On 21 January 2009 a further amendment was made to the HIP Regulations confirming the position that a completed Property Information Form (PIQ) must be included in the HIP before First Day Marketing can begin.
From 6 April 2009 an agent must have the following minimum documents before First Day Marketing of a property can legally take place:
- Index
- Energy Performance Certificate or Predicted Energy Assessment
- Sale Statement
- Land Registry Title documents and Plan (or SIM result where the title is unregistered)
- Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ)
The PIQ must contain the responses to the questions completed by the seller.
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