What will a pack tell me?

What will a pack tell me?

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 a simile is useful here. If you're buying a car, you know quite a few things about it. If it's got an MOT, it tells you if it's new, how many miles it does to the gallon, what the guarantee on the car is, what the size of the engine is, how big the fuel tank is, how fast it goes, etc. Does it have good safety equipment in it? Are the brakes power-assisted? You know all of this stuff before you buy a car, before you'd even think about putting a price in on a car. Why on earth would you not have that information on the largest single asset you typically will buy in your lifetime. And in effect, what the Home Information Pack gives you is all the information about the house.