Property Logbooks

Quick answer: No — Home Information Packs (HIPs) are not coming back under that name. But the June 2026 home buying and selling

Passport, logbook, sales pack — the home-buying reform has spawned three overlapping terms. Here is what each one actually means, and which will matter when you sell.

A digital property logbook is more than a folder of PDFs — it is a standardised, verifiable record of your home designed to travel with the property. Here is how it works and how to get one.

How to choose a UK property logbook provider: what to look for, the RLBA register, who pays, the HM Land Registry trial — and why logbooks aren't mandatory yet.

No fixed national price exists yet. What a UK property logbook costs by component (EPC, searches, condition report), the Scotland Home Report comparable, and who pays.

Home Information Packs (2007-2010) tried to move property information upfront and failed. Will the 2026 digital property logbooks succeed? What's different this time.

The 2026 logbook and sales-pack reforms are England-only. Scotland has the Home Report; Wales and NI differ. How upfront property information works across the UK.

What a UK property sales pack contains, the material information agents must disclose by law, the BASPI and TA forms, who pays, and how it differs from a property logbook.

In an HMO the gas safety record is a licence condition — miss it and the council can refuse or revoke your licence. Here's what HMO gas safety actually requires.

Short lets are not exempt. If your holiday let or Airbnb has gas appliances, the annual gas safety check applies in full. Here's what hosts must do.

A tenant blocking access doesn't remove your legal duty — but documented, reasonable effort is a recognised defence. Here's how to handle it properly.

A late or missing gas safety record is one of the most common reasons a Section 21 notice fails in court. Here is what the law says — and how to fix it.