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The Home Information Pack (No. 2) Regulations 2007

S.I. 2007/1667 · Made 8 June 2007

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housing, england and wales

Made 8th June 2007

Laid before Parliament 11th June 2007

Coming into force 2nd July 2007

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 161, 163, 164, 165 and 250(2) of, and paragraphs 2 and 11(b) of Schedule 8 to, the Housing Act 2004f1.

In accordance with section 250(3) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the National Assembly for Wales in relation to residential properties in Wales.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2004 c. 34.

Contents

  1. Part 1: CITATION, COMMENCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation – general provisions
  4. 3Interpretation – first point of marketing
  5. Part 2: HOME INFORMATION PACK - GENERAL PROVISIONS
  6. 4Required, authorised and excluded documents
  7. 5The home information pack
  8. 6Copies of a home information pack
  9. 7Comprehension of documents
  10. Part 3: CONTENTS OF HOME INFORMATION PACKS
  11. 8Required pack documents
  12. 9Authorised pack documents
  13. 10Creation of interests
  14. 11Prohibitions relating to home condition reports
  15. 12Exclusion of advertising information
  16. Part 4: ASSEMBLY OF HOME INFORMATION PACKS
  17. 13Order of pack documents
  18. 14Time at which pack documents are to be included
  19. 15Age of pack documents when first included
  20. 16Energy information unobtainable before or at the first point of marketing
  21. 17Documents required within 28 days of the first point of marketing
  22. 18Requests for documents under this Part
  23. 19Delivery of documents under this Part
  24. 20Required pack documents which are completely unobtainable
  25. Part 5: ACCURACY OF HOME INFORMATION PACKS
  26. 21Updating of required pack documents
  27. 22Updating of predicted energy assessment
  28. 23Updating of authorised pack documents
  29. 24Seller’s check of the home information pack
  30. Part 6: EXCEPTIONS
  31. 25Meaning of “non-residential premises”
  32. 26Exclusion from meaning of “non-residential premises”
  33. 27Exception for seasonal and holiday accommodation
  34. 28Exception for mixed sales
  35. 29Exception for dual use of a dwelling-house
  36. 30Exception for portfolios of properties
  37. 31Exception for unsafe properties
  38. 32Exception for properties to be demolished
  39. 33Exception – properties marketed before the commencement date
  40. 34Exception – first day marketing during a temporary period
  41. Part 7: ENFORCEMENT
  42. 35Amount of penalty charge
  43. 36Exclusion of penalty charge for content of pack documents
  44. Part 8: APPROVED CERTIFICATION SCHEMES
  45. 37Approval of certification schemes
  46. 38Terms of approved certification schemes
  47. 39Withdrawal of approval from certification schemes
  48. Part 9: HOME CONDITION REPORT REGISTER
  49. Chapter 1: Interpretation
  50. 40Interpretation of this Part
  51. Chapter 2: ARRANGEMENTS FOR KEEPING THE REGISTER
  52. 41Registration of home condition reports
  53. 42Retention of home condition reports
  54. 43Restrictions on disclosure by the keeper of the register in pursuance of a seller’s instructions
  55. 44Other registers
  56. Chapter 3: DISCLOSURE - GENERAL PROVISIONS
  57. 45Section 157 conditions
  58. 46Suspicion of unauthorised use
  59. 47Commercial use by the keeper of the register
  60. 48Responsibility for proving purposes of disclosure
  61. 49Responsibility for proving agency
  62. 50Possession of report reference number
  63. Chapter 4: AUTHORISED DISCLOSURES
  64. 51Internal processing of information
  65. 52Sellers and their agents
  66. 53Potential buyers and their advisers
  67. 54Mortgage lenders or automated valuation suppliers
  68. 55Approved certification schemes or complaints against home inspectors
  69. 56Enforcement officers
  70. 57Office of Fair Trading
  71. 58Information from which no particular property is identifiable
  72. 59Disclosures for the purposes of the 2004 Act or these Regulations
  73. 60Prevention of crime
  74. 61Legal proceedings and court orders
  75. Chapter 5: FEES
  76. 62Fees
  77. Signature
  78. Schedule 1: Home information pack index
  79. 1Required matters
  80. 2Authorised matters
  81. Schedule 2Predicted energy assessment
  82. Schedule 3Sale statement
  83. Schedule 4: Commonhold information
  84. 1Required commonhold documents
  85. 2Required commonhold information
  86. 3Authorised commonhold information
  87. 4Creation of commonhold interests
  88. Schedule 5: Leasehold information
  89. 1Required leasehold documents
  90. 2Required leasehold information
  91. 3Authorised leasehold information
  92. 4Creation of leasehold interests
  93. Schedule 6: General provision about searches and search reports
  94. Part 1: All search reports (other than official search certificate of the local land charges register)
  95. 1General requirements
  96. 2Additional search information
  97. 3Unavailable search results
  98. Part 2: Specific required search reports
  99. 4Access to local authority records
  100. 5Terms for the preparation of required searches
  101. 6Third party contractual rights in relation to search reports
  102. 7Insurance cover for third party contractual rights
  103. 8Permitted limit on liability for financial loss
  104. 9Inclusion of additional or more favourable terms for required search reports
  105. 10Less favourable terms
  106. 11Required searches by another name
  107. Schedule 7: Local enquiries
  108. Part 1: General
  109. 1Interpretation
  110. 2Enquiries
  111. Part 2: Enquiries
  112. 3Planning and building decisions and pending applications
  113. 4Planning designations and proposals
  114. 5Roads
  115. 6Land required for public purposes
  116. 7Land to be acquired for road works
  117. 8Drainage agreements and consents
  118. 9Nearby road schemes
  119. 10Nearby railway schemes
  120. 11Traffic schemes
  121. 12Outstanding notices
  122. 13Contravention of building regulations
  123. 14Notices, orders, directions and proceedings under Planning Acts
  124. 15Conservation areas
  125. 16Compulsory purchase
  126. 17Contaminated land
  127. 18Radon gas
  128. Schedule 8: Drainage and water enquiries
  129. Part 1: General
  130. 1Interpretation
  131. 2Enquiries and responses
  132. Part 2: Enquiries and responses
  133. 3Public sewer map
  134. 4Foul water
  135. 5Surface water
  136. 6Public adoption of sewers and lateral drains
  137. 7Public sewers within the boundaries of the property
  138. 8Public sewers near to the property
  139. 9Building over a public sewer, disposal main or drain
  140. 10Map of waterworks
  141. 11Adoption of water mains and service pipes
  142. 12Sewerage and water undertakers
  143. 13Connection to mains water supply
  144. 14Water mains, resource mains or discharge pipes
  145. 15Current basis for sewerage and water charges
  146. 16Charges following change of occupation
  147. 17Surface water drainage charges
  148. 18Water meters
  149. 19Sewerage bills
  150. 20Water bills
  151. 21Risk of flooding due to overloaded public sewers
  152. 22Risk of low water pressure or flow
  153. 23Water quality analysis
  154. 24Authorised departures from water quality standards
  155. 25Sewage treatment works
  156. Schedule 9: Home condition report
  157. 1Home condition reports
  158. 2Terms for the preparation of a home condition report
  159. 3Third party contractual rights in relation to home condition reports
  160. 4Inclusion of additional or more favourable terms for home condition reports
  161. 5Less favourable terms
  162. 6Completion of home condition reports by home inspectors
  163. 7Conduct of inspections
  164. 8Prohibition on personal and security information
  165. Schedule 10Additional relevant information
  166. Explanatory note