How 2 use the Home Information Pack Library

How to get into the Library

1. Goto www.hipslibrary.co.uk. This will take you to the Hips4sellers Home Information Pack Centre. From here, enter the Log in Name of the Estate Agent who is marketing the Property. If you don't know that then give the Estate Agent a call or pop in to see them and they will be pleased to tell you.

Finding the HIP of the Property you are interested in

Once you are in the Estate Agent's HIP Library you can browse through the list of the properties in their Home Information Pack Library or enter the postcode of the property in the search box at the top, click Search and the address for that Property will appear. If you want to see all the properties in a certain postcode area, just enter that part of the postcode in the search box and click search and you'll see a list of Properties that match your search criteria. Once you can see the addresss of the property you want to look at, click on it. You'll then need to put the password assigned to that Property into the password box and click submit. That will open its Home Information Pack. If you don't know the password or can't remember it, click the Request Password button.

Once you are in the Estate Agent's HIP Library you can browse through the list of properties that have HIPs or enter the postcode of the property in the search box, click search and it will appear. If you want to see all properties in a certain postcode just enter that part of the post code in the search box and click search and you will see a list that match your search criteria. Once you can see the addresss of the property you want to look at click on it. You'll then need to put the password assigned to the HIP into the password box and click submit to open the Home Information Pack. If you don't know the password or can't remember it, click the request password button.

You will need to enter your name and a valid email address and telephone number then click the Request Password button. This will send an electronic message to the Estate Agent asking them to supply the password to you. If you request a password during business hours, you should expect to receive an email with the password within a couple of hours, otherwise it should arrive during the course of the next morning that the Estate Agents office is open. They may give you a call just to discuss your requirements and to introduce themselves if you haven't been in touch with them before.

Once you have the Password, enter it in the Password box and click Submit. You'll then open up the HIP for that property.

Navigating your way around the Pack

When the HIP opens, you'll see a list of all the documents in it. Click on any that you want to read and they will be downloaded to the computer you are using and will appear on your screen. This requires Adobe Acrobat to be installed on the Computer you are using. If you haven't got that viewing programme you can get it for free from: www.adobe.com. Once you have them on your screen you can save them or print them out. When you have finished click on the words "Return to Index of Properties to go back to the Library.