As anticipated the 1st day of marketing exception has been extended for HIP provision.
Read the
Home Information Pack news release which details this amongst other proposed measures.
I would have welcomed the exception being removed as we are able to produce HIP packs efficiently as alot of independents are, and felt we may have won additional business without this exception. Organisations and individuals would have valued the service and quick turnaround to higher degree if the exception had been removed as planned.
However, it has been almost common knowledge it was to be extended so comes as no suprise.