Home Information Packs - a guide for housing developers
Introduction
A Home Information Pack (HIP) is required for most homes marketed with vacant possession on or after 14 December 2007. There are a few exceptions including mixed use properties (such as a flat and a shop being sold together) portfolio sales, or sales of properties with leases originally granted for less than 21 years.
Anyone marketing a home for sale in England and Wales, whether they are a housing developer, estate agent or auctioneer or a private individual is responsible for ensuring a HIP is in place and is made available to potential buyers.
HIPs are designed to bring information upfront to increase certainty and inform buyers about a property before they incur costs. Informed choice by buyers at the start of the process will help reduce delays later on and reduce wasted time for sellers.
This guide is aimed at housing developers. It provides information on what a HIP contains, how to provide a HIP, what happens for multi-property developments and assessing properties against the Code for Sustainable Homes. For general guidance on HIPs and information for other types of business, see our section on Home Information Packs.
Subjects covered in this guide
- Introduction
- What a Home Information Pack contains
- Options for compiling Home Information Packs
- Making the Home Information Pack available
- Providing Home Information Packs for multi-property developments
- Assessing new properties against the Code for Sustainable Homes
