The Home Information Pack Regulations 2006

Inclusion of home condition reports or energy performance certificates following physical completion

19.—(1) If the property is not physically complete before the first point of marketing, and becomes so after that time, but before the sale is completed, the responsible person must include in the home information pack—

(a) either or both of the following—

(i) a home condition report which complies with Schedule 5; or

(ii) the terms of a new homes warranty which has not commenced, which otherwise complies with Schedule 6 and to which the property is expected to be subject, together with the document described in paragraph 4 of that Schedule (cover note); and

(b) the energy performance certificate for the property where—

(i) a home condition report complying with Schedule 5 is not included in the home information pack under paragraph (1)(a)(i); or

(ii) such a certificate is obtained in addition to such a report which is so included and is dated later than any such report.

(2) A document required to be included in the pack under paragraph (1)(a) or (b) must be so included within the period of 14 days starting with the day the property becomes physically complete.

(3) Where such documents are included, a document included in the pack under regulation 8(l) (report on a home not physically complete) must be removed.