PART 2HOME INFORMATION PACK - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Required, authorised and excluded documents4
1
Under these Regulations, a home information pack—
a
must include—
i
the documents required under regulation 8 (including that regulation as modified by regulation 10); and
ii
the particular information so required to be included in a pack document; and
b
may include—
i
the documents authorised under regulation 9 (including that regulation as modified by regulation 10); or
ii
the particular information so authorised to be included in a pack document.
2
A home information must not include any other documents or information in a document.
3
A copy of a home information pack, or of a pack document provided to a potential buyer pursuant to section 156(1) of the 2004 Act, must be separated and clearly distinguished by the responsible person from documents or information which are—
a
provided to a potential buyer in close proximity to the pack or pack document; and
b
neither required nor authorised by these Regulations to be included in the pack.
The home information pack5
1
Except where an official copy of a document is required or authorised by these Regulations to be included in the home information pack, the pack must be composed of original documents or true copies of them17.
2
For the purposes of these Regulations, a copy of a document containing a map, plan or drawing—
a
which is in the seller’s possession, under his control, or to which he has reasonable access; and
b
in which colours are used to mark boundaries or other features,
is a true copy if those colours are reproduced with sufficient accuracy to enable them to be identified.
Copies of a home information pack6
The copies of a home information pack or pack document provided or produced under section 156 or 167 of the 2004 Act must be—
a
true copies of the home information pack or pack document; or
b
where a pack document is an official copy, a true copy of it or another official copy.
Comprehension of documents7
1
Subject to paragraph (2), pack documents and true copies of documents made in accordance with regulation 6—
a
must be legible; or
b
in the case of maps, plans or drawings, must be clear.
2
Paragraph (1) does not apply where, despite all reasonable efforts and enquiries by the responsible person—
a
the only version of a pack document available is one which is illegible or unclear (either in whole or in part); and
b
that document is to be included under any of the following provisions—
i
regulation 8(d)(ii);
ii
regulation 9(f);
iii
regulation 8(e) or 9(g); or
iv
regulation 8(f) or 9(h).
3
Pack documents must be in—
a
English, where the property is in England; or
b
English, Welsh or a combination of English and Welsh, where the property is in Wales.