Affiliate Members

Website: 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.

Website: www.acornhips.co.uk

Established 2007. The best value HIPs in Berkshire and the surrounding areas. We are a local family run indpendant company. We use local DEAs. As a small company we are able to track at all times the progress of you HIP keeping our costs low but maintaining an excellent service

Website: 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.

Website: 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.

Website: www.barnetts.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 HIPs. 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.

Website: www.beaumont-legal.co.uk

For over 200 years Beaumont Legal's team of solicitors have been providing high quality legal services to our clients. Over the years, our clients have noticed our firm at the forefront of the provision of legal services embracing change and cutting edge technology where needed. More recently, our change of name from The Beaumont Partnership to Beaumont Legal and our recent move to our brand new state of the art office premises. We have developed a reputation for providing high quality advice and service at a cost that we believe represents good value for money. We strive for excellence in everything we do and, above all, we always put our clients' interests where they should be – first. If you require a solicitor in Wakefield, West Yorkshire or anywhere in the United Kingdom contact us for further advice.

Website: 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.

Website: 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.

Website: 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.

HIP London is an independent specialist provider of Home Information Packs (HIPs) for professionals and private Vendors 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 Home Information Packs allowing the property to be marketed as swiftly and efficiently as possible.

www.hiplondon.co.uk

Website: www.hipmanager.com

HIP Manager is a leading supplier of Home Information Packs to the resale market. We are committed to delivering a highly competitive and responsive HIP order and tracking service for Estate Agents, Solicitors and resellers in England and Wales. The HIP Manager service provides an efficient and intuitive control panel to coordinate all your HIP activities. Here are some of the key features.
Competitive Pricing (Freehold HIPs from £235)
Our efficient ordering system enables HIP Manager to deliver a fast service at highly competitive prices.
Custom Branding
Add your own company logo, colour scheme and supplementary documents to your Home Information Packs. You can now even add a fully enabled HIP ordering system with card payment facilities to your website through our new White Label System.
Order with Confidence!
HIP Manager only uses accredited Energy Assessors and all our personal searches are fully insured.

Website www.hipsupply.co.uk

We are a group of property and legal professionals with over 30 years experience in all aspects of the buying and selling processes.

We are committed to providing the highest levels of service to you and your clients for their HIP requirements.

HIPs UK are a specialist Home Information Pack provider, working with property professionals, law firms and direct to the public. Our first class reputation comes from our highly knowledgeable team providing a service with speed, efficiency and reliability.
We are big enough to cover all of England and Wales and professional enough to give every single customer the very highest level of customer service. We have never forgotten who our client is and who pays the bill. We will make this process as smooth as possible for you.

For information about HIPs UK, please feel free to call our specialist team on Freephone 08081 800 324 or email info@hipsuk.co.uk

Website: www.hipsuk.co.uk

Website: 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. Also trading as My Hip Home and Hips Vault.

Website: 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.

Our solution provides an ideal platform for Estate Agents, Solicitors and Consumers to provide a quality HIP solution. All our HIPs are checked for legal compliance. We offer a simple order process and we take care of everything for you. We offer bespoke solutions to meet clients needs.
We offer both personal and official searches, and you can choose your own DEA. There are no tie-ins to additional services, you continue with your local relationships. We offer a quality service at a highly competitive price. Exchange ready HIPs are available.
Hippd UK Ltd are backed by a UK Insurance company. We have developed our own No Sale No fee Insurance Backed HIP which we believe is the simplest on the market.

www.hrdhipreports.co.uk

Homefast (part of the LSL group) is a leading HIPs Provider and Conveyancing Specialist providing a full range of conveyancing solutions to Estate Agents and business introducers.

Homefast recognise that HIPs is the first stage of conveyancing process and can now make this process seamless by organsing a Home Information Pack and finding a competitive conveyancer to deal with the legals.

Independent Solutions specialises in providing a high quality Home Information Pack service to independent estate agents, solicitors and home owners. Our direct area of operations covers Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and beyond, and is tailored to provide a premium service to a selected client base. We also have a growing network of associates servicing local markets throughout the country. Our focus is for business relationships to be forged on a personal basis, thereby providing a level of service which customers can rely on, time and time again.

www.independentsolutionsuk.com

www.js-law.co.uk

JSL Legal Solutions provides a high quality home moving service for home buyers and sellers across the UK, offering individual services AND complete moving packages with the aim of making the move experience stress and trouble free.
The service provided will encompass the whole transaction from initial marketing through to legal completion and can be tailored to your individual requirements.

www.hipcounter.com

Legal Brokers Ltd established themselves as a marketing vehicle for solicitors approximately three years ago. With the advent of HIPs, they became a HIP provider supplying HIPs to their solicitors, estate agents and the general public.

Website: 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.

Website: 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.

