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A Home Information Pack is required when marketing starts for all existing homes; new builds and developments
We want to ensure a smooth implementation of Energy Performance Certificates to other types of buildings. Lessons learnt from the introduction of EPCs already show that a phased approach has worked well for industry and consumers. That’s why we think it’s right that the same approach is adopted for the roll-out to other sectors, starting from April 2008.
Newly built homes are covered by HIPs but there are differences in the way the scheme operates for these properties, particularly in the way that energy performance information is presented:
- Sales of homes built to the most recent Building Regulations (Regulation 17C, Part L, 2006) require a HIP and EPC.
- New homes marketed ‘off-plan’will contain a Predicted Energy Assessment (PEA) instead of an EPC in their HIP. EPCs require a physical inspection.
- Where new homes are marketed ‘off-plan’ there are likely to be some differences between HIPs for these sales and those provided for properties sold as completed dwellings. For example, the searches for the property and title information may cover a wider area if the property has not yet been allocated an address and individual titles have not yet been created.
- Buildings that have been materially altered or changed would not be classified as a new build as they are not covered by Regulation 17C of the Building Regulations. This means that conversions are not excluded from the HIP duties.
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