Commentary on Sections Part 5 - Home Information Packs Section 171: Application of Part to sub-divided buildings
382.This section provides that the home information pack duties apply in cases where two or more dwellings located in a sub-divided building are marketed for sale as a single property, notwithstanding that some of those dwellings are available with vacant possession and others are not. This could cover, for example, a situation where a house that has been converted into flats is offered for sale with vacant possession as a single property. This might typically be a house with a separate flat in the basement or a house that has had a "granny flat" added to it.