Housing developers
It has always been the policy that those buying new homes should be entitled to receive the same information about the property they are buying as those buying 'second-hand' homes. New homes can still be part of chains, and it is important that they're included in the Home Information Pack (HIP) scheme.
Home Information Packs for sales of new homes will contain an Energy Performance Certificate (or a "predicted energy assessment" for off-plan sales * ) and other key documents such as evidence of title, local authority and drainage and water searches and key leasehold documents where appropriate.
As a developer you should be aware of your duty to provide Home Information Packs for those properties that you are responsible for marketing.
* To create predicted asset ratings (which might not represent the final energy rating of the property on completion), you can use the template here on our Publications page.
