When HIP not Required |
Type of Property Included |
Business Use |
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Properties classified as businesses under planning regulations and which will remain as such on legal completion |
Residential property converted to business use |
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A dwelling that has been converted to business use with the appropriate planning consents and which will still have business use at legal completion |
Residential Property converted to business use - Mixed Commercial / Residential Sales |
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Properties that have a mixture of residential and commercial uses, normally referred to as "semi-commercial properties" |
Dual Use |
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Properties used for both residential and commercial purposes such as a doctor's surgery with living accommodation |
Portfolios of Properties |
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A number of properties being sold together as a portfolio |
Unsafe Properties |
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Properties that have been deemed unsafe for habitation by the planning authority and which will remain in that condition on legal completion |
Demolition |
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A property that has a Demolition Order on it and which will remain in that condition on legal completion |
Properties not being placed on the open market |
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Properties being sold by landlords to existing tenants (e.g. Council Right to Buy, sales by housing associations to its existing tenants) or not at arm's length (e.g. family, friend) |
