Association of Home Information Pack Providers

7side Ltd (www.7side.co.uk)
7side Limited was initially formed in 1980 as a partnership in company searches and formations, and in 1987 commenced property searches as well. Today, the company acts for 22 of the top 25 law firms in the UK and is the worlds biggest client to Companies House Direct. In response to direct requests from its clients 7Side become a HIP provider as a natural extension of its general property work and, on the 1st August 2007, provided the first UK HIP for a property in Cardiff. 7Side Directors are also joint Directors of the Property Search Network Ltd, which has a total search capacity of 180,000 searches annually throughout England & Wales.

abc-hips (abc-hips.co.uk) Your Home Information Pack for £234 + VAT. Include your own EPC and have your HIP for £165 + VAT. Joint branded covers are available FREE of charge. Nationwide coverage but with a localised service, abc-hips deliver a professional, cost-effective and efficient turnaround of your HIP. Your HIP is professionally printed and couriered to you including both a hard copy and electronic copy as standard. Telephone 0845 459 2014 or visit www.abc-hips.co.uk for full details.

Allison & Partners Ltd (www.allisonandpartners.co.uk)
Allison & Partners bring you a range of products that can really differentiate your Home Information Pack from your competitors including Hidden Defects Insurance, Legal Condition Report Insurance, Low Cost Financing of Packs, HIP Abort Insurance, Energy Assessor/Home Inspectors Insurance. The products provide genuine commercial value to the Pack Provider, Estate Agent, Home/Energy Inspector, Vendor and Buyer and will help attract a price premium for your vendor’s property as well as sell it more quickly.

Awdry Bailey & Douglas(www.abdhips.co.uk)
ABD is a long established but dynamic and forward looking law firm with 4 offices in Wiltshire. Our HIPs team is based in our Marlborough office. Our aim is to provide an excellent HIPs service to our clients through-out England and Wales and to the estate agents who refer work to us. For us excellence is all about speed, simplicity and quality of presentation. We also provide an easy and seamless HIP to conveyancing link. We have a thriving conveyancing department and all the qualities that have helped us to develop conveyancing so successfully will also apply to the delivery of HIPs.

Barnetts Solicitors(www.barnetts.co.uk) & (www.clickhips.co.uk)
Barnetts Solicitors has been a recognised specialist in the Conveyancing arena for a number of years now. We pride ourselves on responding and changing to our clients needs. Our existing technology is already nationally recognised as one of the best in the country, winning the category for Best Online Service of the Year for “Click Conveyancing”. Utilising this same technology we have now created “Click Hips” www.clickhips.co.uk, an online division of Barnetts, offering the ordering and tracking of Home Information Packs. Clients can benefit from reduced legal fees if purchasing a HIP together with our Conveyancing service. Our pedigree in providing an excellent Conveyancing service stands us in exceptionally good stead to provide a professional and quality service in producing HIPs. As solicitors we know the legal requirements of all aspects of the Conveyancing process. Most of the documents that are required for the HIP are ones that we deal with on a day to day basis during the Conveyancing process.

The Coal Authority (www.coal.gov.uk)
The Coal Authority was established by Parliament in 1994 to undertake four principle functions: licensing coal-mining operations; subsidence damage claims; dealing with property and historic liabilities such as old shafts and minewater pumping; and providing public access to information on the mining operations past and present. It provides up to 1 million mining and ground stability searches, and other search information on behalf of third party organisations, nationally to homebuyers and their professional representatives in the conveyancing industry, directly and through one-stop-shop search services, including CoPSO members services, Home Information Pack providers and NLIS.

Connells (www.sequencehome.co.uk)
The Connells Group, which comprises Connells Residential, Sequence and Sharman Quinney is the second largest estate agency group in the UK with a joint total of 496 branches and nearly 5000 staff. It is widely recognised as the country's most successful estate agency on a number of measures and has won numerous awards for its services and business performance. Although its core business remains the sale of residential property, the Connells Group offers an extensive and innovative range of related products and services including overseas sales, mortgages, land and planning, survey and valuation, property asset management, auctions, lettings and conveyancing. The Group is joint owner of energy-assessors.com, which aims to be the market leader in the supply of Energy Performance Certificates.

Cranbrook HIPs Ltd (www.cranbrooksolicitors.com)
Cranbrook Hips Ltd has been set up as a dedicated and independent Home Information Pack centre and is supervised by Cranbrook Solicitors Ltd who received HIP Code status in June 2007. Cranbrook Hips Ltd is aiming to work closely with estate agents, solicitors, developers, lenders and other key professionals to provide a high quality, prompt and professional service. We produce our own HIP’s from instruction to pack without using outside agencies. We also provide a highly professional service to those selling their properties. We are therefore in the enviable position of being able to utilize knowledge and expertise we have in property law to bring our clients their HIP’s hence allowing all legal requirements to be met under one roof.

Dickinson-Dees (www.dickinson-dees.co.uk)
Dickinson Dees is the largest law firm north of Leeds, with over 800 staff and 73 partners. The ownership brand offers a complete solution for property sellers, combining the latest in technology with the expertise of Dickinson Dees’ residential property team to produce a seamless HIP and conveyancing service. The proven expertise, technology and management infrastructure, coupled with a "can do" attitude and flexibility means that we can develop a bespoke HIP solution, tailored to the needs of your business. This can range from aggregation of the entire pack to provision of the essential legal documents and searches. Ownership can save you time and money. We are experts in the conveyancing field and can add real value to your business.

