Get the paperwork you’ll need together, you’ll need to make sure you have all the right paperwork to give to a prospective buyer. If you dont have these or may have misplaced them there are options like and indemnity policy which is essentially an insurance policy .

What your buyers/ solicitor might ask for:

- Property title deeds
- Information on the type of ownership the property has (tenure) - freehold or leasehold
- Planning permission and building regulation certificates
- FENSA or CERTASS certificates for windows
- Guarantees, warranties and surveys
- Electrical checks
- Party wall agreements
- an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)

An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) tells you how energy efficient a property is. You must have an EPC when you’re:

-selling a property
-renting out a property
-building a new property

An EPC contains:

- Information about a property’s
- Energy use and typical energy costs
steps to improve a property’s energy efficiency and save money
An EPC gives a property an energy efficiency rating from A (best) to G (worst) and is valid for 10 years.

You do not need an EPC for:

- Temporary buildings that will be used for less than 2 years
- Stand-alone buildings with total useful floor space of less than 50 square metres
- Industrial sites, workshops and non-residential agricultural buildings that do not use a lot of energy
- Some buildings that are due to be demolished
- Holiday accommodation that’s rented out for less than 4 months a year or is let under a licence to occupy
- Listed buildings - you should get advice from your local authority conservation officer if the work would alter the building’s character
- Residential buildings intended to be used less than 4 months a year
- Places of worship