Home Information Pack (HIP) Procedure Sheet For Clients

Client Contact Sheet

If you are thinking of arranging a HIP for your property, why not download our Home Information contact sheet

HIPs went live on 1st August 2007 for four+ bed properties.
From the 1st August, four or more bed room properties can only be marketed without a HIP in place if requests for all legally "required" documents have been delivered before the property is put on the market. A request for a "required" document must be addressed to the correct person and must contain payment or an undertaking for payment for the document. In addition, if it is reasonable to assume that any "required" documents can be obtained before a property can be marketed all reasonable efforts must be made to obtain those documents first.
From 10 September the HIP regulations were extended to incorporate three bed room properties.
Subsequently, from 14th December 2007, the HIPs regulations were extended to one and two bedroom properties.
Until further notice, homeowners can market their property after commissioning a pack, not once they have received it.

Client approaches Clarke & Son LLP.
The Client provides information Clarke & Son LLP require in order to put together the Home Information Pack and a retainer letter and terms of business are sent to the client. This confirms Clarke & Son LLP's fees.
An appointment is arranged if necessary to deal with finance.
Clarke & Son LLP will immediately order the HIP through a selected HIP provider. For registered freehold properties up to 7 bedrooms this is likely to cost £299+VAT (or £335+VAT deferred credit) and £329+VAT for leasehold and unregistered properties (or £369+VAT to defer). An additional fee of £3.50 is also payable where the deferred credit option is required.
The Property can be marketed.
The HIP provider will contact the client in order to arrange an inspection of the sale property by an Energy Assessor.
Clarke & Son LLP receive the compliant HIP in PDF format and arrange for this to be e-mailed to the Estate Agent.
Marketing continues.
The PDF version of the pack will be updated and as further documentation is received.
The HIP is owned by the Client.