HIPs £199.95 +VAT EPCs £69.95 +VAT
All properties marketed for sale in England and Wales need a Home Information Pack. The pack includes an Energy Performance Certificate, containing advice on how to cut carbon emissions and fuel bills. Also included are documents such as a sale statement, searches and evidence of title.
All properties marketed to let in England and Wales need an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC).
Need a HIP?
Big HIPS is committed to producing cost effective, fast and concise HIPs for the Leeds and West Yorkshire. Unlike national HIP providers, we have an intimate local knowledge that can help speed up production of your HIP and hence the marketing of your property.
We understand that all properties are different and that the requirements of the information contained in a HIP will vary dependent on the property to be sold. If the property is leasehold, has an unregistered title or is freehold and has an unregistered title, will all be governing factors in the cost of the production of a HIP.
Legally you can only market a property once you have commissioned a HIP. Big HIPS will allow you to remove the unnecessary risk of delays that could be caused when marketing your property. We will normally produce your HIP within a week.
The HIP is required regardless of whether you have decided which estate agent you are going to use to sell your property. Prior to having any valuations and market appraisals done on your home, it would be prudent to have a HIP available for you to discuss with your estate agent as this may have a bearing on the overall value of your property.
For example, if a new motorway is built at the bottom of your garden, your property has a very low energy efficiency rating and you have a public right of way leading through your land etc. All of these have an impact on the saleability of your property and possibly the price that you could achieve.
Alternatively, if there are no restrictions on your property, no evidence of future development and you have a higher than average energy efficiency rating, the value of your home may increase, in turn the transparency should enable you to sell your property quicker.
The introduction of HIPs will save time consuming renegotiations later in the sale process, by using Big HIPS sellers will be able to have all the facts at their finger tips whilst discussing the marketing and value of their property with their chosen estate agent. This will enable the agent to know all the facts and give an accurate assessment on the property. After all in both cases forewarned is forearmed.
Energy Performance Certificates by our qualified Domestic Energy Assessors carried out within 24 hours
Increases potential sale price
Receive quicker offers
Reduces late renegotiation
Flexible payment options
Independence. No conflict between your agent and the HIP
Portable HIPs
We charge just £199.95 plus VAT (£229.94) for residential freehold properties, and can accept cheque, cash or debit card payments. Just call us on 0113 393 0113
Please contact us for prices for commercial, leasehold and unregistered freehold property.
Need an EPC?
The European directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPBD) is a key part of strategies for tackling climate change. Nearly half of all carbon emissions in this country come from buildings. The principle underlying the directive is to make energy efficiency transparent by the issuing of a certificate showing the energy rating, accompanied by recommendations on how to improve efficiency. The directive will be fully implemented by the end of 2008.
Under Article 7 of the directive, any building which is sold, rented out or constructed must have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). This must be issued by a qualified and accredited domestic energy assessor (DEA) in an independent manner.
The DEA will carry out a survey of a property to gather data about the dwelling and the building fabric, the extent of any insulation, the installed heating and hot water services and the fixed lighting. As they may be visiting occupied homes, DEAs are required to pass a basic Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check.
Once produced an EPC is valid in the lettings market for ten years. The certificate is accompanied by recommendations on how to improve energy efficiency. These do not however have to be implemented. This part of the directive has been implemented into law in England and Wales by the Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations (2007/991).
The EPC shows two things - the Energy Efficiency Rating (relating to running costs) and the Environmental Impact Rating (relating to the carbon dioxide emissions) of a dwelling. Each rating is shown on an A-G rating scale similar to those used for fridges and other electrical appliances. The rating is accompanied by a recommendation report that shows how to improve the dwelling's energy efficiency.
If you just need a Energy Performance Certificate we charge £69.95 plus VAT (£80.44). Just call us now on 0113 393 0113.
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