Easier2Move (www.easier2move.com)
Option 1 - Upfront payment
Payment by debit or credit card upon instruction
Price £299 + vat freehold (£325 + vat for leaseholds) (Up to £1,000,000 or less than 8 Bedrooms) – includes registered or unregistered land.
Option 2 - Deferred payment
Available to private individuals introduced direct or via an estate agent or broker.
Payment deferred for 9 months or upon sale or withdrawal of property (whichever is earlier).
Price £349 + vat freehold (£375 + vat for leaseholds) (Up to £1,000,000 or less than 8 Bedrooms) – includes registered or unregistered land.

Easy Convey (www.easyconvey.com)
Easy Convey provides integrated case management software dedicated to conveyancers and has an electronic information exchange that shares information between conveyancers, surveyors, mortgage brokers and referrers. By using this technology, conveyancers can achieve 50 percent more completions, without increasing staff levels.

ECMK Ltd (www.ecmk.co.uk)
ECMK is well known within the housing sector for providing comprehensive, easy to use asset management systems and intelligent survey software for handheld computers. For providers of the Home Information Pack, ECMK’s Energy Manager is a powerful tool to enable RDSAP assessments and the production of the European Energy Performance Certificate. The software can be integrated with any asset management or housing system and accessed on a hand held computer. Using the latest RDSAP/SAP 2005 calculation procedures and BRE SEDBUK database, this will deliver highly accurate SAP profiles. ECMK is the only company to have gained ABBE and ISO9001 accreditation for training on RDSAP and, with the advent of national (NVQ) standards, will be in an excellent position to help new and existing assessors secure the qualification.

EcoHIP™ Ltd (www.ecohip.co.uk)
A unique product that is taking the lead in providing a simple and complete environmentally friendly solution to your Home Information Pack needs. The consumer friendly EcoHIP™ is manufactured under a ‘carbon neutral’ process where every aspect of its production is carefully conducted in an environmentally friendly way.

ehips(www.ehips.com)
ehips is the online home information pack solution set to mirror the success of the award winning eConveyancer service. It provides a low cost flexible service with a choice of HIP, output formats and funding options. ehips uses proven technology to easily produce quotes, instruct HIPs and monitor their progress online 24/7. The HIP is produced quickly and efficiently using direct links to the component providers. The dedicated customer service team provides support, effective progress management and rigorous quality control to ensure that ehips provides excellent customer service.

eHIP (www.myehip.com)
eHIP provides the complete electronic solution to the Home Information Pack (Government) proposal with direct links to the land registry and other third parties we aim to provide the fastest HIP on the market. A team of experienced professionals form eHIP, and are totally committed to providing the best possible service. Our systems and procedures work seamlessly together to provide excellent customer service and communication utilising our cutting edge information technology.

1stHIPS(www.firsthips.com)
Firsthips Ltd offers a uniquely flexible solution with a choice of using the unique HIP assembly software or ordering a pre-assembled HIP. Firsthips was established in 2005 with the objective of making the transition into the world of Home Information Packs as easy and smooth as possible for Home sellers, Buyers, Estate Agents and Property Lawyers. Firsthips set its goal to offer real value to the industry by offering a comprehensive and unique online platform enabling all parties in the property transaction to communicate electronically, exchange documents and complete the legal HIP as quickly and efficiently as possible, while maintaining transparency in the process. This is successfully achieved with the provision of technologically advanced yet extremely easy to use online web based software with individual interfaces for each party. The solution enables property lawyers to assemble the HIP efficiently and economically whilst maintaining individual control and flexibility and reflecting the individual relationship with each estate agent and client. Estate agents and Lawyers can control the fees they charge, the payment methods they offer as well as keeping track of the progress of compiling the HIP in real time.

Geodesys (www.geodesys.com)
Geodesys is part of Anglian Water and is the leading provider of land and property information in the east of England. Fast, flexible and accurate, we provide a single point of access for all the residential and commercial property searches you need, including fully HIP compliant CON29DW enquiries. Geodesys will soon be able to provide you with a fully compliant Home Information Pack, designed to make selling your home easy.

GroundSure (www.groundsure.com)
GroundSure is the UK's leading supplier of environmental risk screening reports providing fast, accurate and high-quality data and interpretation to residential and commercial property professionals. GroundSure is the only supplier of environmental risk screening reports to have both in-house data and an in-house team of Environmental Consultants.

hammondsdirect (www.hammondsdirect.co.uk)
hammondsdirect is the UK's foremost provider of volume conveyancing to the financial services and property sector. We number many of the country's leading lenders and estate agents among our clients. We are recognised for our partnership approach, tailoring our technology and processes to match our clients’ needs.
Hammonds Direct now has three production centres and over 500 skilled employees working to process 80 million scanned pages of data and 150,000 conveyancing transactions per year. This same infrastructure has been developed to be able to manufacture and distribute HIPs to a variety of clients. Our HIP services are supplied on a business-to-business basis and include full HIP production as well as ‘component manufacturing’ for some of the most high profile HIP brands in the UK.

