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Hips home packs get full roll-out
Home Inspection News
Home information packs (Hips) will be required for all properties being sold in England and Wales from 14 December, the government has announced.

Since September, all properties with three or more bedrooms have required a Hip before they can be sold.

 
Hips roll-out could hit first-time buyers, says Rics
Home Inspection News
Plans to roll-out home information packs (Hips) to cover smaller properties could push home ownership further out of the reach of struggling first-time buyers, critics of the scheme warned today.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) said there could be a sharp fall in the number of one- and two-bedroom homes put up for sale if the government goes ahead with plans to extend the controversial packs to include such properties.

 
Buyers ignoring Home Information Packs
Home Inspection News
Nine out of 10 house buyers are ignoring the Government's Home Information Packs when they are shown properties for sale.

A survey of prospective buyers at 230 estate agencies found that only 10 per cent of them asked to see the HIP for a property in which they expressed an interest.

 
No Free HIPS
Home Inspection News
Like lunches there is no such thing as a free HIP. Some Estate agents are offering free home information pack but often they will simply increase their commission to pay for the HIP or make you agree to a lengthy tie in. You are much better off sourcing your own HIP and negotiating a lower commission.

 
Energy Rating Top Tips for Home Sellers
Home Inspection News
Improve the saleability of your property by improving its energy rating using these top tips provided by the ultimate home information pack (HIP) resource - hipCENTRAL (www.hipcentral.co.uk).
 
Poor EPC ''unlikely to deter buyers''
Home Inspection News
Potential buyers are unlikely to be put off purchasing a property even if it scores a poor grade on its energy performance certificate (EPC), it has been suggested.

 
Hips to become frustrating
Home Inspection News
According to Knight Frank Winchester Home information packs (Hips) will begin to antagonise sellers next year once they have to be in possession of a completed info pack before marketing their property.

 
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