A simple explanation of a Home Information Pack, HIP
"Law Pack"; "Sellers Pack"; whatever various titles may have been given them, they are all a: Home Information Pack, and should comprise an assembley of important documents, some of which, have been classified as *Required (compulsory) and must be in every HIP. The remainder have been classified as Authorised (optional) documents. Both the *Required and Authorised documents are also known as the HIP Elements.
Refering to this example; layout of a HIP ; read on: also see Footnote
*Required (compulsary) elements, which must be in every HIP:
The Property Information Questionnaire Example PIQ
An *Index of contents (page 2 of 18), comprising: 1.*Evidence of Title; 2.*Sale Statement (page 4 of 18; (Using the HIPSIS simple select & insert template); 3a.*EPC; 4. A Certificate; Interim or nil rated showing the Code for Sustainable Homes Rating *(New Builds only) (see Footnote below) 5.Tenure *(copy of leasehold/commonhold statement if applicable); 6.*Local Authority Searches; 7.*Water and Drainage Report. (more info. on the *Required elements)
Authorised (optional) elements, that might, or might not help in the sale of the property:
3b.HCR; 8.Mining/Abstraction Reports; 9.Environmental Report; 10.Other Authorised Documents. (more info. on the Authorised elements)
Footnote: When viewing layout of a HIP (Index; Element 4) and it's content (page 9 of 18); The current HIPSIS Template, will always be kept up to date, so as to reflect and comply with the latest list of required documents:
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