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HIPs Suspended

guildy — Fri, 21 May 2010 09:59:42 +0000

Taking effect 21 May 2010, Home Information Packs are suspended. The Home Information Pack (Suspension) Order 2010 suspends the operations of sections 155 to 159 Housing Act 2004.

As there is no power to suspend the EPC requirement, the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 have been amended to incorporate a new regulation 5A.

Regulation 5A now requires that an EPC is “commissioned” before the property is put on the market for sale (no changes are made for rented property).

Note that there is no requirement to actually have an EPC before the property is marketed. An EPC must simply have been “commissioned”. All efforts must then be made to ensure that the EPC is obtained before the end of the period of 28 days from when the property was first marketed.

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(2) Before the property is put on the market, the seller must secure that an energy performance certificate is commissioned for the property.

(3) Before marketing the property, a person acting on behalf of the seller must be satisfied that an energy performance certificate has been commissioned for the property.

(4) The seller and a person acting on behalf of the seller must use all reasonable efforts to secure that a valid energy performance certificate is obtained for the property before the end of a period of 28 days starting with the day on which the property was first put on the market.

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HIPs Legislation and leaflet links

guildy — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:01:35 +0000

If you’re buying or selling a home, you will need to know about Home Information Packs.

Sections 148 – 178 Housing Act 2004
The Home Information Pack Regulations 2006 SI 2006/1503
The Home Information Packs Website

Exemption from HIPs

guildy — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:00:04 +0000

There are a number of properties that do not require home information packs. If your home is on the market before 1 June 2007, you won’t need a Pack, unless the property remains unsold on 1 January 2008 – then you must get one.

You do not need a Home Information Pack for:

Properties where there is no marketing (e.g. sale to member of your family)
Non-residential properties
Seasonal and holiday accommodation
Mixed sales (e.g. shop with flat)
Right to buy and similar sales
Sales of portfolios of properties
Properties not being sold with completely vacant possession
Unsafe properties and properties to be demolished.