Home Information Packs

Many people are well informed when it comes to the additional fees added by estate agents and their ilk when selling a house; the essential information packs are no exception but you can reduce your costs by visiting the experts at My-Hip-Plus. When selling your house through an agent, the cost will usually vary between four thousand five hundred pounds and ten thousand pounds in commission and advertising. This is a substantial amount of money by anyone’s reckoning and we can help you reduce that cost dramatically. Be very wary of estate agents and property brokers who offer ‘free’ HIPS, these information packs are only ‘free’ if you choose to use their services over a period of time or for a transaction, if you decide to move agents you will be charged a much higher price. When you buy a HIPS Shropshire from My-HIP-Plus the details and relevant information will automatically be logged with the appropriate providers. You will receive a notification e-mail from us confirming that your statutory searches and energy performance certificate have been notarised, this confirmation can also be sent to your solicitors or estate agents if required. The progress of your pack can be accessed day and night via our online tracker and downloaded as soon as it is completed. Upon completion you are free to set the wheels in motion and e-mail the information to enquirers or alternately print off and send by mail or courier. For a nominal fee we can print and professionally bind a copy for you, please call us for further details. It is unique services such as this that really separate us from our competitiors and further enhance our reputation as a premier service provider. We are the only company (to our knowledge) that offers a free advertisement on the leading independent sale website and combined with one of the most competitive prices in the business why would you look elsewhere? Regarding the legal aspects of the HIP, if you proceed without having this essential information the Communities and Local Government Department can fine the seller up to £200 a day for every day your house is up for sale without the HIP. We are sure you will agree that is a situation to be avoided at all costs so bookmark this page and add it your favourites, it could be the most cost effective thing you do this year! If you have any questions regarding our website or indeed any aspect of our services please do not hesitate to contact us, we are here to help and our phone lines are open from early until late, you can of course e-mail us at anytime. Before entering into any agreement with an estate agent regarding your HIP please check the small print carefully, don’t get caught out!

Why pay more?

Once you have ordered your HIPS Shropshire from My-HIP-Plus and paid online you will see a link to your free advertisement, this advertisement enables you to upload a picture and description of your property which will go ‘live’ within 48 hours and come to the attention of approximately 400,000 home hunters per month. Other groundbreaking features offered via the site include a free e-book which contains the tricks of the trade that the estate agents would rather the public did not see and free access to recent sale prices specific to your own particular locality. Another service which is available for a nominal fee is the facility to display up to 12 photos and a ‘for sale board’ which is automatically added to the leading websites that estate agents use most commonly , these include but are not limited to: Fish4homes, Channel 4 Homes, AOL, MSN and Yahoo. Choosing this option will enable millions of potential buyers to view your home. We realise that no two customers are ever the same which is why we offer a facility to pay by cheque or deferred payment, as soon as your payment has cleared we will send you instructions on how to access the same aforementioned services. For those people who see deferred payment as a more viable option for their needs, our finance house can arrange this but it is subject to an interest charge of 11%. There are many firms out there who claim to be the leaders in the facilitation and supply of Home Information Packs but in fact are not, we would strongly advise you check the terms and conditions very carefully to ensure you know exactly what your getting for your money and the timeframe in which you can expect completion. It is also highly advisable to check for any other costs that may be incurred during the process; some of the more unscrupulous suppliers add layers of additional administration fees, handling fees, postage fees etc. Another thing that must be mentioned is conveyancing, many estate agents refer your conveyancing to ‘panels’ or call centres which are sometimes at the other end of the country, we believe this is not convenient to the seller or the buyer and here at My-HIP-Plus we realise the need for local knowledge in a location that is convenient to the seller. We believe that any seller should have reasonably easy access to their conveyancers or solicitors offices and we will endeavour to recommend a local specialist whenever possible. With this process you can either specify your own solicitor or request us to suggest a suitable one on your behalf. Again, if you have any questions whatsoever regarding conveyancing or our web advertising services please contact us. Your successful house sale is our job satisfaction and if you can find a more dedicated or courteous service we would be extremely surprised to hear it.

HIPS Shropshire

As previously mentioned we pride ourselves on providing a national service on a local level, we believe a locally provided service provides not only ease of access for conveyancing queries but also increased peace of mind for the seller. Selling a house or moving house is amongst the most stressful periods in life according to some sources so it makes sense the make the process as stress free as possible. Like it or not, Home Information Packs are an essential prerequisite in selling a house and as well as providing essential information for potential buyers they are also a legal requirement. After the application and payment has been received for a HIP they usually take approximately 10 working days to be completed; however, the lead time is largely dependant on a number of factors including how quickly the search documents are returned from the Local Authority, search agent or even the drainage company. We will continually monitor your application and do our very best to inform you of any possible delays. Many people enquire about the longetivity of the pack; as long as the property remains on the market there is no need to update the HIP. Even if you are selling your property with advertising as innocuous as a ‘For Sale’ sign in the window you will still need a HIP, failure to acquire a HIP in circumstances such as this will also render the seller liable to Government imposed fines. The only exception to the rule at the time of writing is if a seller was selling to a family member or close friend where no marketing was needed, we would strongly advise you to check for the latest information from your Local Authority. If your property is not registered at the Land Registry we will need to perform a ‘Search of Index Map’ with the land registry after which we will contact you with information regarding the location of documents that prove legal ownership of the property, your mortgage lenders can usually provide or at least point you towards the necessary documentation. If before you proceed you would like some accreditation regarding our business, please see the relevant page of our website for further details. We are registered with the Property Codes Compliance Board and Property Search Network. We are also members of The Association of Independent Property Search Agents and the Shropshire Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise. Aside from our accreditations and memberships of various bodies we are also well renowned for the level of customer service we offer. One call to us is all it will take for you to realise that you are dealing with a company with a real pride in their work and a real belief in the services we offer. To reiterate, if you have any comments or suggestions as to how we can improve any aspect of our service please do not hesitate to contact us, we thrive on customer feedback and use this feedback to improve our ways of working and ultimately provide a better level of service for all.