Home Information Packs which are also known as the HIPs are compulsory for the majority of properties in England and Wales being marketed. In 6 April 2009, important changes were made to HIPs meaning better information is now available as soon as a property is marketed.

The pack contain documents that provide the buyer with key information about the home and must be provided by the seller or the agent. It is against the law to market a property without one in England and Wales.

The home pack give buyers access to important information about the property at the beginning of the buying process without having to spend a penny. It is less likely that buyers will become aware of issues at the end of the process especially if they have the HIP includes the optional Home Condition Report. In theory the info pack will reduce delays and extra costs for both the buyer and the seller. However, the jury is still out.

 
Extra bills as doubts grow over home packs
Home Inspection News
Homesellers' packs contain information that is not reliable enough to satisfy banks and solicitors, lawyers mortgage lenders warned yesterday.

 
Home packs 'will damage' old buildings
Home Inspection News
The introduction of Home Information Packs will "severely damage" old and listed buildings and the health of their occupants, a leading heritage body has warned.

 
Get HIP quick (no experience required)
Home Inspection News
On June 1 the gold rush starts: fortunes will be made providing home information packs to house-sellers. A quick training course will get you in on the action even if you know nothing about property, Roya Nikkhah discovers.

 
Will your home fail the new energy test?
Home Inspection News
Hundreds of thousands homes are likely to be given a poor 'green' rating under the Government's new energy efficiency tests.

 
Home seller pack chaos
Home Inspection News
The Government's new property sales pack scheme is heading for crisis - with potentially momentous consequences for the housing market.

 
Agents: Home packs will not work
Home Inspection News
There are just ten weeks to go before it becomes illegal to put a house up for sale without an up front Home Information Pack to hand to prospective buyers. That is not good news for those opposed to the reform. They still maintain it is unworkable.

 
Ministers push home sales scheme
Home Inspection News
A government campaign to raise awareness of Home Information Packs has been launched.

 
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