Thinking of putting your property on the market? As of 14 December 2007, no matter how many bedrooms your property has, you need to provide your prospective buyers with a Home Information Pack (HIP). This must contain an Energy Performance Certificate, which gives advice on how to cut carbon emissions and fuel bills, as well as other documents such as a sale statement, searches and evidence of title.

As a seller, you must have commissioned a Pack by the time that you market your property, but how do you go about compiling one and how much does it cost? This Kit can help. Written by a leading HIP provider, it gives you all the information you need on:

• »  How you can project manage and put together your own HIP
• »  What needs to be included in the HIP
• »  How to obtain Energy Performance Certificates and Home Condition Reports
• »  How long HIPs are valid for
• »  How to obtain local authority searches  
• »  Who can assist you to create your HIP 
  
  

Not only does it show you how to compile a HIP, it also saves you time and money too!

Valid in England & Wales only.

About the Author

Peter Ambrose, founder of The Partnership, is a specialist Home Information Pack provider and member of the government's HIP 'Early Adopter' scheme. His company is recognised as one of the leading authorities on the provision of HIPs and it has been instrumental in driving awareness of the importance of the quality of HIP contents since September 2004. It counts some of the most prestigious estate agents in the country as its clients.

Guidance manual contents:

• »  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

Loose-leaf forms included:

• »  HIP Index
• »  HIP Checklist 
• »  Home Contents Form
• »  Home Use Form
• »  Sale Statement 

Free CD contents:

• »  Template HIP documents: Index, Sale Statement, Home Use Form, Home Content Form, plus Project Checklist
• »  Web links to Domestic Energy Assessors, Regulatory and Professional Bodies, HIP Providers, Search Providers and Trade Associations