Paragraph 6 Completion of home condition reports by home inspectors

A home condition report must be completed by a home inspector so as to contain his record of the following information—

(a)

his name;

(b)

whether he has or is likely to have any personal or business relationship with any person involved in the sale of the property;

(c)

the reference number or code against which the report is registered under paragraph 1(b) of this Schedule;

(d)

the names of such approved certification schemes as of which he is a member and in which capacity the report is made;

(e)

such membership numbers or codes as have been allocated to him by those schemes;

(f)

the name and address of his employer, or if he is self-employed, the name under which he trades;

(g)

the date of the inspection and the date the report is completed;

(h)

the address of the property;

(i)

the year of building of the property or, if this cannot be ascertained by him, his estimate of the year of building;

(j)

the number of—

(i)

storeys or levels in the property; and

(ii)

rooms on each storey or level of the property;

(k)

such provision as has been made for the parking of vehicles relating to occupants of or visitors to the property;

(l)

such utility services as are connected to the property and the condition of their visible parts;

(m)

if the property is situated in a flat or maisonette—

(i)

the number of storeys or levels of the building in which the flat or maisonette is situated;

(ii)

the number of flats and maisonettes in that building or, if this cannot be ascertained by him, his estimate of the approximate number of flats and maisonettes;

(iii)

whether the building contains a passenger lift to the storey or level on which the property is situated;

(iv)

the general condition of such areas that lead to the property as are common to both it and any neighbouring premises; and

(v)

the general condition of the building in which the flat or maisonette is situated;

(n)

risks to the health or safety of the property’s occupants or visitors, so far as he can ascertain them;

(o)

the condition of the outside parts of the property including such—

(i)

roof coverings;

(ii)

rainwater pipes and gutters;

(iii)

chimney stacks; and

(iv)

walls, doors and windows,

as relate to the property;

(p)

the condition of the inside parts of the property including—

(i)

roof structures accessible directly from the property;

(ii)

ceilings and floors;

(iii)

internal walls; and

(iv)

kitchen and bathroom fittings,

and whether their appearance suggests that they have been materially affected by dampness;

(q)

the general condition of such outbuildings as are part of the property;

(r)

the energy performance of the property, including an energy performance certificate;

(s)

whether any parts of the property to which he would normally expect to have access were not accessible to him on the day of the inspection; and

(t)

any other provision required by an approved certification scheme of which he is a member and in which capacity the report is made.