Why Choose The Little House Company HIPs

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Low Cost   Packs Complete in 3-8 days   Pay Online 24/7, Over the Phone, Cheque or Bank Transfer   Nationwide Coverage   Hip Code and AHIPP Registered   Track your Hip online 24 Hours   Fully Insured   No Fuss   You are kept informed by text and email   £249 + VAT

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• Energy Performance Certificate included
• Any property up to £2.5m
• Fully compliant HIPS at one simple price
• Reliable trustworthy supplier with proven track record
• HIP available within days
• Domestic Energy Assessor to visit according to your availability

£249.00 + VAT

Ordering process for HIPs

1. Make payment
2. We will contact you to obtain property details, owner details and contact information
3. A Domestic Energy assessor will contact you directly
4. HIP and EPC created for you and managed by our supplier

ALL IN ONE PRIVATE SELLERS PACK £415       Exclusive to The Little House Company

A full marketing package that includes all the legal documents you require to sell your home

• Multi Listing Package on an exlusive network of hundreds of websites see :Sell Property Online
• Home Information Pack (HIP) within in a few days that is fully portable
• Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)
• Professional Bespoke For Sale Board
• Independent Property Valuation Report

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Problems with 'too good to be true' HIP providers

The BBC's Watchdog recently covered a report on Home Information Packs and a company that consistently failed to deliver HIPs that had been paid for. The report highlights the importance of using a trusted, reliable HIPs provider rather than those that offer cheap HIPs. In tough market conditions it is easy to see why the cheapest provider might make sense but as the report shows, they can't always be relied on! Hints & Tips - Choose an established provider that has completed significant volumes of HIPs - Ensure your provider is a subscriber to the HIP Code

What is a Home Information Pack?

A Home Information Pack contains a variety of legal documents about a property being offered for sale including an energy rating certificate.

Home owners are required to provide a Home Information Pack (HIP) for buyers when a property is placed on the market for sale.

Home Information Packs relate to *marketing* of the property by any method - you don't need to be selling with an estate agent to purchase HIPS which are available from any authorised supplier.

What does a HIP contain?

The main documents included in the HIP consist of an energy rating certificate and other documents required to exchange contracts on the property, it does not contain a building condition survey.

Take great care, so-called 'free' Home Information Packs are ALWAYS subject to terms and conditions. Of course, it's not really 'free' at all, the cost of the HIP must be paid for (by you) at some point, usually by a higher commission rate on the property sale or a tie in clause, meaning that your agent 'owns' the HIP and you can't change to another agent if you need to.

Buying your HIP direct means that you (not the estate agent) own the HIP and can use it with any other agent or private marketing. It will also be cheaper than the true hidden cost of an agent's 'free' HIP.

The Little House Company has a special deal for our customers. We offer a HIP that you own yourself, with no restrictive terms and the freedom to market your home with any estate agent without penalty. This is not a 'free' HIP, but is probably the cheapest way to buy your HIP complete and direct. You can save even more by combining your conveyancing with the HIP.

Exemptions

A Home Information Pack is required to advertise any property for sale in England & Wales, with certain exemptions:

• Property not offered on the open market (e.g. direct sale to family member, neighbour, or friend)
• Non-residential property (i.e. shops or mixed commercial)
• Properties sold with sitting tenants
• homes on the market before HIPS were introduced

From 1 October 2008, all properties advertised for sale must have an EPC (Energy Performance Certificate), which is included automatically in our HIPS, but an EPC-only can be ordered separately if the property is exempt from HIPS.

Energy Performance Certificates:

An EPC must be made available for any home, free of charge, to a prospective buyer from the 1 October 2008. The requirement for an EPC is not dependent on marketing, but must be provided during any sale transaction 'at the earliest opportunity', or where any of the following events happens:

More about Energy Performance Certificates