CSH: Nil-rated certificate.

It is not compulsory for every new home to be built to the Code, but this is programmed to change in 2010. However, from 1 May 2008 it will be compulsory for every new home in England to have a rating against the Code and for information on this rating to be provided to prospective purchasers through the HIP. The rating document will make it clear whether the home has been built to the Code or not, and if it has, what standard it has achieved. To facilitate this, from 1 May 2008, the HIP will either have to contain a certificate (or interim certificate) showing the rating that the home has received in respect of the Code, or a nil-rated certificate showing that the home has only been designed to meet current Building Regulations.
Where a home has been built to the Code, a Code certificate showing the star rating will be available from the licensed Code assessor who carried out the assessment. Where the home has not been built to the Code, the nil-rated certificate, provided free of charge here, can be downloaded, completed and included in the HIP.

Completing the Nil-rated Certificate
There are three areas on the forms that will need to be completed before a certificate can be included in the HIP: The address, the developer's name and the date the certificate was produced.

To complete and download a copy of the Nil-rated certificate please visit the downloads page.