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If you are selling your home, there are a number of options for providing a H.I.P.

• Use an estate agent

• Get a solicitor to do it

• Use a specialist Pack provider

• Compile it yourself. See How do I compile my own pack? for more

• Enlist the help of other businesses, such as financial advisers

• Some supermarkets have also indicated that they might provide Packs.

If you're selling a private residential property on the open market, you will normally need a Home Information Pack. However there are some exceptions, so to check if you're affected, see Do I need a Pack?. For more, see seller's essential information.

Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)
An Energy Performance Certificate can be obtained by instructing a fully qualified and accredited Domestic Energy Assessor (DEA). Note that all Home Inspectors are certified as Domestic Energy Assessors as well. See below for details of how to find a DEA.

Home sellers and buyers

If the sale of your home needs a Home Information Pack, you will need an Energy Performance Certificate as part of the pack.

If you are buying an existing home that has a Home Information Pack, you should expect to find an Energy Performance Certificate as part of the pack provided to you by the seller. This will give you information about the energy efficiency of the home you are interested in purchasing. For more information on the introduction of Home Information Packs, see www.homeinformationpacks.gov.uk

EPCs will also be needed from October 2008 when homes are sold without requiring a Home Information Pack (for example, a non-marketed private sale between individuals, a portfolio sale of homes, or a Right to Buy sale to a social housing tenant).

From 1 October 2008, Energy Performance Certificates will also be required when homes are rented out.

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