Information contained in Home Information Pack Sale Statement by Ford Banks Irwin Solicitors - The Property Lawyers in Manchester
Please note: Not to be used or relied upon without legal advice. These notes are for illustrative purposes ONLYHome Information Pack Sale Statement
The Sale Statement starts with the following narrative:
About this form:
Under the Home Information Pack (No. 2) Regulations 2007, you must provide the following information in your Home Information Pack and may use this form to do so.
Someone else can complete this form on behalf of Seller
If the Property has not yet been completed or converted, please answer the questions as if the Property has been completed or converted
Please answer all the questions by checking the relevant box and adding any further information asked for. Where alternatives are offered, please indicate which one (or more) applies.
Seller's check this form
Someone else can complete this form on behalf of a Seller, but since a Buyer and Mortgage Lender might rely on the information in this form, it is important that the Seller checks the answers to ensure that they are truthful and accurate.
The form then asked a number of questions with proforma answers as follows:
1. Is the Property a flat or a house?
Flat (incl. maisonette) or
House (incl. bungalow)
2. If it is a flat, what type of building is it in?
Purpose built block
Converted house or
Conversion of commercial premises
3. The Property is (or will be):
Freehold
Commonhold
Leasehold starting (or likely to start) from [insert date] and with [insert number] years left on the Lease
4. The Title to the interest in the Property being sold is:
The whole of the registered estate
Part of the registered estate
The whole of an unregistered estate
Part of an unregistered estate
5. Name(s) of Seller
6. The capacity of the Seller
The owner or owners
A representative with the necessary authority to sell the Property for an owner who has died
A representative with the necessary authority to sell the Property for a living owner (for example with a power of attorney)
Other (please give details):
7. The Property is being sold:
With vacant possession
Section 171(2) of the Housing Act 2004 applies and part of the Property is not being sold with vacant possession. Explanation of circumstances as follows:
The Sale Statement is fairly basic and summaries a lot of the information the Estate Agent will pass on to potential buyers as a matter of routine. If you require any further information please contact Ford Banks Irwin Solicitors.