Hips Homes(www.hip2go.com)
Norwich based Hip2go.com have a fully functioning and comprehensive software solution for Hips and offer a variety of Home Information Pack solutions, tailored for the needs of each customer. The models available include fixed price, pay as you go and independent IT Hips solutions. Hip2go offer a one-stop online fully dynamic solution for producing HIPs.

HIPAG (www.hipag.co.uk)
Hipag was formed in 2004 by residential conveyancer Rob Hailstone. The objectives of Hipag include helping high street solicitors and independent estate agents prepare quality HIPs quickly and professionally at a competitive prices. There are now over 1,000 firms of solicitors and estate agents etc registered with Hipag. Hipag's HIP production system is unique. Firstly, a 'quick hip' is compiled to enable marketing to commence, secondly, a 'comprehensive HIP' is compiled (whilst the property is being marketed) in order to offer full transparency, reduce stress and speed up the transaction. Hipag is fully supported by the large OyezStraker Group, the UK's leading independent office products and business services company with over 1,500 staff and a turnover in excess of £170m.

Hipcompliance (www.hipcompliance.co.uk)
Hipcompliance are a dedicated home information pack provider and can provide all relevant information in record time due to our close links to Francis Alexander Solicitors. We are number one on both Google and MSN for Home information Packs-Manchester. Our state of the art website allows clients to view their EPC by secure on-line log in.

Hiphomes (UK) Ltd(www.hiphomes.co.uk)
Hiphomes (UK) Ltd is a national network of independent Estate Agents, Conveyancers and Domestic Energy Assessors with substantial experience in the residential property market. We offer all the benefits of a large scale operation - best value, consistent quality and fast, efficient processes but also delivery at a local level, by firms you know and trust. Our members work together combining their expertise with our dynamic online system to provide ‘best in class’ service, producing high quality Home Information Packs. We are committed to creating a better consumer experience for those selling and buying property.

HIP Payment Services (www.hippayment.com)
HIP Payment Services is a specialist provider of deferred payment options to HIP providers. Our schemes allow every HIP buyer to defer payment for up to 10 months; if the customer is homeowner with a valid debit or credit card they qualify. Agents do not require a Consumer Credit License and can trade ‘off trade premises’. No credit score, no rejections, no forms to sign, no delays and no uncertainty.

HIP London LLP(www.hiplondon.co.uk)
HIP London is an independent specialist provider of Home Information Packs (HIPs) for professionals involved in the selling of property within Central London. Our aim is to facilitate the selling process by providing an innovative and simple tool to produce HIPs allowing the property to be marketed as swiftly and efficiently as possible.

hipsandhcrs (www.hipsandhcrs.co.uk)
hipsandhcrs are a no-frills Home Information Pack Provider offering to put together the entire contents of the new HIPs in a cost effective, efficient and timely manner. We are a group of lawyers especially looking to provide our services to independent estate agents and the fast growing number of sellers looking to sell their properties privately. We offer a buy now pay later option whereby the client can pay for the HIP from the proceeds of the sale of the property. Our Freehold HIPs cost only £249, Leasehold HIPs £269 and Commonhold HIPs £289. Please note that our HIPs will include all the "required" documents (i.e all the documents required by law to be included in a HIP)

Hipsco (www.hipsco.co.uk)
Hipsco provides a total Home Information Pack solution for Estate Agents, Solicitors and Mortgage Brokers. Founded in 2004 by Richard Richmond (former Marketing Director of Prestbury Holdings PLC) Hipsco has a long established history of providing up to date information regarding Home Information Packs. During this time we have developed our own unique web based system for the smooth and efficient ordering of HIPs. Hipsco employs the services of some of the leading suppliers in the industry to make sure our Home Information Packs are delivered on time, every time.

HIP HIP HOORAY (www.hiphiphooray.com)
Headquartered in Tolworth, Surrey, HIP HIP Hooray.com provides specialist Home Information Pack development services to estate agents, solicitors, mortgage brokers and property vendors. With a network of offices across the UK, HIP HIP Hooray.com has access to the UK’s fastest expanding army of Home Inspectors, via its sister-company Home Inspector Training. As a result, it is able to deliver Home Information Packs, Home Condition Reports and Energy Performance Certificates in almost any location and format, promptly and reliably.
HIP HIP Hooray.com is utilising industry-leading technologies to provide customers with online progress tracking of each HIP, secure electronic storage and the ability to view completed packs online, in a PDF document.

HIPshop(www.hipshoponline.co.uk)
HipShop is a web based application which enables a completely transparent process for compiling the Home Information Pack. The process is administrated by MD Professional and Support Services Ltd who provide a number of services to new home developers throughout the UK and Ireland. Our goal is to offer a simple low cost HIP service which can support developers in marketing their properties and improving their customer experience. The Hipshop service is free to all purchasers of 10 year new home warranties through MD Insurance Services Ltd.

HIPSTAR (www.hipstar.co.uk)
Hipstar is a member of the Network Data Holdings group of companies that has a twenty year history in the mortgage and housing market and includes Network Data, the largest independent mortgage network in the country. The other member companies are Network Surveyors and Network Conveyancing and we benefit from long experience in software development. With our mortgage, estate agency and lender relationships we are well placed to supply HIPs to the market.

