What will a HIP contain?
A HIP will comprise a set of documents, which will provide homebuyers with key information about the property that they intend to purchase, this will be paid for by the seller and will include:
The introduction of Home Information Packs
The introduction of Home Information Packs (HIPs) is potentially the biggest change to the house buying process since MIRAS back in the late 1980’s.
Issuing EPC's
In acquiescence with the European Directive for the Energy Performance of Buildings, all countries of the EU now have to introduce EPC's as a way to stop adverse ecological consequences.
EPCs & HIPs
EPCs & HIPs
An Energy Performance Certificate is the most basic 'required' affidavit in a Home Information Pack or HIPs. Included in the HIP as a key part of Government's action to help make Britain have a greener property market, EPCs have really increased the speed the buying/selling process, making this section faster.
Energy Performance Certificate
The Energy Performance Certificate or EPC is the efficiency appraisement of a property, or a building. The appraisement is represented graphically on a calibration from A to G, an A
