PROPERTY INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE

PIQ1/0409 - For inclusion in a Home Information Pack for an existing home
For brand new properties complete PIQ2/0409

Property address

House name or No.




Line 1




Line 2




Line 3




Line 4




Post code




Name of seller(s)


Name(s)




Date of completion of this questionnaire


Date, DD/MM/YYYY




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 that -

"• 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 -

If you are an estate agent you should be aware that -

"• 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 that -

"• 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.

Part 1 - All properties

1.When was the property purchased?

Month Year

2. Is the property a listed building or
contained in a listed building?

Yes No Don't know

3. What council tax band is the
property in?

[Note: Buyers should be aware that
improvements carried out by the seller may
affect the property's council tax banding
following a sale]



4. What parking arrangements
exist at your property?





Issues affecting the property

5. Has there been any damage to
your property as a result of
storm or fire since you have owned it?

5a. If "yes"?, please give details.

Yes No Don't know







6. If you have answered "yes"?
to question 5, was the damage
the subject of an insurance claim?

6a. If "yes"?, please state whether
any of these claims are outstanding.

Yes No Don't know






7. Are you aware of any flooding at your
property since you have owned it or
before?

7a. If "?yes"?, please give details.

Yes No Don't know






8. Have you checked the freely
available flood risk data at the
*Environment Agency's website?

*(http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/flood

Yes No Don't know

8a. If "yes"?, please give details.

8b. If "no"? the buyer is advised to
check the Environment Agency
website for an indication of flood
risk in the area.


9. Has there been any treatment of or
preventative work for dry rot, wet rot or
damp in the property since you have
owned the property?

9a. If "yes"?, please give details of any
guarantees relating to the work and
who holds the guarantees.

Yes No Don't know






Utilities & Services

10. Is there central heating
in your property?

10a. If "yes"?, please give details
of the type of central heating
(examples: gas-fired, oil fired,
solid fuel, liquid gas petroleum).

Yes No Don't know






11. When was your central heating
or other primary heating
system last serviced?

Last serviced (year)

Report available Not available

Not checked Don't know


12. When was the electrical wiring
in your property last checked?

Last serviced (year)

Report available Not available

Not checked Don't know

13. Please indicate which services are
connected to your property:
Services Connected

Electricity

Yes No

Don't know


Gas

Yes No

Don't know

Water mains or private water supply

Yes No

Don't know

Drainage to public sewer (if not connected please indicate whether there is a cesspool or septic tank)

Yes No

Don't know




Telephone

Yes No

Don't know


Cable TV or Satellite

Yes No

Don't know

Broadband

Yes No

Don't know

Changes to the property

14. Have you carried out any structural
alterations, additions or extensions
(e.g. provision of an extra bedroom or
bathroom) to the property?


  

Yes No Don't know


14a. If "yes"?, please give details of
the nature of the work





14b. Was building regulation
approval obtained?

Yes No Don't know


14c. Was planning permission
obtained?

Yes No Don't know



14d. Was listed building
consent obtained?

Yes No Don't know

If the response was "no"? for any of
(b) to (d), please state why not
(e.g. "not required"? or "work completed
under approved person scheme"?).



15. Have you had replacement windows,
doors, patio doors or double glazing
installed in your property?

15a. If "yes"?, please give details of
changes and guarantees, if held.

Yes No Don't know






Access

16. Do you have right of access
through any neighbouring homes,
buildings or land?

16a. If "yes"?, please give details.

Yes No Don't know






17. Does any other person have a right
of access through your property?


17a. If "yes"?, please give details.

Yes No Don't know






Leasehold properties

18. Is your property a leasehold
property?

If "yes"? complete Part 2 of this
questionnaire.

If "no"? there is no need to complete
Part 2 of this questionnaire.

Yes No

Part 2 - Leasehold properties

Only complete this part if the property is a leasehold property.

If the lease is a new one and has not yet been granted, please answer the questions based on the draft terms of the lease.

Before entering into a binding commitment, buyers should confirm any matter relating to the leasehold ownership by reading the lease and checking the position with their conveyancer.

Additional information for leasehold properties

19. What is the name of the person or
organisation to whom you pay -

  

19a. ground rent; and





19b. service charges (if different
from (a) above)?




20. How many years does your
lease have left to run?



21. How much is your current
annual ground rent?

£

22. How much is your current annual
service charge?

£

23. How much is your current annual
buildings insurance premium (if not
included in the service charge)?

£

24. Are you aware of any proposed
or ongoing major works to this
property?

24a. If "yes"?, what type of works are they
and what is the expected cost relating to
this property (if known)?

Yes No






25. Does the lease prevent you from -

  

25a. Sub-letting?

Yes No Don't know


25b. Keeping pets?

Yes No Don't know


26. Does the lease allow you to:

  

26a. Use a car park or space?

Yes No Don't know


26b. Have access to a communal
garden (where applicable)?

Yes No Don't know


27. Leases often permit or prevent
certain types of activity relating to the
use of the property, those referred to
in question (25) are examples. Are
there any other conditions or
restrictions in the lease which could
significantly impact on a person's
use of the property?

  

Yes No

27a. If "yes"?, please specify.





Explanatory Notes to Numbered Items

19. The landlord will normally be the person to whom the ground rent is payable, although it is possible that an agent may be employed to collect this on the landlord's behalf. The person or the organisation to whom the service charge is payable may be your landlord or head landlord or a residents' management company " you should find the landlord's details on your latest service charge demand. It is also possible that an agent has been employed to collect service charges on their behalf.

20. The number of years is calculated by taking the original number of years the lease was granted for and deducting the number of years that have expired since the lease was first granted.

21. This information will be found in the lease.

22. This information will be found on the previous year's service charge demands.

24. Leaseholders should have been notified of this as part of the required consultation process where their contribution towards the work exceeds £250.

Please note : All leaseholders should have their own copy of the lease although sometimes this is held by the mortgage lender or the conveyancer who handled the purchase. A copy can normally be obtained from the Land Registry " www.landregisteronline.gov.uk. It is unlikely that the managing agent will be able to provide a copy of the lease.