HIP Supply Company (www.hipsupply.co.uk)
Based in London, HIP Supply Company Ltd comprises a group of property and legal professionals with over thirty years experience in all aspects of the buying and selling process, committed to providing accurate and fully compliant HIPs to vendors, estate agents and solicitors. We aim to have direct control of all aspects of the HIP compiling process; with our own DEAs, Personal Search Operation and in-house print machinery plus online payment and progress tracking system, HIP Supply Company can efficiently deliver quality assured and competitively priced marketing compliant HIPs.

HIPSync Ltd (www.ryder-dutton.co.uk)
Hipsync Ltd. is based in North East Manchester and aims to provide HIPs to independent estate agents and solicitors in the North West and West Yorkshire regions. By using the most proven IT software, we will source the entire contents of the HIP using local suppliers and ensure the delivery of the completed packs in a timely and efficient manner.

Homes Matter (www.homesmatter.co.uk)
HomesMatter are helping reform the home buying process by making it less expensive, quicker and less stressful. We enable sellers to save £000s in fees by providing online estate agency; home information pack and conveyancing services for a fixed cost that is significantly less than estate agents charge for simply selling a home. The conveyancing process is an average 52 days to completion compared to the national average of 77 days and so we can offer the most attractive service in the marketplace, we also arrange mortgages. Unlike most estate agents, we strongly support the introduction of home information packs and home condition reports. Our aim is to create an estate agency business to rival the market leaders without the need for expensive branches and we are in the process of establishing a network of DEAs, Home Inspectors and other property professionals, to help us expand across the country.

The Institute of Domestic Energy Assessors (IDEA) is the professional body for energy assessors and home inspectors. The Institute represents the rapidly growing energy assessment industry and acts as its sole voice. The IDEA offers clients such as estate agents, social landlords, the public as well as Home Information Pack providers and panel managers the opportunity to seek out IDEA members as a trusted and reliable source of Energy Performance Certificates and Home Information Packs. DEAs and Home Inspectors may sign up for free and consumers can obtain vital information about energy saving, EPCs and HIPs. Log on to (www.whatstheidea.net)

Jordans (www.jordansproperty.co.uk)
Jordans offer a complete solution for all property professionals buying or selling a property. We have a long established history of supplying a trustworthy, friendly and flexible service. Through Jordans Property you can select from the widest range of conveyancing searches and support services, order and receive your reports by your chosen method; through our fast electronic NLIS website or by the traditional route, and you can decide how you'd like to pay. With our vast experience in the conveyancing market we are well placed to provide a complete HIPs package. Whatever you choose our dedicated skilled team will be on hand to assist;it is our customer care that makes us stand out from the rest.

Landmark Information Group (www.landmarkinfo.co.uk)
Landmark Information Group is the UK’s leading provider of digital mapping and land data intelligence. Holding one of Europe’s largest databases of land, property and environment information, Landmark supplies comprehensive data electronically to a wide range of professionals in conveyancing, property, environment and government. Building on an unrivalled source of large scale current and historical digital maps together with high quality environmental and planning information, we provide data solutions and deliver peace of mind for residential and commercial property professionals and their clients. Landmark’s flexible range of residential and commercial environmental reports are designed to satisfy the concerns raised by the Law Society Warning Card on Contaminated Land, whilst highlighting issues which could also affect the enjoyment and value of a home such as planning applications, flooding and ground stability.

LCF Residential Ltd (www.lcfresidential.co.uk)
LCF Residential Limited is a West Yorkshire based company dedicated to providing legal services to those buying and selling residential property. The team comprises experienced professionals and support teams with countless years' knowledge of the property market.

Lending Solutions (www.your-move.co.uk)
The Lending Solutions group (LSL) encompasses a number of market-leading companies providing a full range of property-related services, including estate agency, surveying, financial services, conveyancing, general insurance etc. It is the 3rd largest estate agency group in the UK, with YOUR MOVE (www.your-move.co.uk) and Reeds Rains (www.reedsrains.co.uk) totalling 401 branches nationwide. LSL is a significant supplier of survey and valuation services through e.surv (www.esurv.co.uk) who also supply third-party services to a number of major lenders. We have positioned LSL as a substantial provider of HCRs, supported by leading-edge technology.

Lexis Nexis Visualfiles (www.lexisnexis.co.uk)
LexisNexis Visualfiles was acquired by LexisNexis Butterworths, one of the world’s leading information providers and part of Reed Elsevier plc, a FTSE-100 company, serving more than 4 million customers in more than 100 countries.
LexisNexis Visualfiles combines LexisNexis’ authoritative information and technology expertise with Visualfiles’ 20 year experience in providing workflow applications to over 20,000 users across 500 customer sites including a quarter of the Top 100 UK law firms and the legal departments of banks, insurance companies and local and central government. Our VisualHip solution delivers a comprehensive toolset to deliver accurate, compliant, tailored HIPs on a scale to suit our clients operations. It allows our clients to present their own personalised HIP solution to a range of potential business introducers on their terms and using their own business model. We believe that VisualHip is the most comprehensive HIP technology live in the market and it is emerging as the technology of choice for forward thinking businesses who want to control and differentiate their propositions. For more information contact Elaine Barrett-Gall on 0113 226 2000, e-mail salesinfo@lexisnexis.co.uk or visit www.visualfiles.com and www.lexisnexis.co.uk.

