Contents of Home Information Packs

The Home Information Pack Regulations 2006 set out provisions on the compulsory (‘required’) and optional (‘authorised’) content of the Pack.

The required documents are:

  • Home Information Pack index
  • Energy Performance Certificate
  • Sale statement
  • Evidence of title
  • Local and drainage-&-water searches
  • Additional information for leasehold and commonhold sales, where appropriate.
The authorised documents include:

  • Home Condition Report
  • Home use/contents forms
  • Legal summary
  • Other searches
Sellers can use authorised documents to top up their Packs to include additional material judged to be of interest to prospective buyers.

Although the Government will make Home Condition Reports voluntary from 1 August 2007, it strongly believes that they’re likely to prove valuable to both sellers and buyers, and is working with the industry to ensure that there’s active take up.

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