MTE Property Services

An index of contents
An Energy Performance Certificate
A sale statement (basic information about the sale such as name of seller and property address etc ...)
Evidence of title (for registered properties)
Searches relating to the property (or proof that these have been commissioned)

The following documents are compulsory, but can be added to the HIP later if there are delays in obtaining them:

Evidence of title (for unregistered properties)
Searches
Leasehold documents.

The EPC will tell you how energy efficient the home is. It will be rated on a scale of A – G. The most energy efficient home will have an A rating. The EPC will also advise as to the impact the home has on the environment. Better rated homes will have lower Carbon Dioxide emissions.

Government believes the average property in the UK will be in bands D – E. Recommendations will also be included in the EPC about how to make the home more energy efficient.

We are best placed to obtain your HIP quickly and efficiently to a professional standard allowing your home to be marketed as soon as possible. Our services are designed to assist your sale.

Home Information Pack Services (UPDATED)

What is a home information pack?

Under new legislation, every home put on the market on or after 14th December 2007 are required, no matter what size, to provide a HIP before marketing a property for sale. A home information pack (HIP) contains a variety of documents about a property being offered for sale. Home Information Packs including Energy Performance Certificates will be implemented on a phased basis. An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) becomes the mandatory requirement of a HIPs pack in England and Wales from the 1st August 2007, and needs to be displayed when advertising a property.

Please click on the links below for current up-to-date information direct from the Government websites:



What does a standard HIP contain?

The packs will contain a whole host of information about the property. Most of the information is already provided under current arrangements, but comes later in the process. Under the government's proposals the pack will include at least:

An index of contents An Energy Performance Certificate A sale statement (basic information about the sale such as name of seller and property address etc ...) Evidence of title (for registered properties) Searches relating to the property (or proof that these have been commissioned) The following documents are compulsory, but can be added to the HIP later if there are delays in obtaining them: Evidence of title (for unregistered properties) Searches Leasehold documents.
What is an Energy Performance Certificate (ERC)?

The EPC will tell you how energy efficient the home is. It will be rated on a scale of A – G. The most energy efficient home will have an A rating. The EPC will also advise as to the impact the home has on the environment. Better rated homes will have lower Carbon Dioxide emissions. Government believes the average property in the UK will be in bands D – E. Recommendations will also be included in the EPC about how to make the home more energy efficient. We are best placed to obtain your HIP quickly and efficiently to a professional standard allowing your home to be marketed as soon as possible. Our services are designed to assist your sale.

So what is MTE doing about HIPs?


Here at MTE we recognise that HIPs are going to effect the estate agent market, so in association with Simply HIP we want to make the transition over to HIPs as smooth and simple as possible.

Companies such as Simply HIP are geared up to provide a complete HIP service from instruction through exchange to completion. Equally Simply HIP can provide just part of the HIP with your own surveyors/Home inspectors taking responsibility for the HCR element. Click on the simply HIP logo for further information on HIPs. Still unsure? Then please do not hesitate to contact us or visit us at one of our branches. * No Obligation HIPs subject to terms and conditions. Please contact one of our branches for further details.