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Home Information Packs - Essential Information
Essential Information which you must know about HIPs and EPCs
Home information Packs
- Now compulsory for all properties in England and Wales which are habitable
- Must be commissioned before marketing of the property can begin
A full HIP must be available and contain the following documents on the first day a property is put on the market:
- Home Information Pack Index
- Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ)
- Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) or Predicted Energy Assessment (PEA)
- sustainability information (required for newly built homes)
- sale statement
- evidence of title
If the following documents are unavailable when marketing begins, they should be added to the HIP as soon as they are available. These documents must be included within 28 days of the date the property was first placed on the market:
- standard searches (local authority and drainage and water)
- a copy of the lease for leasehold properties
- commonhold documents, where appropriate
Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)
An EPC is required when a building is constructed, rented or sold. A building will need an EPC if it has a roof and walls and uses energy to ‘condition an indoor climate’. This means it has heating, air conditioning or mechanical ventilation. For example, a garden shed would not need an EPC if it doesn’t have any heating. The building can either be a whole building or part of a building that has been designed or altered to be used separately. If a building is made up of separate units, each with its own heating system, each unit will need an EPC.
Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) give information on how to make your home more energy efficient and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. All homes bought, sold or rented require an EPC. Look at the example of an EPC opposite.
EPCs contain:
- information on your home’s energy use and carbon dioxide emissions;
- a recommendation report with suggestions to reduce energy use and carbon dioxide emissions;
- detailed estimates of potential energy use, carbon energy use, carbon dioxide emissions and fuel costs
- details of the person who carried out the EPC assessment and
- who to contact if you want to make a complaint
Owners of all commercial buildings also have to provide an EPC when they sell or let commercial premises.
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