Around 9 out of 10 people say they're dissatisfied with the current process of buying a house. Currently, one in four transactions collapse before contracts are exchanged and one million pounds a day is wasted, mainly due to transactions failing at a late stage.

The government's new idea of the Home Information Pack is a set of documents providing important information about a property such as searches, copies of the deeds and information regarding its energy efficiency. Click here to find out what is inside...

Much of the essential information about a property only becomes known to the buyer when an offer has been made and accepted. In the meantime, buyers are negotiating in the dark and are often wasting money on legal fees and searches. Providing this information up front, at the time of marketing a property, is designed to make the home buying and selling process more efficient and transparent.

From 1 June 2007, all home owners in England and Wales will be required to prepare a Home Information Pack before putting their home up for sale. At Fawcett & Pattni Solicitors we are able to provide expert advice on Home Information Packs to our clients.