Do you need a Home Information Pack (HIP)?

 HIPs are necessary for

all residential properties marketed with vacant possession

(including  investment properties).

HIPs will not be required for:

private sales or properties not marketed to the public or a section of the public;

residential properties sold without full vacant possession;

properties where the most recent use was non-residential and there will be no conversion to residential use prior to sale;

properties where the primary use is not residential;

properties where conversion to non-residential use is expected prior to sale (planning and building consents must be in place and marketing must reflect this change of use);

properties where the use is restricted by planning conditions to seasonal or holiday accommodation;

mixed use property (marketed for sale as one lot);

dwellings with dual use (if primary use is not residential);

sales of portfolios of properties;

unsafe properties;

property due to be demolished (all relevant permissions granted);

residential properties which are sold with five hectares or more of land and the most recent use of the land was primarily for cultivation, keeping of livestock or woodlands.