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The Home Information Pack Regulations 2007

S.I. 2007/992 · Made 23 March 2007

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housing, england and wales

Made 23rd March 2007

Laid before Parliament 29th March 2007

Coming into force 1st June 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 REVOCATION AND INTERPRETATION
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Revocation of the Home Information Pack Regulations 2006
  4. 3Interpretation – general provisions
  5. 4Interpretation – first point of marketing
  6. Part 2: HOME INFORMATION PACK - GENERAL PROVISIONS
  7. 5Required, authorised and excluded documents
  8. 6The home information pack
  9. 7Copies of a home information pack
  10. 8Comprehension of documents
  11. Part 3: CONTENTS OF HOME INFORMATION PACKS
  12. 9Required pack documents
  13. 10Authorised pack documents
  14. 11Creation of interests
  15. 12Prohibitions relating to home condition reports
  16. 13Exclusion of advertising information
  17. Part 4: ASSEMBLY OF HOME INFORMATION PACKS
  18. 14Order of pack documents
  19. 15Time at which pack documents are to be included
  20. 16Age of pack documents when first included
  21. 17Energy information unobtainable before or at the first point of marketing
  22. 18Documents required within 28 days of the first point of marketing
  23. 19Requests for documents under this Part
  24. 20Delivery of documents under this Part
  25. 21Required pack documents which are completely unobtainable
  26. Part 5: ACCURACY OF HOME INFORMATION PACKS
  27. 22Updating of required pack documents
  28. 23Updating of energy performance information
  29. 24Updating of authorised pack documents
  30. 25Seller’s check of the home information pack
  31. Part 6: EXCEPTIONS
  32. 26Meaning of “non-residential premises”
  33. 27Exclusion from meaning of “non-residential premises”
  34. 28Exception for seasonal and holiday accommodation
  35. 29Exception for mixed sales
  36. 30Exception for dual use of a dwelling-house
  37. 31Exception for portfolios of properties
  38. 32Exception for unsafe properties
  39. 33Exception for properties to be demolished
  40. 34Exception – transitional arrangements
  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 2Interim energy assessment
  82. Schedule 3Predicted energy assessment
  83. Schedule 4Sale statement
  84. Schedule 5: Commonhold information
  85. 1Required commonhold documents
  86. 2Required commonhold information
  87. 3Authorised commonhold information
  88. 4Creation of commonhold interests
  89. Schedule 6: Leasehold information
  90. 1Required leasehold documents
  91. 2Required leasehold information
  92. 3Authorised leasehold information
  93. 4Creation of leasehold interests
  94. Schedule 7: General provision about searches and search reports
  95. Part 1: All search reports (other than official search certificate of the local land charges register)
  96. 1General requirements
  97. 2Additional search information
  98. 3Unavailable search results
  99. Part 2: Specific required search reports
  100. 4Access to local authority records
  101. 5Terms for the preparation of required searches
  102. 6Third party contractual rights in relation to search reports
  103. 7Insurance cover for third party contractual rights
  104. 8Permitted limit on liability for financial loss
  105. 9Inclusion of additional or more favourable terms for required search reports
  106. 10Less favourable terms
  107. 11Required searches by another name
  108. Schedule 8: Local enquiries
  109. Part 1: General
  110. 1Interpretation
  111. 2Enquiries
  112. Part 2: Enquiries
  113. 3Planning and building decisions and pending applications
  114. 4Planning designations and proposals
  115. 5Roads
  116. 6Land required for public purposes
  117. 7Land to be acquired for road works
  118. 8Drainage agreements and consents
  119. 9Nearby road schemes
  120. 10Nearby railway schemes
  121. 11Traffic schemes
  122. 12Outstanding notices
  123. 13Contravention of building regulations
  124. 14Notices, orders, directions and proceedings under Planning Acts
  125. 15Conservation areas
  126. 16Compulsory purchase
  127. 17Contaminated land
  128. 18Radon gas
  129. Schedule 9: Drainage and water enquiries
  130. Part 1: General
  131. 1Interpretation
  132. 2Enquiries and responses
  133. Part 2: Enquiries and responses
  134. 3Public sewer map
  135. 4Foul water
  136. 5Surface water
  137. 6Public adoption of sewers and lateral drains
  138. 7Public sewers within the boundaries of the property
  139. 8Public sewers near to the property
  140. 9Building over a public sewer, disposal main or drain
  141. 10Map of waterworks
  142. 11Adoption of water mains and service pipes
  143. 12Sewerage and water undertakers
  144. 13Connection to mains water supply
  145. 14Water mains, resource mains or discharge pipes
  146. 15Current basis for sewerage and water charges
  147. 16Charges following change of occupation
  148. 17Surface water drainage charges
  149. 18Water meters
  150. 19Sewerage bills
  151. 20Water bills
  152. 21Risk of flooding due to overloaded public sewers
  153. 22Risk of low water pressure or flow
  154. 23Water quality analysis
  155. 24Authorised departures from water quality standards
  156. 25Sewage treatment works
  157. Schedule 10: Home condition report
  158. 1Home condition reports
  159. 2Terms for the preparation of a home condition report
  160. 3Third party contractual rights in relation to home condition reports
  161. 4Inclusion of additional or more favourable terms for home condition reports
  162. 5Less favourable terms
  163. 6Completion of home condition reports by home inspectors
  164. 7Conduct of inspections
  165. 8Prohibition on personal and security information
  166. Schedule 11Additional relevant information
  167. Explanatory note