1. Introduction
1.1 This Home Information Pack
("HIP") agreement ("the Agreement") is made between MM&I Energy, ("We") and the customer ("You”).
1.2 By entering
into this agreement you are confirming you have read these Terms and Conditions and agree to them.
1.3 Once an order is
placed (verbally or in writing) you agree to MM&I Energy producing a HIP for you ("the Order") and this agreement is legally
binding.
1.4 This agreement is covered by the laws of England and Wales.
2. Your Responsibilities
2.1 You have the legal right to sell the property.
2.2 Information
you supply is true and accurate and not misleading. MM&I Energy does not take any responsibility for the accuracy of the
information supplied and cannot be held liable.
2.3 You will pay the fee quoted within 14 days of the invoice date or
upon cancellation by yourself.
2.4 You agree to pay any extra costs incurred by MM&I Energy to produce the HIP before
the completed HIP is released including but not limited to: i. obtaining leasehold or commonhold information including management
charges imposed on us: ii. inability to gain entry to premises for energy assessment and/or home condition report: iii. customer
supplying incorrect information: iv. Local authority search fees: v. obtaining boundary maps for property.
2.5 You agree
to ensure full access to the property for the energy assessor at the agreed date and time. Failure to provide access will
result in an extra call out charge.
2.6 You will ensure you have the appropriate software to read PDF files e.g. Adobe
Reader.
2.7 You will supply copies of your HIP to interested parties on request and store the master copy.
2.8 You
will pay the costs of any printed copies of the HIP that are required by you or other interested parties.
3.
MM&I Energy Responsibility
3.1 We reserve the right to reject or cancel an order at anytime.
3.2 The
HIP will contain the compulsory documents as defined by the "Home Information Pack Regulations", including personal local
authority searches.
3.3 We will contact you to arrange the energy assessment visit normally within 2 working days of placing
the order.
3.4 We will supply the basic HIP by an electronic PDF normally within 3 to 10 working days after the energy
assessment has taken place. The remaining elements of the HIP will be included once completed usually within 10-15 working
days, leasehold and commonhold properties will take longer to produce. However, please allow 28 days or longer in exceptional
circumstances.
3.5 We will inform you by email when the order is complete with instructions how to download your HIP.
3.6 You may use the HIP supplied for any marketing of your property including private advertising or with an Estate Agent.
3.7 We will, to the best of our efforts, ensure that the MM&I Energy web site is available at all times. We reserve
the right to take the site 'off-line' without prior notice for essential maintenance and upgrades.
4. Refunds
4.1 A hip cannot be cancelled after 12hrs of ordering as work will have commenced to produce your HIP.
4.2
If we cancel your HIP we will refund your fee minus any costs incurred. These costs incurred include but without limitation
ordering an Energy Performance Certificate, local searches, drainage search, land registry search plus any other work to compile
your HIP.
4.2 The supply of Home Information Packs is excluded from the distance selling act as they are classed as “goods
made to the consumer's specifications or clearly personalized”.
4.3 Under no circumstances will our liability exceed
the value of the cost of supplying the HIP
4.4 We are not liable for an error in the HIP based on information including
and not limited to from the public register, energy performance certificate, all searches, information provided by the
seller, leaseholder or managing agents.
4.5 This does not affect your statutory rights as a consumer.