The Home Information Pack (HIP) is compulsory for most homes on the market in England and Wales. This means that more information will be available to proposed purchasers from the first day a property is on the market.

It is a legal requirement to have a HIP and you are not able to market your home without one. The availability of a HIP should speed up the conveyancing process.

Please click here to view our Home Information Packs information leaflet.

You do not need a HIP for:

• Properties where there is no marketing, for example if you are selling to a family member
• Non-residential properties
• Properties limited by law to use as holiday accommodation or occupation for less than 11 months per year
• Mixed sales, for example a shop with a flat
• Sales of portfolios of properties, for example selling two properties together
• Properties not being sold with completely vacant possession, for example with a sitting tenant
• Unsafe properties and properties due to be demolished
• Properties sold through the "Right to Buy", "Right to Acquire" and "Social Homebuy" home ownership schemes

To obtain a competitive HIPs quote from a member of our property team please click here to contact us.