As part of the Government commitment to to making buying and selling homes easier, The Housing Act 2004 has introduced a legal obligation on home-owners or their selling agents to have a Home Information Pack available when marketing homes for sale. This is set out in more detail in the Home Information Pack Regulations 2006 and associated Procedural Guidance.

Home Information Packs will provide important information to prospective purchasers at the very start of their interest in a new home, giving increased transparency on key issues and meaning any offer to purchase is based on an informed decision.

Tri-Energies expertise will encompass the following issues;

1. Tri-energy Limited will be one of  the only HIP Providers that will encompass the issues of ethnicity and language barriers.

2. The company has detailed knowledge and expertise in domestic energy efficiency and is able to strengthen the Government commitment to the Kyoto protocol.

What is a Home Condition Report?

The Home Condition Report element of the Home Information Pack is a completely new report format which has been developed by the Government with the help of organisations such as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. It will cover the general condition of the property bearing in mind its age, character and location and highlight any defects requiring action.

The Home Condition Report will be a 'mid range' survey similar in detail to the current Homebuyers' Survey and Valuation Report, but excluding the valuation.

What is an Energy Performance Certificate?

The government is committed to comply with EU Directive 2002/91/EC which aims to promote improvements in the energy performance of buidings.

The EU directive requires an energy performance certificate for all dwellings at the time of sale.

The certificate will give prospective purchasers an easy to read guide to the likely energy costs of occupying the property in a similar way that current 'white goods' have an efficiency label.

Domestic energy consumption causes 25% of national CO2 emissions, and heating uses 90% of energy in the home. Improvement in the energy efficiency of our homes is therefore important in reducing our overall emissions.

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