These are a new type of report which can be included in Home Information Packs
on a voluntary basis from June 1, 2007. If they prove successful, they could
become mandatory later. The original intention was for them to be a mandatory
element of the Packs from the outset, but the Government announced in July 2006
that they would be replaced as a mandatory element by an Energy Efficiency Report
for every home for sale.
Like the HCR, the EER will be prepared by a new type of professional person
called a Home Inspector. He may well be a chartered surveyor but not necessarily
so. Either way he will be trained and accredited and carry Professional Insurance
cover to prescribed levels