The LIVE Organisation (www.live-org.com)
For over a decade, Live has been the leading ‘Profit Partner’ to many of the UK's leading property professionals. Our experience and scale of operation enables Live to offer tailored solutions across many property services to support our business partners that create market USP’s and increase profit.
Live has the infrastructure and capacity to deliver in excess of 400,000 HIP orders per annum, combined with competitive pricing options, flexible payment methods and many unique added value components.
Live is part of First Title, a dynamic group of companies that have been serving the property sector throughout the UK and Europe for over 20 years and the founder member of AHIPP. Our consistent company growth has been achieved through product innovation and diversification of services, a wholly owned subsidiary of the $9Bn First American Corporation, we not only have the backing of the world's largest title insurer and property related services provider, but over 115 years experience in property solutions.

LMS (www.lms.com)
LMS is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of conveyancing, remortgage, survey and valuation services to lenders, packagers, estate agents and mortgage intermediaries. With a reputation for delivering high value customer focused solutions and one of the most innovative technology platforms in the marketplace we are perfectly placed to be a leading provider of HIPs. Our experience extends to managing more than 300,000 transactions each year enabling £26 billion in loans.

Localhip (www.localhip.com)
Localhip is a national company with its own team of regionally based domestic energy assessors; providing a local HIP solution for Estate Agents and Solicitors. Our modular approach to pricing allows our clients to order full packs, or we can support them with the individual elements of pack production. Our tailored solution allows our clients to retain the choice to work with their chosen local professional partners – Solicitors and/or Domestic Energy Assessors.

Martin Tolhurst Partnership (www.martintolhurst.co.uk)
Kent based solicitors with a dedicated Home Information Pack centre. One of the first tranch of solicitors to receive HIP code status in May 2007. Martin Tolhurst are currently working with estate agencies in the South East and providing HIPs from our own taylor made software solution. We produce our own HIPs from istruction to completed HIP and do not sub-contract the packs to a third party provider. we are able to provide quality conveyancing for those who sell their properties with the benefir of our HIP -a truly one stop legal service.

MDA Advantage (www.mda-hips.co.uk)
We have been providing HIPs since August 2005, coming from a background of creating solutions for the property industry. We have a large number of partners and are working with them to ensure we meet their business needs. MDA Advantage has a strong heritage – we’re part of MDA, a world leader in using technology to provide essential business data. In the UK MDA designed, built and operates the National Land Information Service (NLIS) Hub, a public-private partnership putting UK Government and local authority information online, and Transaction Online, an online service linking solicitors with electronic land and search information. MDA understands how to manage high availability data-intensive processes – Transaction Online alone deals with over 43,000 electronic searches per week.

MoveMachine (www.movemachine.com)
MoveMachine is a new type of business, enabling efficient, hassle-free and value-driven sales of residential property across the UK. Working closely with solicitors, estate agents and other key professionals in the property value chain, MoveMachine provides an integrated package of products and services, including Home Information Packs, online property marketing and Domestic Energy Assessor training. MoveMachine believes that quality, efficiency and competitive pricing are key to a HIP solution which aims to sell properties more effectively. MoveMachine is owned by ESPC Group which has 35 years experience in providing high quality services to property professionals.

movingwith.biz (www.movingwith.biz)
Movingwith.biz provides a comprehensive and completely independent HIP solution for sellers, estate agents and other intermediaries. Our experienced, professional team is committed to providing first class customer service, while our competitive pricing policy comes with absolutely no strings attached. From £299 + VAT*. Deferred payment option available. (* for freehold properties with registered title).

MyHomeMove (www.myhomemove.com)
MyHomeMove is the country's leading independent conveyancer completing on thousands of cases each month for sellers, buyers and re-mortgagors. Marketed as MyHomeInformation Pack, a complete service is already in place to produce packs for clients of estate agents and mortgage advisors. MyHomeSellers Pack is also available now as a low cost entry pack for those who want to introduce a workable and cost effective solution prior to the formal launch in June 2007.

mysalepack.com (www.mysalepack.com)
mysalepack.com has developed a simple and unique web-based solution. It allows sellers to create a HIP online 24/7 and to track its progress. It is unique because it gives vendors the option at no extra cost to 'buy now pay later' - either in six months or once they have sold their home, whichever is earliest.

Northgate Information Solutions (www.northgate-dea.com)
Northgate provides integrated end-to-end business solutions aimed at improving overall efficiency and quality of work, for HIP providers and other firms employing DEAs. Services provided include the Northgate DEA Accreditation Scheme which allows DEAs to process and lodge EPCs, and also ensures that all Northgate accredited DEAs operate to high levels of quality within a code of conduct. The provision of a Work Management solution, which is aimed at driving efficiency and quality into a business and will result in improved SLAs, overall increase throughout and improved quality of work. Mobile software which offers a question-based interface for ease of use and improvements in efficiency. The softwaree includes an integrated SEDBUK boiler database and automatically synchronises with the Northgate EPC portal, allowing real time submission to the Northgate RdSAP EPC creation and lodgement engine.

OneSearch Direct (www.sphonesearch.co.uk)
OneSearch Direct is a leading provider of conveyancing search information. With over 14 years in the industry, their experience has given them unparalleled expertise and insight into all aspects of conveyancing related searching. This has enabled them to develop robust systems, capable of handling high volume capacity with a seamless electronic delivery. Their database, mirroring the publicly available datasets, is updated on a daily basis with new and specific property information and all data processes have been independently verified by KPMG. They apply a three tier quality check process which is designed to prevent any data inaccuracies being translated from public registers to the search and back this up with industry leading Information Accuracy Warranty. A state of the art IT infrastructure allows for fully electronic ordering and delivery of a complete suite of searches including ancillary and environmental reports.

