The Home Condition Report was  originally set up to be part of the Home Information Pack (HIP) and was a  survey to highlight a properties condition before the buyer went ahead with the purchase.  It was never enforced as a compulsory inclusion in a HIP   but remained  voluntary. Take up was virtually nil but it remained in place for a while even when the HIP was abolished, it too has now been discarded and no longer exists.

The basis for the Home Condition Report was used to create the Home Condition Survey which is a much more comprehensive report and is commissioned by a buyer who needs to know the condition of a property before going ahead with the purchase. It is an easy to understand report written in plain English and includes photographs to reinforce its content.

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The Home Condition Survey was created by SAVA ( Surveyors and Valuers Accreditation) and could be carried out by specially trained SAVA surveyors. Since its launch and increasing popularity the format has now been adopted by RICS ( Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) who offer a similar condition report.