{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/home-information-pack-regulations-2007/schedule-10/paragraph-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/home-information-pack-regulations-2007/schedule-10/paragraph-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2007/992",
  "legislation_title": "The Home Information Pack Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/home-information-pack-regulations-2007",
  "path": "schedule/10/paragraph/6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Completion of home condition reports by home inspectors",
  "text": "A home condition report must be completed by a home inspector so as to contain his record of the following information—\n(a) his name;\n(b) whether he has any personal or business relationship with any person involved in the sale of the property;\n(c) the report reference number against which the report is registered under paragraph 1(b);\n(d) the name of the approved certification scheme of which he is a member and in which capacity the report is made;\n(e) such membership number or identification code as has been allocated to him by the scheme;\n(f) the name and address of his employer, or if he is self-employed, the name under which he trades;\n(g) the date of the inspection and the date on which the report is completed;\n(h) the address of the property;\n(i) the year in which the property was built or, if this cannot be ascertained by him, his estimate of the year in which it was built;\n(j) the number of—\n(i) storeys or levels in the property; and\n(ii) rooms on each storey or level of the property;\n(k) such provision as has been made for the parking of vehicles relating to occupants of or visitors to the property;\n(l) such mains utility services as are connected to the property and the condition of their visible parts;\n(m) if the property is or forms part of a flat or maisonette—\n(i) the number of storeys or levels of the building in which the flat or maisonette is situated;\n(ii) the number of flats and maisonettes in that building or, if this cannot be ascertained by him, his estimate of the number of flats and maisonettes;\n(iii) whether the building contains a lift;\n(iv) the general condition of such areas that lead to the property as are common to both it and any neighbouring premises; and\n(v) the general condition of the building in which the flat or maisonette is situated;\n(n) risks to the health or safety of the property’s occupants or visitors, so far as he can ascertain them;\n(o) the condition of the outside parts of the property including such—\n(i) roof coverings;\n(ii) rainwater pipes and gutters;\n(iii) chimney stacks; and\n(iv) walls, doors and windows,\nas relate to the property;\n(p) the condition of the inside parts of the property including—\n(i) roof structures accessible directly from the property;\n(ii) ceilings and floors;\n(iii) internal walls; and\n(iv) kitchen and bathroom fittings,\nand whether their appearance suggests that they have been materially affected by dampness;\n(q) the general condition of such outbuildings as are part of the property;\n(r) 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\n(s) any other provision required by the approved certification scheme of which he is a member and in which capacity the report is made.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/992/schedule/10/paragraph/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:56:31.349662+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."
}