OpenBook (www.openthebook.co.uk)
OpenBook – the people behind HIPs - the UK’s major independent HIP specialist, launch their new price HIP on March 17th at £265.

Nothing else has changed –
Fast turnaround times
Own internet-based technology – easy to use and integrated online tracking 24/7
Friendly, efficient UK based call centre for customer support
On-site training given by nationwide Account Managers
Fully compliant

So call our Account Managers to help get your HIPs started:
London and South East: 07872 061920
Manchester, Yorkshire, Humber, Tyne: 07912 771 189
Cambridge, East Anglia, Milton Keynes, Midlands: 07912 307 385
Main customer support telephone number: 0845 373 2444

Optima Legal Services (www.optimalegal.co.uk)
Optima is a specialist volume legal services operation that is widely recognised as a market leader in the provision of conveyancing services. For over 20 years Optima have blended the knowledge of a leading law firm with the process and technology expertise of a major outsource provider. We already work closely with the UK's top financial organisations, providing a number of services including; Remortgage, Conveyancing, Arrears Management, Repossession & Sale and Title Defects.

We work hard at building and sustaining relationships with all parties involved in the transaction enabling us to offer a seamless HIPs and conveyancing service. As a regulated Law firm we employ professional conveyancers to undertake not only production of the HIP but also any subsequent conveyancing instruction. By understanding your individual business dynamics from the outset and combining this with our insight we are able to tailor an approach that delivers outstanding results.

OrderHips.com(www.orderhips.com)
OrderHips.com is the personable HIP provider. Be you an estate agent, solicitor or home-seller, OrderHips.com has the solution for you. With a team of motivated and friendly account handlers overseeing the HIP production process from start to finish, you can rest-assured that your Home Information Pack will be delivered smoothly and with minimal fuss. Moreover you can turn to your account handler for help, advice and support at any time, meaning that OrderHips.com is first choice for home-sellers and all property professionals who value the personal touch.

Pack Provider (www.packprovider.com)
Operated by independent surveyors and property lawyers, Packprovider is leading the charge as a major supplier of Home Information Packs to independent Estate Agents across the midlands region.

Pali Ltd(www.hipview.co.uk)
Pali Ltd was formed some years ago to provide a high quality service to solicitors and property professional and agree to abide by the Search and HIP code. A franchise arm was created to provide a nationwide network of offices which provide a consistently high level of service to our clients. As a leading provider of Home Information Packs, conveyancing and environmental reports to the legal profession, estate agents and property professionals, personal searches or the complete HIP, printed or electronically via the dedicated website (www.hipview.co.uk) for any part of the country. Pali also have a ten month interest free payment plan available to you for sales to the public. This can include third party EPC, solicitors fees and estate agents commission. Ordering, viewing, downloading and printing are available online. Their team is one of the most dedicated and experienced in this industry. Prices will be consistent and competitive for all areas. Franchises are available through Pali Ltd (Property and Land Information) which is a member of the Association of Independent Personal Search Agents, (IPSA), AHIPP, CoPSO and PCCB. Contact: search@paliltd.com

Property Link Solutions(www.buyerandsellerunited.com)
Property Link Solutions (previously known as BASU) is a revolutionary online information and communication hub which links buyers, sellers, estate agents and conveyancers together in the home purchase and sale process and greatly reduces the expense, time and stress associated with moving home. Property Link Solutions provides all parties with an overview of the step by step transaction process, introducing transparency to the system by detailing what actions need to be completed, by whom and by when. Through innovative use of technology, the company directs and reminds all parties on the specific tasks that they must complete. The value of Property Link Solutions is realised in long and complex chains, where their ability to act as a central hub in collating, organising and directing the process brings simplicity, efficiency and ease to the process.

Property-packs.com (www.property-packs.com)
Property-Packs.com provided a comprehensive web-based Home Information Pack product geared towards the Legal Profession and the Financial Services Industry. Our web-based system offers a quick and easy solution to your HIP needs and provides vendors with the option to take advantage of our competitive finance package offering a 9-month interest and re-payment free period, along with the availability of our No Sale No Fee warranty to refund the cost of the HIP if the property is not sold within 12 months (subject to terms and conditions).

Property Transaction Pack Ltd(www.propertytransactionpack.co.uk)
Based in Brighton, Property Transaction Pack Ltd are a completely independent provider of full Home Information Pack documentation. With our own panel of fully accredited DEAs and Home Inspectors and close affiliation to a local Search Company, we concentrate solely on the production of HIPs so are in the ideal position to offer a fast, efficient turnaround at a competitive rate. All searches included in our packs are recognised by both Solicitors and the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

ProHIP Ltd (www.prohip.co.uk)
ProHIP are an independent firm of surveyors and property related professionals committed to assembling the full range of Home Information Packs for independent estate agencies and members of the public within Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.

Promise Home Packs(www.promisehomepacks.co.uk)
Promise Homepacks is a member of the Promise Solutions Group Ltd, a leading provider of a wide menu of financial solutions. Promise Homepacks is dedicated to providing a Free, Simple, Online HIP solution for independent Estate Agents and Solicitors primarily in and around the Midlands, with systems and processes in place to provide national coverage. Our proposition includes a funding facility to ensure that Sellers have the opportunity to defer payments for up to 9 months, interest free! With its mortgage, loans and lender relationships the Promise Solutions Group is in a primary position to supply an independent solution to the market.

