building's environmental impact by indicating its carbon-dioxide emissions. The certificate also contains advice on what measure the householder can take to improve the energy efficiency of the property.
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Full details, together with a very informative leaflet, can be found at the Government website www.communities.gov.uk/homeinformationpacks.
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