HIP's & EPC's

Home Information Packs (HIPS)

With effect from 6th April 2009, the Government introduced further regulations which will see two significant changes to the current rules. It will be no longer be acceptable for a vendor to have simply ordered a HIP, certain important documents will have to be included within the pack before a property can be placed on the market or even introduced to prospective buyers.

This is referred to as 'First Day Marketing'. For marketing to commence, the Home Information Pack must contain the following documents

An Index
An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)
A Sales Statement
Land Registry Title Documents & Plan
A completed Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ).

The PIQ will provide a summary of information provided by the vendor about the property.

Any delay in bringing all these documents together will cause a knock on delay in enabling the property to be marketed.

At Mortimers, we have a fully dedicated HIP department and our own Domestic Energy Assessors who produce the Energy Performance Certificates and, as part of our service, our experienced team of valuers will be able to assist all our sellers in completing the Property Information Questionnaire.

We expect there to be little or no delay in ensuring that a property for sale with Mortimers is placed on the market with a compliant, completed Home Information Pack. Switching you HIP to Mortimers is Easy! If you want to switch to Mortimers but are worried about HIPs don't worry!

We will validate your HIP for you and if you did not need a HIP before you still wont!

Need a Home Information Pack ( HIP ) ?

We can provide home information packs ( HIPS ) including:

Home Information Packs (HIPs)
Energy Efficiency Certificates (EPC s) by Domestic Energy Inspectors.
Clients with property for sale including houses and flats in Lancashire, (including Hyndburn, Blackburn with Darwen, Ribble Valley and Preston.

Energy Performance Certificate (EPC's)

An EPC is issued once our assesor has checked the following:

The DEA home inspector must on arrival conduct a health & safety survey around the exterior and interior of the property.
The assessor will take dimensions throughout the property to work out the area considered as "space heating" to determine heat loss through walls and ceilings for example.
Inspection of boilers, room heaters, fireplaces and heating controls will also be surveyed, the type of fuels to heat the home will also be recorded.
Any extensions to the property will be surveyed including the year of build and the construction properties noted.
The main house construction will be surveyed and the age of build noted.
Any "un-separated" conservatory dimensions and build age will also be recorded if one exists. For the purposes of doubt a "separate" conservatory is one where access to the conservatory is through a door and is exempt from the energy survey.
The property will be inspected to establish what insulation is present, both in walls and loft. Loft access is required if there is one.
All data will be recorded on a site survey property data sheet, or a PDA for download.
Types of glazing and cfl (energy saving) lighting in fixed outlets will be taken into account. In addition any renewable energy sources will be noted, for example a home wind turbine. The assessor can provide free advice to the owner for Energy Saving Tips and advice to reduce fuel bills.
The DEA will then enter the data into a specialised computer program, this program analyses the data and produces an EPC (Energy Performance Certificate). Based on the information recorded the EPC may contain recommendations for the property, which if undertaken, can help improve the property's SAP Rating.