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I Want to Buy Rent Price (Min) £50,000 £75,000 £100,000 £125,000 £150,000 £175,000 £200,000 £225,000 £250,000 £275,000 £300,000 £350,000 £400,000 £450,000 £500,000 £600,000 £700,000 £800,000 £900,000 £1,000,000 £1,500,000 £2,000,000 Price (Max) £75,000 £100,000 £125,000 £150,000 £175,000 £200,000 £225,000 £250,000 £275,000 £300,000 £350,000 £400,000 £450,000 £500,000 £600,000 £700,000 £800,000 £900,000 £1,000,000 £1,500,000 £2,000,000 £3,000,000+ Bedrooms (Min) 1 Bedroom 2 Bedrooms 3 Bedrooms 4 Bedrooms 5+ Bedrooms All Properties Flats Houses Apartment Town House Bungalow Cottage Semi Detached Detached Terraced Register What is a HIP? A Home Information Pack (HIP) contains vital information about a property, which aims to speed up the buying and selling process in England and Wales and reduce the number of property sales that fall through. A property cannot be marketed until your HIP is ready. Your local Ashtons estate agent will be happy to arrange your HIP when you instruct them to sell your property.   We've got you covered: Each office and every negotiator has access to a central database, so no matter which office you're with, your property will receive maximum exposure.                   Who pays for it? How long does it last? What's in a HIP? Already have a HIP? PIQ Download This is down to the individual responsible for marketing the property which will be, in most cases, Ashtons instructed by the Vendor; but can actually be the Vendor themselves. The HIP must have been commissioned by the responsible party by the time the property is placed on the market and an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) together with any other relevant documents must be provided upon request. There is no need to update the HIP whilst the property is on the market but in instances where the Vendor withdraws the property and it is later remarketed, a new pack will normally be required with the necessary updating of the documents in accordance with HIP regulations. If the property is withdrawn as a result of acceptance of an offer by the Vendor and that offer subsequently falls through, the property can then be remarketed with the original HIP, provided that this is recommenced within one year from the date of the initial marketing date or, if later, then within 28 days of the sale falling through. In the event that the sale stops for any other reason, provided that the property is remarketed within one year, the existing HIP may be used. All HIPs must include an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) issued by an accredited domestic energy assessor. The Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ) is also a compulsory part of the HIP and all sellers must complete one. A property cannot be marketed until your HIP is ready and contains the following mandatory documents: Index of contents PIQ EPC Sale statement Evidence of title The following documents must be ordered and added to the HIP within 28 days after marketing has started: Local-authority searches Water and drainage searches Leasehold or commonhold documents, where necessary If you are have previously been on the market and paid for a HIP all you need to do is send it to your Ashtons Agent and they will check it on your behalf to see if it is still valid and we are able to use it. If you are currently on the market, no problems! Just send it to your Ashtons agent and we will be able to continuously market the property at no extra cost! Download your PIQ here. No need to print it out, just open it in Microsoft Word, tick the relevant boxes and type in the areas required... save it... and send it back to your local Ashtons agent. Download your PIQ here.
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