Can I make recommendations based on the information in the pack?

Can I make recommendations based on the information in the pack?

Mike Ockenden (Director General) gives expert video advice on: What do I need to do to obtain a HIP for my new home?; Will I have to pay for a pack?; What will a pack tell me? and more...

I think one of the great things about HIPs is that the information that you have, you can use it as a bargaining tool with sellers. For instance, you may say, "If you fix that dry rot and produce a certificate to show that's been done, I'll keep my offer at the same level or I'll improve the offer" and so forth. Or, "Because I found out about that rising damp, I'm reducing this by two or three thousand pounds." The information allows you to come to an agreed position with the seller much, much earlier in the transaction than you otherwise would do, if this information became known later on.