Our HIPS are supplied by LMS, one of the UK's leading providers of legal and survey services working with some of the country's biggest mortgage lenders including Abbey, Halifax and Nationwide Building Society, managing over 300,000 transactions a year, with a turnover exceeding £60 million. We strongly believe cheapest does not mean the best and LMS have been selected by us for reliability and quality for our clients

Complete fully compliant HIPS at one simple price :

All inclusive HIP from the leading supplier LMS	£299 +VAT = £351.33
- EPC included - fully insured - any property up to £2.5m - leasehold supplement £20 EPC only £75 +VAT = £88.12	HIP /EPC ORDER LINE 0845 075 7299 Quote: "Little House Company"

Top Tip: Beware of very cheap Home Information Packs! some providers are often not insured and you will have no recourse if something goes wrong. Our Hip provider has been selected for reputation as one of the top HIP providers

ALL IN ONE PRIVATE SELLER PACK (includes HIP) £549

A full marketing package that includes all the legal documents you require to sell your home plus 20 professional photos of your property.

• Muliti Listing Package to 500 websites
• Bespoke For Sale Board and post delivered to your door by courier (optional)
• Home Information Pack (HIP) created in several days that is fully portable
• Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)
• 20 Professional Photos taken of your home at time of EPC
• 12 months rental of exclusive 0844 number redirected to your own number

Order this package and market your home as soon as possible

Once your HIP is ordered your property can go live on the market within a very short period of time. Some aspects of the HIP are complated within 24hours.The HIP will be made available to you as a PDF file once it is complete so you can then send it to serious prospective buyers

How it works

1. Create your listing ( free to create)
2. Contact us with your property ID
3. Pay for All In One Package
4. Your property advert goes live and distributed to multiple website
5. Your For Sale Board is ordered
6. Our HIP provider contacts you to arrange appointment for HIP
7. Photos will be taken at the same time you are visited by EPC assessor

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All In One Sellers Package

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 - Get references from existing clients - If it seems too good to be true, it often is view BBC Home Information Pack Report

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.

Buying your own Home Information Pack makes sense

Buying your own HIP has many advantages over allowing an estate agent to arrange your HIP .Owning your HIP means that you are not tied into any deals relating to the sale of your property. Imagine the frustration of employing and under performing agent and knowing you cant go anywhere else owing to the HIP they have arranged. It also reduces the chances of you receiving the best service as you have not had a chance to find for yourself the best HIP provider.

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:

• when the building is viewed (even if that means providing the EPC before any written information is provided)
• if written information about the building is provided as a result of a request by a prospective purchaser
• before contracts are exchanged

More about Energy Performance Certificates

Simply order your HIP at the time of starting your advertising or in advance by calling 0845 075 7299.

Our HIP providers, LMS, will take all your details and arrange for an appointment for an energy surveyor to visit your home at a time convenient for you. All necessary documents will then be compiled to complete your pack quickly, made available for your buyers to view online or download in PDF format.

You can track progress of your HIP online. A bound paper copy of the HIP is available at extra cost. Remember to quote "Little House Company" when you order.