If you're buying or selling a home from 1 August 2007, you will need to know about Home Information Packs.

Sellers:
You will need to have a Pack before you put your home onto the market

Buyers:
The Pack will offer you essential information about the property you wish to buy, for free.

A Home Information Pack contains:
• An Energy Performance Certificate which tells you how energy efficient the property is.
• Other compulsory documents, such as an index of contents, a sale statement, searches and evidence of title
• Optional documents, such as the Home Condition Report.