There are some exemptions to the regulations and Sellers should seek advice from a qualified property lawyer prior to marketing to assess whether a Home Information Pack is required. The exemptions are set out briefly below:

• Business Use – properties that are classed as a business under the planning regulations and that will remain a business at legal completion
• Residential property converted to business use – a dwelling that has been converted with the appropriate planning consent to business use and that will still have business use at legal completion
• Mixed Commercial/Residential Sales – properties that are a mixture of business and residential i.e. a shop with a flat above
• Dual Use – properties that are used for both business and residential purposes i.e. a Doctor’s surgery with living accommodation
• Portfolios of Properties – a number of properties that are being sold together as a portfolio
• Unsafe Properties – properties that have been deemed unsafe for habitation by the planning authority and that will remain in that condition on legal completion
• Demolition – property that has a demolition order on it and that will remain in that condition on legal completion
• Properties not being placed on the Open Market – property that is sold by landlords to existing tenants (i.e. right to buy and housing associations), property sold to friends/family etc. that has never been placed on the open market

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