HIPs

A Home Information Pack in connection with residential house sales is now mandatory for all properties and current regulations state that a HIP must be commissioned before a property can be marketed for sale.

The regulations require various documents to be prepared and included in the pack:

• Home Energy Report
• Evidence of the legal owner and details of the property
• Local Authority Search
• Water & Drainage Search

The pack must be made available as soon as a house is offered for sale on the market ~ all such documents and the provision of the results of various searches being incurred at the Seller's expense.

Our firm is committed to continuing to provide the best possible legal advice and assistance to both those who instruct us in connection with either the sale or purchase of their residential properties and as such our firm is committed to an on-line HIP solution product in association with the Law Society, which provides a local service to our clients and their estate agents at a competitive price.

The benefits of the Law Society HIP are the assurance that professional guidelines are followed; that our profession works towards a conveyancing acceptability for HIPs and that we continue to offer a significant quality assurance to all our clients.

Please contact Peter Coomer or Pauline Fox for further information.