 About HIP Home Information Packs
The HIPs Assistant web site enables property
professionals to handle one or multiple HIP applications quickly and easily online.
Our rapid online HIPs application streamlines the whole
process and your HIP can be ordered instantly and passed on to your clients.
Our system is highly efficient, and as a result, highly
cost effective. You can initiate the whole process online. To see how our system works,
click here to see the process.
Click here to start your Home Information Packs order online
now.
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What goes in a HIP?
A HIP includes documents that are required when homes are bought and sold. Some documents
are mandatory and others optional. The mandatory documents are:
An index (i.e. a list of the contents of the HIP)
A sale statement (summarising the terms of sale)
Evidence of title
Standard searches (i.e. local authority enquiries and a drainage and water search)
An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)
Commonhold information (where appropriate)
A copy of the lease (where appropriate)
Documents that are optional include: A Home Condition Report (HCR) Additional leasehold,
information Guarantees and warranties Other searches relevant to the particular area What is an Energy Performance Certificate?
The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is part of a Home Information Pack. The
certificates are commissioned by the seller (or their agent) from an accredited Energy
Assessor, who visits the property to collect the relevant data and creates the
certificate. This data includes the date, construction and location of the house and
relevant fittings (heating systems, insulation or double glazing, for example). We will
co-ordinate the visit of an accredited Energy Assessor to visit your property if an EPC is
included in the HIP service you are ordering.
Applying for a mortgage
Most home buyers will require a mortgages to finance their property purchase. Whenever you
apply for any type of financing most banks and building societies will obtain a credit
report on you first. You are entitled to see your own credit report and check it for
errors and to ensure it is true and correct. A service provided by Credit Report
provides access to your own credit report online. |
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