PART 4ASSEMBLY OF HOME INFORMATION PACKS

Age of pack documents when first included15

1

The documents included under the following provisions of regulation 8 (including that regulation as modified by regulation 10) must be dated no earlier than the date that falls three months before the first point of marketing—

a

official copies included in the home information pack under—

i

paragraph (e) (evidence of title for registered estates);

ii

paragraph (g) (required commonhold information); and

iii

paragraph (h) (required leasehold information);

b

a certificate of an official search of the index map included in the pack under paragraph (f)(i) (evidence of title for unregistered estates);

c

paragraph (j) (search of the local land charges register);

d

paragraph (k) (local enquiries); and

e

paragraph (l) (drainage and water enquiries).

2

The documents included under the following provisions of regulation 8 must be dated no earlier than the date that falls twelve months before the first point of marketing—

a

paragraph (b) (energy performance certificate and recommendation report); and

b

paragraph (c) (predicted energy assessment).

3

All other pack documents must be such versions of the documents as can reasonably be assumed to be the most recent to the first point of marketing.

4

Where—

a

a pack document has been amended at any time before its inclusion in the home information pack; and

b

the amendment is not incorporated in the document,

that amendment must be included in the pack.