Under new laws being phased in, all residential properties will in due course require Home Information Packs (HIPs) before they can be put on the market. A HIP contains useful information about a property for potential buyers; a well-prepared HIP should mean a quicker sale, so it's important to get it right. This Kit can help. It explains both the obligatory and the optional contents of a HIP and the choices available in compiling one, from making substantial savings by project managing your own HIP, to using your estate agent, solicitor or HIP provider to full advantage.This Kit covers: background on HIPs and why they were introduced; who is involved in HIP production and what their roles are; how to project manage and put together your own HIP; how long HIPs are valid for; HIP contents: what has to go in and what's optional; local authority; searches; Energy Performance Certificates and Home Condition Reports. The Kit also includes the following loose-leaf HIP documents to help prepare your own HIP: HIP Index; Sale Statement; Home Use Form; Home Contents Form; and Project Checklist.
It also includes free CD with template HIP documents: Index, Sale Statement, Home Use Form, Home Content Form, plus Project Checklist and web links to Domestic Energy Assessors, Regulatory and Professional Bodies, HIP Providers, Search Providers and Trade Associations.