Ahipp says 95% of transactions involve Hips
2009-06-30, HouseLadder.co.uk
Some 95 per cent of all housing transactions are conducted with home information packs in place, it has been...
Connells Prove HIPs are Benefit to Industry
2009-06-29, www.estateagencytimes.co.uk
Estate agents at the Plymouth branch of Connells claim that HIPs are far from deterring them from sales. The branch, in St.Budeaux say that at present HIP s (Home Information Packs) are being turned around so quickly that a local competitor even reported them for thinking they had breached the regulations...
Guide To Home Information Packs!
2009-06-27, Article Dashboard
If you are a buyer or a seller, then you can benefit by having home information packs. Home information packs (HIP) provide crucial information to a buyer and...
Half of all home sales going through without HIPs as they are ignored and dodged
2009-06-26, Daily Mail
Half of all home sales are going through without the seller's pack demanded by the Government's red tape rules, it has been claimed. The requirement for sellers to buy and complete a Home Information Pack(HIP) costing £300 or more is simply being dodged or ignored, according to new...
Property agents flout law on EPCs
2009-06-22, Building Sustainable Design
Commercial property agents are failing to comply with regulations on energy performance certificates...
Packing a punch
2009-06-18, Law Society Gazette
We write with reference to a report by Catherine Baksi about cost-price HIPs (see [2009] Gazette, 11 June, 2). We at Donaldson West have been dealing with HIPs in this way since their...
Only 19% of commercial properties for sale have EPCs
2009-06-15, Building
Accreditation body accuses sector of failing to adhere to regulations and calls for standardisation of requirements for commercial and residential...
RICS see the green shoots of recovery in the housing market's 'spring bounce'
2009-06-12, First Rung
Well it wouldn't be spring in the housing market without the traditional optimistic 'bounce' in activity reported by RICS. Apparently there are record numbers of new enquiries from prospective buyers, quite how this is judged remains a mystery, presumably sending out a copy of 'the particulars' on any given..