For homeowners and buyers
Know what happened to the property — and what nobody ever checked.
Whether you own the property, are about to buy it, or are trying to resolve a problem in it, the question is the same: what does the evidence actually establish?
Why this matters
“It was fixed” is not the same as “it was verified”.
When a moisture problem recurs, it is very often because the source was never properly established the first time. Something visible was cleaned up; something plausible was repaired; nobody went back to check whether the building actually dried, or whether the problem returned.
None of that is anyone acting badly. It is what happens when the evidence lives in a dozen places and no one is keeping the thread. EPIP keeps the thread.
What you get
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A record that is yours
It belongs to the property. You can give it to a buyer, an insurer, a builder or a lawyer.
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Plain statements of state
Every fact on it says whether it is verified, reported, uncertain or missing. No implied clean bills of health.
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The gaps, named
What was never checked is stated explicitly, so you can decide whether to close it or accept it.
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Next actions, not upsells
What would resolve an open question is determined from the evidence, before and separately from who might do the work.
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Somewhere to put things
Photos, invoices, reports and plumber's notes, kept with their dates and sources intact.
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Continuity
The record survives you selling, your agent changing, and your phone being replaced.
Common questions
Will this tell me if my home is making me unwell?
No. EPIP records building and environmental facts and does not make health claims or diagnoses. If you are concerned about your health, speak to a medical practitioner. What EPIP can tell you is what the building evidence establishes and what it does not.
I am buying — can I get a record for a property I do not own?
You can request an assessment for a property you have an interest in, with the owner's cooperation for anything requiring access. What EPIP will not do is disclose an existing owner's record to you, or confirm publicly whether one exists.
Is this cheaper than an inspection?
It is a different thing. An inspection is one visit by one person. EPIP is the record that visit goes into, plus everything already known. Where an inspection or test is what the evidence calls for, EPIP will say so and can arrange it.
What if the evidence says something I disagree with?
Submit what you have. Contradictory evidence is kept and shown as a contradiction — it is not discarded, and it does not silently overwrite what was there. A record that hides disagreement is not much use to anyone.
Start with the address.
See what context EPIP can assemble, then decide whether an assessment is worth it.
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