PIQ
The PIQ is a simple questionnaire and is now a mandatory part of the HIP. The following are the guidelines attached to the PIQ.
About this form -
This form should be completed by the seller. The seller may be the owner or owners; a representative with the necessary authority to sell the property for an owner who has died; a representative with the necessary authority to sell the property for a living owner (e.g. a power of attorney) or be selling in some other capacity. The form should be completed and read as though the questions were being answered by the owner.
If you are the seller, you should be aware -
- Answers given in this form should be truthful and accurate to the best of your knowledge. The questions have been designed to help the smooth sale of your home. Misleading or incorrect answers are likely to be exposed later in the conveyancing process and may endanger the sale.
- Information included in this form does not replace official documents or legal information. You should be prepared to provide such documents on request in support of the answers given in this form.
- If you hold any guarantees for work on your property, your buyer’s conveyancer is likely to ask for evidence, which it is in your interests to make available as soon as possible.
- If anything changes to affect the information given in this form prior to the sale of your home, you should inform your conveyancer or estate agent immediately.
If you are an estate agent you should be aware -
- This form should be completed by the seller but it is your responsibility to ensure that it is included in the Home Information Pack.
- The Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 does not apply where the form has been completed solely by the seller.
If you are the buyer you should be aware -
- This information contained in this document should have been completed truthfully and accurately by the seller. However, the information only relates to the period during which the seller has owned the property (see question 1) and does not replace official documents or legal information and you should confirm any information with your conveyancer
The seller must provide the information set out in Part 1 of this questionnaire.
Where the property being sold is a leasehold property, the seller must also complete Part 2 of this questionnaire.
