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HOME INFORMATION PACKS (HIPs).

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Selling your property? Let us find the ideal mortgage for you first - then enquire about your Home Information Pack (HIP) below.

Home Information Packs (HIPs).

Cost of our packs: approximately £300, including survey and is valid for one year.

If you're buying or selling a home from 1 June 2007, you will need to know about Home Information Packs.

If you're a seller: you will need to have a Pack before you put your home onto the market. It is the sellers responsibility, for private sales, or their estate agent's if using one, to ensure the pack contains the necessary information. Buying locally or via your estate agent may be expensive, its cost is likely to be included somewhere in the small print. Our national coverage ensures lower prices.

If you're a buyer: the pack will offer you essential information about the property you wish to buy, free.

Sellers: Order yours by completing the form below. We'll get back to you as soon as possible, but you will need to provide accurate and complete details to get a response: You might wish to open a new window to www.ukhomeinsulation.co.uk if your house is not already insulated. Insulate BEFORE you get your HIP and save money. Click HERE.

Do you need more information regarding Home Information Packs first? Please click HERE.

The more accurate and complete your submission, the earlier we can get back to you and without having to tie you up on further emails/telephone calls. Your pack, if ordered here, will cost approximately £300, including survey and is valid for one year.

Name:

Telephone No, daytime:

Telephone No, evening:

Email:

Address:

Postcode: We need this in order to allocate the nearest surveyor.

When do you plan to sell your house?
Remember, packs are valid for one year:

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Home Information Pack (HIPS)

The home information pack will become law and be required for all homeowners putting their home up for sale, throughout England & Wales, as of 01 June 2007.

What is a Home information Pack?

The home information pack will be made up of a number of items. Some of these will be compulsory.

The HIP will include:

Energy Performance Certificate

This rates the energy efficiency of the property being sold and in addition, a scale of its carbon emissions. The certificate will point out how to improve energy efficiency of the property and an estimate of the annual energy costs.
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Sale Statement

This is a summary of the terms of the sale such as who the seller is and whether the property is being sold with vacant possession or sitting tenants for example.
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Evidence of the title of the property.

Confirming the seller has the legal right to sell the property.
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Standard Searches

Includes the standard local authority searches plus drainage and water searches.
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How much will my HIP Cost?

The cost of our pack, which is valid for one year, is approximately £300 and includes the necessary survey,.
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Do I have to get my estate agent to provide my HIP?

Numerous organisations are currently setting themselves up to offer HIPS, ranging from firms of solicitors through to specialist HIPS providers and as such, estate agencies are unlikely to make it compulsory for you to use their own HIP. However, your estate agent will require evidence of your HIP.
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Making energy savings, saving money and saving the planet.

Information and publications to help you create healthy and ecological homes and buildings. See Green Building Press

Loft insulation and cavity wall insulation, energy retaining glazing, Heat-Harvester™, Sunpipes, modern gas central heating systems, solar water heating systems, wind turbines (coming soon) ~ all these can help to reduce the amount of energy used in heating and lighting and reduce bills enormously.
Low energy lamps last up to ten times longer than ordinary bulbs and use far less electricity - so you can do your bit towards saving the planet from climate change too.
Remember to turn off lights when you leave a room for long periods.
Use an eco-kettle to boil water for cooking - they're more efficient at getting up to temperature. Avoid over-filling the kettle but be sure to cover the element.
Where you need to use saucepans - use the lid and turn down the heat!! Less energy is lost that way. Highly efficient hobs are now available more news about that later.
Use a toaster rather than the grill to make toast.
Make sure your hot water tank and hot water pipes are fully lagged, this can pay for itself in a few months and go on saving you money for years to come.
Put draught strips around windows and exterior doors. If possible fit a flap across the letter-box.
Where possible wait until you have a full load before using your washing machine.
If you use a dishwasher select the low-temperature programme unless you have very soiled dishes.
If you have a dripping tap ensure it is repaired quickly. In just one day, you could waste enough hot water to fill a bath.
Switch off your TV, video and Hi-Fi at the set. Standby can use as much as 10%-60% of the power that would be used by the device if it was switched on.
Defrost fridges and freezers regularly to keep them running efficiently.
Shower if possible, rather than take a bath, this saves money and water.
At night, pull all curtains to stop heat loss through the windows. Take care not to drape curtains over radiators as this will funnel heat straight out of the windows.
Don't set your water thermostat too high; 60°C/140°F is usually adequate for bathing and washing.
Reducing your room temperature by just 1°C can cut as much as 10% off your heating bills.
Turn off the tap whilst brushing your teeth. If everyone in the country did so, it would save millions of litres of wasted water every DAY!! Producing and transporting water is expensive and uses energy.