Services for Home Owners

We are an independent HIP provider, and can put your pack together for you to take to your Estate Agent.  We provide you with a professionally printed and bound copy, included in the price, and also an electronic copy on CD. 

We will carry out your Domestic Energy Assessment ourselves, usually within 48 hours of you getting in touch.  We always provide a friendly service, and make ourselves available 7 days a week for you to ask any questions. 

We understand that selling your home is a stressful time, and so we do our very best to keep you up to date with how your pack is progressing.  We generally get your pack to you within one week, although sometimes it takes a bit longer to get your searches back.

We keep low overheads in order to keep our fees to a minimum; this enables us to offer a very competitive rate.

These prices apply to Freehold and leasehold properties. 

When dealing with unregistered properties, there may be additional charges of up to £50, depending on how much work there is involved in gaining evidence and root of title.  We will need to pass this cost on to you.  We do not believe in charging everyone who has an unregistered property the additional fee, as quite often there is no extra charge incurred.  Again, this can help to keep costs down for you.

From 6 April 2009, the Hip regulations have changed.  It is now necessary to have your Hip in place before you can market your home.  The Hip does not need to be complete, but it does need to include  the Energy Performance Certificate, Land Registry Documents, Property Information Questionnaire and other administrative documents.  The searches can be included up to 28 days later, as soon as they are complete. 

Regulations regarding the contents of Local Authority searches has also changed, and they are now required to be much more detailed.  Previously, Local Authorities were allowed to deny acces to certain pieces of information, and these ommissions were then covered by insurances.  This is now not allowed, and councils must provide the information.  They will be charging more for the extra information, and our prices may need to rise to reflect this.  Most Local Authorities in the North East have not yet published their charges, but we will be able to advise you further in the near future. 

EPC only 

If you are currently compiling your own pack, and just need an EPC, we can carry this out for you.  You have the peace of mind from knowing you will receive a first class service, and we won’t keep you waiting for days on end to receive the EPC; our aim is to have the report to you within 48 hours from when you get in touch.  We charge £55 for an EPC if your property has up to 5 bedrooms, and £65 for 6 bedrooms.  If your home has more than 6 bedrooms, we will be happy to provide you with a tailored quotation.

We provide our products at competitive rates, but we never compromise on quality.  We believe that you  will be more than happy with the results.