Useful Links

Government sites

• Home Information Packs - The Government site dedicated to the new legislation.
• Department for Communities and Local Government - Background and FAQs about the Housing Act 2004, Home Information Packs and other pieces of legislation. Formerly the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
• The Land Registry - the organisation that holds records for land ownership and interests in England and Wales.
• DCLG HCR Register - The Home Condition Report and Energy Performance Certificate Register.

Home Inspector and Domestic Energy Assessor sites

• SAVA Certification Scheme - professional regulator of Home Inspectors
• SAVA Assessment Centre - the UK's first independent assessment centre for Home Inspectors.
• Domestic Energy Assessor - training and assessment packages for people who wish to qualify for the ABBE Level 3 Diploma in Domestic Energy Assessment
• Awarding Body for the Built Environment (ABBE) - The awarding body for the Home Inspector Diploma.
• Asset Skills - the Sector Skills Council for property services, housing, cleaning services and facilities management (formerly PHFMS), and the organisation that is responsible for the National Occupational Standards for all Home Inspectors.
• St Giles - St Giles will be offering Professional Indemnity cover for Home Inspectors and Home Information Pack providers.
• Franklands Insurance - offer integrated insurance and risk management.

Professional institutes, associations and trade bodies

• Association of Home Information Pack Providers – an association of 67 members involved in the provision of HIPS.
• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)- the professional institute for over 110,000 surveyors and property professionals worldwide.
• Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) - the leading professional body for managers in construction with over 40,000 members worldwide, including surveyors.
• National Association of Estate Agents - representing nearly 10,000 high street estate agents in the UK.
• The Law Society - the regulatory and representative body for solicitors in England and Wales.
• Council for Licensed Conveyancers - the regulatory body for Licensed Conveyancers who are qualified specialist property lawyers.
• Council of Mortgage Lenders - the trade association for mortgage lenders in the UK.