The Property Search Group (www.propertysearchgroup.co.uk)
The Property Search Group is the market leading national search provider, which last year commissioned in excess of 250,000 personal searches. The PSG HIP solution – The HIP Alliance - operates in conjunction with other High Street property professionals embracing the latest technologies and quality processes to deliver a premium HIP solution at a competitive price, in line with their Local Solution - National Provision policy.

Quest Associates (www.questuk.com)
Established in 1982, Quest has developed IT solutions for the UK property market and has grown to be the leader in the provision of survey and mortgage valuation technologies. Since its formation, Quest has re-engineered the survey and valuation business of some of the leading banks and building societies in the UK, producing substantial gains in efficiency and profitability to the industry.Building on its experience in this sector and further developing its tried and tested technology, Quest has extended its offerings for the Home Information Pack and Energy Performance Certificate markets and is one of the leading technology suppliers to these sectors.
Quest is a Landmark Information Group and Daily Mail & General Trust company.
For further information telephone 01344 403400 or visit www.questuk.com

Quidos Ltd (www.quidos.co.uk)
Quidos produces and markets a full HIPs service to all sectors of the market, from estate agents and solicitors to private vendors. Quidos also has a panel of DEAs which cover nearly all of the UK, hence EPCs are also part of the service.

reallymoving.com Ltd (www.reallymoving.com)
reallymoving.com is an online lead generation service for HIP providers. We give instant multiple quotes for Home Information Packs throughout England and Wales. We also provide instant quotes for conveyancing solicitors, removals, chartered surveys and EPCs. Reallymoving.com was established in 1999 as an independent facility for movers. We generate thousands of quotes, for millions of pounds worth of work every month on behalf of our network of partner firms. The company is based in St Albans, Hertfordshire.

Richards Gray (www.richardsgray.co.uk)
Richards Gray is the leading national suppliers of conveyancing information services to all sectors of the market. We offer a highly flexible service, including state of the art on-line ordering and delivery systems. We have been developing our HIP strategy for over three years and are closely involved with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) with regard to the development of policy and to determine which searches will be included in HIPs. As a national provider of one of the key elements of a HIP, we are ideally placed to provide solutions for the HIP requirements of all sections of the property industry.

Safe-Move (www.safe-move.co.uk) Safe-Move is a trading arm of Yorkshire Water, providing important information to solicitors acting on behalf of property purchasers throughout England and Wales. Safe-Move offers various products to the profession including a CON29DW Drainage and Water search for both residential and commercial properties in the Yorkshire region, environmental searches sourced from Landmark and Coal Authority mining searches. Safe-Move offers a service tailored to our customers needs. There is the option to set up an account facility, order over our website and have your searches returned in various formats.

National Energy Services (NES) (www.nesltd.co.uk) is a trading subsidiary of the National Energy Foundation, an independent charity set up in 1988 to promote energy conservation and provide help to improve energy efficiency in residential buildings. NES owns and operates the NHER and SAVA schemes. We provide technical and business support for individuals and organisations to improve the energy efficiency of commercial and domestic properties. Both the NHER (www.nher.co.uk) and SAVA are currently heavily involved with Government initiatives to reform the home buying process in England and Wales, including the training, assessment and accreditation of Home Inspectors and Domestic Energy Assessors. The SAVA Business Exchange (www.sava.org.uk) is a national, quality assured scheme that matches up the needs of leading Home Information Pack providers with a bank of fully qualified and accredited Home Inspectors and Domestic Energy Assessors.

Searchflow (www.searchflow.co.uk)
Searchflow is a pioneering and innovative NLIS channel, which continues to be dedicated to delivering electronic services for home buying and selling. It plans to develop further features and functions to facilitate HIPS.

Severn Trent Searches (www.severntrentsearches.com)
At Severn Trent Searches we're well established, currently supplying around 180,000 searches a year to the conveyancing market. We have the right technology and infrastructure in place to make sure we can deliver HIPs in the turnaround times you need.

Simply HIP (www.simplyhip.co.uk)
Simply HIP is the sister company of Simply Conveyancing, one of the largest suppliers of conveyancing and search services in the UK. Our clients include some of the leading financial institutions in the country as well as hundreds of corporate and independent estate agents. We have an established network of solicitors, surveyors and search providers supported by regional account managers offering local support throughout the UK. Simply HIP is one of only a few suppliers with a demonstrable track record capable of delivering packs with speed, efficiency, proven IT, choice of funding options and full indemnity.

Si Reports Ltd (www.sireports.com)
Si Reports Ltd provides an entirely independent solution for HIP companies and Estate Agents by offering panel management of the Energy Performance Certificate supply chain.
Trading as The Energy Assessors Organisation Ltd, all EPC requirements are covered on a nationwide basis and supported with Elmhurst Energy software and technical support.
For more information on joining the non-exclusive panel or looking to secure supply of assessors for your own business, contact us on 0870 428 8410.
Si Reports also provides supplementary and specialist reporting solutions to the UK Home & HIP marketing, to Estate Agents, Lenders, Surveyors and Valuers, all requiring or likely to require specialist reports emanating from Mortgage Valuations and / or other preliminary surveys.

