Home Information Pack Regulations
Revised Regulations
The revised Home Information Pack Regulations were laid before Parliament on 29th March 2007. These regulations
take on board the outcomes from the consultation in January, extensive
discussions with stakeholders, results from the baseline research and feedback
from the ongoing area trials. The explanatory memorandum that accompanies the
regulations is also available for download below.
Home Information Pack Revised Regulations
Explanatory Memorandum to Home Information Pack Regulations
Regulatory Impact Assessment
Summary of Responses to the Consultation Home Information Pack Update
In brief changes are;
- For a transitional period, sellers can market their homes with a HIP that initially includes only the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), sale statement, evidence of title and index; and evidence that other documents have been commissioned and will be included in the pack as soon as practicable (and certainly within 28 days);
- The EPC is included as the first document in the pack, following the index;
- For those properties that cannot have an EPC - such as those bought ‘off-plan' - a separate predicted energy assessment will be included;
- The duty to refresh time-sensitive parts of the HIP will not arise where the property is re-marketed by the same seller within one year of the original marketing date;
- Personal search companies will be allowed to use insurance immediately for those parts of the search where they cannot gain access to data. This will only apply for a transitional period until April 2008;
- Properties already on the market by 1st June 2007 will not need a HIP unless they remain on the market after 31st December 2007
More information may be obtained from the Government website