Home Information Packs

The housing market is beginning to strengthen, according to reports from both the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA), which show strong price and buyer figures. RICS’ Housing Market Survey revealed that 17% more surveyors reported a rise in house prices during April, compared to just 9% in March. Many surveyors are also predicting a post-election bounce, with sales expectations jumping from 6% to 25%, the highest reading since...Read Full Story

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...Read Full Story

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...Read Full Story