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Home Information Packs are required for homes being marketed for sale in England and Wales

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The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors is putting pressure on the Government to further delay full rollout of Home Information Packs (HIPS). They claim that the introduction of HIPS has reduced the number of larger homes being marketed as speculative sellers are put off by the cost of the HIP. They also expect the number of smaller homes being marketed when HIPS are fully rolled out to be affected in the same way, which the Institute fears will make it even more difficult for first time buyers to get on the housing ladder. The Association of Home Information Packs providers responded to the allegations ... Read Full Story
Written by hipconsultant on
The Carsbergy Review, written by the author Sir Bryan Carsberg is recommending a number of reforms for the property buying and selling industry of the residential property sector in England and Wales. The Carsberg Review was commissioned by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) and the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA). This fact has brought into question the independence of the report and the following findings contained within it. Timeline July 2007 The Carsberg Review is commissioned September 2007 Sir Bryan Carsberg publishes the consultation paper ‘Residential Property: Regulation, Redress and Competition in the 21st ... Read Full Story
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The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) makes recommendations and this is becoming more widely familiar as the EPBD legislation is becoming further understood and implemented. HIP-Consultant.co.uk welcomes the national EPC awareness campaign that is currently running and feel this can only help promote the significance and importance of the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). Once the Domestic Energy Assessment has taken place and the Energy Performance Certificate has been issued, for example within the Home Information Pack (HIP); the EPC recommendations are being looked at by the new owners of the related property and are increasingly making improvements based upon this section of the EPC. Please ... Read Full Story
HouseladderAhipp says 95% of transactions involve HipsHouseladderSome 95 per cent of all housing transactions are conducted with home information packs in place, it has been suggested. According to the Association of Home ...Hips used 'in 95% of property deals'LettingZoneall 2 news articles »  
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Property NewsNAEA - HIPs Have Affected Houses for SaleProperty News, UKAccording to estate agents, the introduction of the Home Information Packs (HIPs) which came into effect in April is affecting the sales of houses, Telegraph.co.uk has reported. Before marketing their homes for sale, homeowners have to have a pack in ...HIPs 'discouraging house sales' PrintWeekall 2 news articles  
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Offering free recording of CPD online, the website is a new avenue into continuing professional development and will be of benefit to most domestic energy assessors and home inspectors. There is not a set route or programme with regard to CPD for DEAs ...  
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Following Margaret Beckett’s admission that the government has spent £1.3m on promoting Home Information Packs, Peter Bolton King, chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents is calling for their elimination. He says: "Home Information ...  
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More information on the new TransAction forms Read about home information packs: www.lawsociety.org.uk/hips back to top Lord Hunt seeks your views on future regulation Lord Hunt has written an open letter to all solicitors asking for help to inform his ...  
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... Hayward’s Fulham branch comments: "First and foremost we are advising vendors to be as realistic about prices as possible, and to start marketing their properties before the new legislation for Home Information Packs comes into force on April 6. ...  
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Or after the bungled introduction of home information packs. Or after the mishandling of new contracts for doctors and dentists. Or after the abandonment of supercasinos. Or after the late marking of SATs. Or after frequent losses of personal data. ...  
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