Website: www.premierguarantee.co.uk

Premier Guarantee is one of the country’s leading Structural Warranty providers and offer warranties for New Homes, Social Housing, Commercial Buildings, Completed Housing and Self Build projects.
We offer developers a range of additional services, including SAP Assessments, Air Pressure and Acoustic Testing, Home Information Packs and a range of training courses, chosen specifically for the needs of our clients.

Website: www.movehomelegal.co.uk

We are one of the largest and most progressive conveyancing companies in the country. We employ qualified professional property lawyers including Solicitors, Licensed Conveyancers and Legal Executives practicing in Cambridgeshire and are appointed to the approved conveyancing panel of all major mortgage lenders. We specialise in the legal formalities involved in mortgages and the transfer of homes and land throughout England and Wales. We combine the latest technology with experienced teams of friendly lawyers and assistants dedicated to providing a fast efficient and professional service without losing that important personal touch. Our aim is to guide you through the conveyancing process and get you moved with the minimum of fuss.

MoveMachine provides a competitive, local and personalised service, allowing business growth without operational constraints. We are by no means new to the property market. We are part of an organisation with 38 years experience in the property sector.

Our flexible HIP solution can be set-up in a number of different ways to suit individual business. Whether your needs are for a stand-alone HIP with all component parts supplied, a build-your-own HIP where a flat fee is paid to use the platform or something in between, we can do it.

As we have developed our own production platform we are continually improving and developing the order and production processes.

MoveMachine offers:
• A simple online order process
• The flexibility to work with the suppliers of your choice
• A full range of finance options including consumer deferred credit and business finance
• A bespoke option to create a fully branded HIP
• A customer service team who are always on hand to help and provide ongoing support
• And much more.

Website: www.movemachine.com

NHBC has developed a thorough understanding of the new build and part exchange HIP process and how to manage it. We are a leading provider of new build HIPs and our focus on new build ensures we deliver one of the most cost effective HIP solutions on the market.

www.nhbc.co.uk

Website: 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.

Website: 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.

Property Transaction Pack Ltd (PTP) is a completely independent provider of Home Information Packs (HIPs), which means unlike some other pack providers we are not interested in forcing you to use a particular conveyancing or lending service. We believe that our high quality, prompt, professional, competitively priced service which focuses purely on the supply of full HIP documentation will result in PTP being the HIP provider of choice for home sellers and property professionals alike.

www.propertytransactionpack.co.uk

Website: www.quidos.co.uk

Quidos is a full service property marketing, training and energy assessor accreditation agency, and a leading Home Information Pack Provider to the UK market. From products to people, our aim is to supply everything a home seller needs to get their property on the market in the quickest, most professional and affordable fashion. To that end we offer Home Information Packs, Energy Performance Certificates, property brochures, professional photography, floor plans, and virtual tours. Every day our people visit property across the UK on behalf of estate agents, solicitors, Home Information Pack providers, property developers, chartered surveyors, and private home sellers.

Website: 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.

Severnside Property Solutions is an independent specialist provider of HIPs, property searches, EPCs and conveyancing. We offer a simple yet dynamic platform for estate agents, solicitors and consumers to provide a one-stop solution for all your property needs.
With our bespoke packages, we can cater for all aspects and needs the customer may have, focussing on providing excellent customer service to ensure hassle free transactions. Having seamlessly integrated a combination of IT, we are committed to continually improve our high level customer service and in doing so we believe we are able to offer the unique advantage which each and every one of our customers deserve.

www.severnsidegroup.co.uk
www.myquickhip.co.uk

Website: www.stewarttitle.co.uk

Out of our UK office in Exeter, we provide the following products specifically for buyers and lenders, and for residential and commercial properties: coverage for various defective titles and restrictive, covenants issues, search insurances, online self certification policies, title indemnity policies for residential and commercial re-mortgages, bespoke policies for lenders and portfolio matters.

Website: 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.

Website: 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.

Website: www.conveyancing-team.co.uk

Team is an expanding network of over 500 independent computer-linked estate agency offices, working together to sell your home and smooth the process of your move.

Team Conveyancing is an integral part of the service provided by your Team estate agent. Our internet based technology links our progress reporting systems directly into your Team agent's own system, ensuring they are always in touch with your case progress and able to manage your move to a speedier and less stressful conclusion.

Website: 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.

Website www.wtgassociates.com/hips.aspx

WTG is continuing to build a reputation for the quality of its service.

All our services are reviewed and checked to ensure accuracy and reinforce the reliability on which customers depend. We believe our commitment to continually strive to maintain and improve the standard of the packs and provide our clients with a first class professional product is the key to our continued growth and recognition within the property market.

WTG provide Standard and Exchange Ready HIPs, all produced by highly qualified professionals nationally. However, we have created a model that ensures local delivery of services, and a service that is fast, efficient, flexible and professional; we aim to add value to any service we provide.
Please call us on Free phone 0800 876 6334 or email info@wtgassociates.com

Website: 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.