Changes to Hip Regulations

If you are involved in buying or selling homes in England or Wales, there are three key changes which apply to properties marketed on or after 6 April 2009 that you need to know about:

  • the temporary first day marketing exemption will be removed, which means that a HIP must be available on the first day a property is marketed
  • a Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ) completed by the seller must be included in the HIP (view a sample PIQ)
  • the end of the use of insurance in personal searches to cover missing data.

More information can be found here from the Department for Communities and Local Government and on our website

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