Spicerhaart Group (www.spicerhaart.com)
Spicerhaart are Europe's largest independent estate agents comprising of major high street brands including haart, spicermccoll, darlows and felicity.j.lord. The group generates over 60,000 instructions per annum and has its own financial services, legal, surveying companies. On a continual path of innovation, spicerhaart have invested heavily in HIPS and the exciting opportunities that they present.

SSH Chartered Surveyors (www.surveyhereford.com)
SSH are a family firm offering full Home Information Packs with a fast service and professional approach using the latest technology at competitive rates. In addition we offer stand alone Energy Performance certificates and Home Condition Reports.
As an established firm of Chartered Surveyors we provide Mortgage Valuations for most lenders, Homebuyer Reports, full Building Surveys, and full Design/Build Project Management services covering Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, West Midlands and Mid Wales on a daily basis.
For direct no nonsense information, telephone 0845 8382743.

STL Group (www.stlgroup.co.uk)
Established in 1974, STL is one of the top providers of property searches in England and Wales, carrying out several hundred thousand searches for over 2000 clients each year. Our clients include solicitors, conveyancers, HIP providers and estate agents. We offer Home Information Pack and e-conveyancing solutions including searches, surveys and technology. We have a complete choice of order and delivery methods, including a free online order system. Combined with a fast turnaround and competitive pricing, our motto of 'no stone left unturned' reflects the lengths we go to provide an excellent service to all our clients.

Stratify Associates Ltd (www.stratify.co.uk)
Stratify Associates was formed in 2004 with the aim of producing Home Information Packs. From the very beginning, their route to the consumer has been through the development of a niche group of independent companies, built on a similar ethos. That is to deliver a professional service, with a sensible product offering of measurable and realistic customer usage. The management team have built their careers in law, residential property, surveying and corporate finance and are confident that their professionalism and customer service is second to none.

Superhips.co.uk (www.superhips.co.uk)
We are a nationwide Home Information Pack Provider, focussing on London and the South-East only. Our Client Base consists largely of the middle to upper end of the London and South-Eastern based Estate Agents. We have a good presence right across London and in the key home counties such as Surrey, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Sussex and Kent. We will service the EPC requirements of our pack commitments with our own directly employed 70 ex-HM Forces City and Guilds qualified and professionally trained Domestic Energy Assessors.

Surehome (www.surehome.co.uk)
Surehome is a regionally based HIP provider in and around East Anglia. We use local DEA’s, HI’s & Conveyancers to support our network of estate agents. We pride ourselves on giving excellent customer service and that ”personal touch” that independent providers can offer. Surehome have teamed up with some excellent third parties - Quest Associates to provide a simple web-based ordering and monitoring system - OneSearch Direct to provide a quick and efficient search facility & Close Brothers to offer a competitive deferred payment option.

Total Property Searches (www.totalpropertysearches.com)
Total Property Searches is an independent Personal Search Company based in London’s Docklands. We have invested heavily into technology and have developed a workflow system we utilise, to process, manage and deliver our searches with the highest levels of accuracy and efficiency. With the sophisticated IT infrastructure, we have the ability to integrate seamlessly with the systems operated by HIP Providers. This differentiates TPS strongly and enables us to be a significant strategic supplier of HIP Searches.

Vibrant Energy (www.vibrantenergyuk.com)
Vibrant Energy is an independent energy services company enabling home owners to make their homes more energy efficient and environmentally friendly. We have extensive home energy and renewable expertise, providing comprehensive solutions and excellent service. Our two major businesses are Energy Surveying and Implementation.

At Vibrant Energy we pride ourselves on our value added Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) product proposition for clients. We offer a dedicated, client-focused bank of accredited Energy Assessors, engaged by one independent, national operator, committed to performing local Energy Performance Certificates in high-density areas.

Vibrant Energy is the only large independent entrant in the EPC market offering dedicated surveying capacity to clients including surveys, solutions and implementation. We can leverage our Assessors by offering our suite of surveys, not merely EPCs and allowing them to help the customer with implementation. We have the ability to guarantee capacity and price and have a differentiated model that is already proving successful with our customers. This clearly makes us an attractive proposition for the best DEAs when they are choosing what kind of organisation to work for.

VLM UK Ltd (www.vlm.com)
Established in 2002, VLM UK is a specialist print company providing a wide range of printed services throughout the Real Estate Sector. Utilising our highly automated production workflow systems, VLM UK offer a wide range of HIP printing & fulfilment services including CD and USB production. Our recently upgraded facility houses the very latest in digital print technology and coupled with automated finishing equipment we have the ability to produce large volumes of high quality HIPs at very competitive rates.

xit2 Limited (www.xit2.com)
xit2 is the leading independent technology partner for firms in the housing market and HIP providers, focusing on its core skill of creating and supporting technological solutions. By offering a genuinely independent solution, xit2 has been able to work with firms across the housing market providing innovative solutions whilst not competing on any level, with its clients. xit2 technology operates at the heart of numerous elements of the housing market and provides the Valuation Exchange; an advanced web based system available to lenders and surveyors for valuation process management, the Repossession Exchange and the Conveyancing Portal; a totally automated 24/7 web-based database application that brings together lenders, estate agents, brokers IFAs, borrowers and conveyancing solicitors.