It is not necessary to produce a Home information Pack for the sale of the following:

• Properties in Scotland and Northern Ireland
• Private arrangements where the property is not offered on the open market (e.g. sold to a family member, neighbour, or friend)
• Properties sold with sitting tenants and not available for owner occupation
• Portfolios of residential property
• 'Right to Buy' sales by Local Authorities or other social landlords
• Non-residential properties
• Mixed commercial and residential properties
• Properties with leases of 21 years or less left to run.
• Properties for seasonal and holiday accommodation
• Properties for demolition or redevelopment