{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/home-information-pack-regulations-2006/regulation-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/home-information-pack-regulations-2006/regulation-8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2006/1503",
  "legislation_title": "The Home Information Pack Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/home-information-pack-regulations-2006",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Required pack documents",
  "text": "Subject to regulations 10, 11, 12 and Part 4, the home information pack must include the following—\n(a) an index to the home information pack complying with Schedule 1 (the home information pack index);\n(b) a document complying with Schedule 2 (the sale statement);\n(c) if the property interest is or includes the whole or part of a registered estate—\n(i) an official copy of the individual register relating to that estate; and\n(ii) an official copy of the title plan relating to that estate;\n(d) if the property interest is or includes the whole or part of an estate, the title to which is not entered in the register of title—\n(i) a certificate of an official search of the index map issued under rule 145(4) of the Land Registration Rules 2003 in relation to the parcel of land to which the property interest relates; and\n(ii) such other documents on which the seller can reasonably be expected to rely in order to deduce title to that estate for the purposes of its sale;\n(e) if the property interest is or includes the whole or part of a freehold estate in commonhold land—\n(i) the documents described in paragraph 1 of Schedule 3; and\n(ii) documents consisting of or containing information about the matters described in paragraph 2 of that Schedule;\n(f) if the property interest is or includes the whole or part of a leasehold interest—\n(i) the documents described in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4; and\n(ii) documents consisting of or containing information about the matters described in paragraph 2 of that Schedule;\n(g) if the property interest is or includes the whole or part of an interest in dwelling-houses to which Part 5 of the 2004 Act applies by virtue of section 171(2) of that Act, such leases or licences—\n(i) to which the dwelling-houses are subject or are expected to be subject at the time of, or following completion of the sale of the property interest; and\n(ii) as have not been included in the pack under paragraph (f) of this regulation;\n(h) if the property is physically complete on or before the first point of marketing, either or both of the following—\n(i) a home condition report which complies with Schedule 5; or\n(ii) the terms of a new homes warranty which has not commenced, which otherwise complies with Schedule 6 and to which the property is expected to be subject, together with the document described in paragraph 4 of that Schedule (cover note);\n(i) a new homes warranty which complies with Schedule 6—\n(i) where the property is the subject of such a warranty; and\n(ii) it has not expired at the first point of marketing;\n(j) such other home condition reports complying with Schedule 5 as have been completed in respect of the property within the 12 months preceding the first point of marketing;\n(k) if the property is physically complete before the first point of marketing, the energy performance certificate for the property where—\n(i) a home condition report complying with Schedule 5 is not included in the pack under paragraph (h)(i) or (j) of this regulation; or\n(ii) such a certificate is obtained in addition to such a report which is so included and is dated later than such a report;\n(l) if the property is not physically complete before the first point of marketing, a document complying with Schedule 7 (report on a home not physically complete);\n(m) a search report which relates to the property and which records the results of a search of all parts of the appropriate local land charges register—\n(i) in the form of an official search certificate, in the case of an official search made pursuant to section 9 of the Local Land Charges Act 1975; or\n(ii) in any other form but which complies with Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 8 in the case of a personal search made pursuant to section 8 of that Act;\n(n) a search report which—\n(i) complies with Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 8 and with Schedule 9; and\n(ii) records the results of a search of records held by or derived from a local authority (local enquiries); and\n(o) a search report which complies with Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 8 and with Schedule 10 (drainage and water enquiries).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Under section 160 of the Housing Act 2004, the duties under sections 155 to 159 do not apply to a residential property at any time when it is not available for sale with vacant possession. However, under section 171(2) of the Housing Act 2004, Part 5 applies where two or more dwellings in sub-divided building are marketed for sale (with any ancillary land) as a single property and one or more is not available for sale as a separate property but is available with vacant possession."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1975 c. 76. Section 9 is amended by section 15 of and Schedule 4 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) in relation to fees in England and Wales. This amendment is not yet in force. Sub-section (2) is repealed by sections 158 and 194 of and Schedule 12 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42). This repeal is not yet in force."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 8 is amended by section 34 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (c. 30)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1503/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:27:45.032197+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}