Home Information Packs

Homeowners fearing that the latest Home Information Pack controversy could have a direct impact on their finances have had those worries allayed by the Association of Home Information Pack Providers (AHIPP).The AHIPP contacted its conveyancing members to clarify whether they would ...

Since Home Information Packs (HIPs) were implemented for all properties in England and Wales with three bedrooms or more, HIPs have been delivered to consumers efficiently and professionally by the new HIP provider industry. Now the AHIPP urges the Housing ...

Home Information Pack providers have defied the critics, turning around real-time orders for Home Information Packs (HIPs) in under 48 hours.Leading the way is HIP provider Richards Gray, through estate agents Savills who provided a pack for a property in Long ...

According to the Conservatives the Government will use data gathered from the controversial Home Information Packs to “hike up property taxes”, the Conservatives claim. Shadow local government and communities secretary Eric Pickles said the HIPs would create a massive property database ...

The House of Lords voted against the introduction of Home Information Packs today. The move to revoke the legislation, due to come into law on 1 August, was carried by a majority of 20 but is highly unlikely to stop ...

According to the Association of Home Information Pack Providers (Ahipp) the total number of accredited Domestic Energy Assessors (DEAs) has reached almost 1,600 ahead of the launch of the home information packs (Hips) scheme on August 1st.The current No. of ...

According to new figures released today by Communities and Local Government (CLG), there are currently 1,340 accredited energy assessors now ready to conduct Energy Performance Certificates. This comes as the Department for Communities and Local Government revealed last month it ...

Thousands of homes across the country have been devastated by floods over the past 2 weeks and thinking about HIPs I have realised that homeowners wanting to check if their property is at risk will get no help from the ...

A survey of 10 training and assessment centres for Home Inspectors and Domestic Energy Assessors (DEAs) shows that there will be in excess of 3,500 trained and accredited operatives by June 1st. Previous reports suggested that up to 7,500 energy ...

The introduction of Home Information Packs could wipe out the significant ‘see what happens’ sellers groupAcording to the NAEA's survey nearly 20% of homeowners have said they would be tempted to put their house up for sale to test the ...

Better buying, simpler selling is the song from a Government insistent on Home Information Packs – unfortunately this is not strictly the case; The introduction of Home Information Packs is supposed to make things easier, but there is a glaring ...

According to mortgage lenders Home Information Packs contain information that is not reliable enough to satisfy banks and solicitors & lawyers.Law Society said that property searches in the packs may not be comprehensive and homebuyers could end up paying to have them redone ...

With the Government’s national, consumer campaign on Home Information Packs (HIPs) launched at the weekend, estate agents are being advised to ensure their staff are fully prepared to face a growing number of queries from a more informed general public.With ...

Property and legal experts have accused ministers of failing to take their concerns about the introduction of Home Information Packs (HIPs) seriously. A group including the Law Society and Council of Mortgage Lenders said ministers had declined a meeting to ...

In response to UK government’s consultation on Home Information Packs (HIPS), RICS has called for the postponement of mandatory HIPS.RICS spokesman Jeremy Leaf said: "Home buying reform - yes! But, as these implementation proposals are potentially detrimental to the market ...

Yesterday the Ombudsman for Estate Agents (OEA) announced that their bid to run a Home Information Packs  redress scheme has been approved by the Department of Trade and Industry.From 1 June, all estate agents in England and Wales will be ...

Norwich Union has joined forces with home information pack (HIPs) software provider Hip2go.com to allow solicitors to order and create Home Information PacksIPs through their website. Solicitors who currently purchase title indemnity insurance will be able to order HIPs through ...

Mortgage lenders today asked the government to postpone the introduction of home sellers packs, due to be launched in June.The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said more time was needed before the packs, which aim to cut the number of ...

Conveyancing expert, Easy Convey, has urged sellers and estate agents to use only qualified legal professionals when commissioning HIPs.   With Home Information Packs (HIPs) set to become compulsory from 1 June 2007, house sellers without an HIP will not ...

The National Association of Estate Agents’ (NAEA) e-petition against home information packs (HIPs) has now topped 6,000 signatures as strong feelings continue to be demonstrated against the government’s controversial plans. A consultation document released by the DCLG last week took ...

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) reaffirmed its position on home information packs (HIPs) today: that HIPs should be repealed and the Government should look again at ways of improving the home buying and selling process on the basis ...

Experts have dismissed a trial roll-out of the controversial Home Information Packs - Hips - as a 'sham'. The packs aim to cut the number of house sales that fall through and speed up the process. Sellers pay up to ...

MDA Advantage, the home information pack (HIP) provider, has announced it is working with NHBC, a warranty and insurance provider for new homes, to develop HIPs for new UK homes. Martin Willard, managing director of MDA Advantage, commented: “Working with ...

Home information packs (Hips) are set to be rolled-out in a further 12 locations, following successful trials in six cities across the country. Some 90 local businesses, including estate agents, pack providers and home inspectors, have supported the initial ...

Ministers had been under pressure from some opposition MPs and estate agents to scrap the packs, which, at up to £1,000, would put the burden of paying for surveys on home sellers rather than home buyers. The government said it has ...

Research released by the National Association of Estate Agents today claims that most failed sales are not caused by problems the packs would tackle, such as surveys, but broken property chains and gazumping. The Government’s planned introduction of Home Information Packs ...

Critics of HIPs are deliberating misleading the public by turning their mandatory introduction next June into a political football - Association of Home Information Pack Providers said. As the trade body representing HIP providers, it has something of a vested interest. ...

An assessment centre for independent, non-RICS professionals, has been given Government approval to run the country’s first home inspector certification scheme. Fears that there would be insufficient numbers of certified inspectors was one of the reasons for the Government’s decision to ...

The government's home information pack (HIP) legislation is creating much controversy within the industry, with anti-HIP supporters arguing that the packs will not improve the home selling and buying process. With less than a year before its introduction, stakeholders would ...

The government is committed to comply with EU Directive 2002/91/EC which aims to promote improvements in the energy performance of buidings. The EU directive requires an energy performance certificate (epc) for all dwellings at the time of sale. The certificate will give prospective ...

Energy Performance Certificates should be linked to incentives such as green mortgages, Housing Minister Yvette Cooper said today. EPCs could also be linked to schemes run by energy companies which give homebuyers cash upfront to make energy saving alterations to ...

A code of practice for home information packs (Hips) has been put in place ahead of their roll out next year. The new standards have been announced by the Association of Home Information Pack Providers (Ahipp) and have been devised ...

Critics of Home Information Packs (HIPs) were yesterday accused by pack providers of being "irresponsible" and misleading the public by turning their introduction next June into a political football. The Association of Home Information Pack Providers (AHIPP) said that consumers were ...

The Home Information Packs, due to be introduced in June 2007, will require a potential seller to pay up to £1,000 to put their home on the market. At the launch was Kirstie Allsopp, presenter of Location, Location, Location, joined by ...

Eight south west-based companies have helped form a local consortium offering home information packs for house buyers. From June next year anyone putting their property on the market will have to arrange for a Home Information Pack, or HIP, to be ...