Home Information Packs
Barbara Rees Estate Agents


As of 10 September every home put on the market with three or more bedrooms needs a Home Information Pack. The Pack includes an Energy Performance Certificate, containing advice on how to cut carbon emissions and fuel bills. Also included are documents such as a sale statement, searches and evidence of title.

If you're a buyer, you should ask for a Home Information Pack, which contains an Energy Performance Certificate and a number of other compulsory documents. See our Buyers' frequently asked questions for more.

If you're a seller, you need to make sure you have commissioned a Pack by the time that you market your property. See Seller's frequently asked questions for more.


What's in a Home Information Pack

The Home Information Pack contains important information that buyers and sellers need to know. Home Information Packs including Energy Performance Certificates have been implemented on a phased basis which started on 1 August 2007.

From 10 September, a HIP is required for the sale of three or more bedroom properties. Smaller properties will be phased in as soon as sufficient energy assessors are fully qualified.

For sellers, providing a Pack up front should reduce the likelihood of any nasty surprises in the selling process that could delay the sale, as buyers will be able to make more informed decisions about purchasing their home.

For buyers, the Pack provides essential information about properties they are considering buying, free of charge.


What does a Pack contain?

Compulsory documents ('Required') - for example, the evidence of title that proves it's yours to sell.

Optional documents ('Authorised') - such as the Home Condition Report which gives buyers a clear idea of what work, if any, needs to be done to the property.


Buying and Selling

The Home Information Pack contains important information that buyers and sellers need to know.

For sellers, providing a Pack up front should reduce the likelihood of any nasty surprises in the selling process that could delay the sale, as buyers will be able to make more informed decisions about purchasing their home.

For buyers, the Pack provides essential information about properties they are considering buying - free of charge - and reduces the chance of unwelcome surprises later on in the process.


Energy Performance Certificates and your home

An Energy Performance Certificate is part of a Home Information Pack. The certificates are commissioned by the seller (or their agent) from an accredited Energy Assessor, who visits the property to collect the relevant data and creates the certificate. This data includes the date, construction and location of the house and relevant fittings (heating systems, insulation or double glazing, for example).


Get a Home Information Pack

To request a home information pack for a property currently vended by Barbara Rees Estate Agents, please contact us