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Landlords urged to get ready for October 1st
Landlords and letting agents are being urged to get ready now for the October 1st deadline when EPCs will be extended to the rental sector.
Any rental property undergoing a change of tenant after October 1st will require an EPC to be produced and a copy shown to the new tenant. ...
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Large increase in private HIP orders for Hipright
April for Hipright saw a large increase in the amount of HIPs produced for private homeowners. It would appear that the general public are increasingly becoming wiser about options for sourcing their packs, the increased flexibility gained from this and often the large cost savings associated.
Discussions with other industry leaders has also...
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Hipright goes national on HIPs
29/04/08 Hipright are pleased to announce that we now offer a full nationwide service on Home Information Packs (HIPs). Commencing with immediate effect, we can now offer the outstanding service and quality of Hipright products to you no matter where you are located.
All our packs are fully insured, offer online viewing, are produced...
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HIP News
As well as subscribing to this blog there is a wealth of HIP infomration on the Web.
It is probably fair to say that the governement funded news resources such as www.homeinformationpacks.gov.uk are best for accurate and up-to-date information about Home Information Packs and there is also a Governement funded newsletter...
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Which? criticises Home Infomration Packs
The Consumer Association, Which? claims that there are few signs that Home Information Packs (HIPs) have achieved the aim of improving the process of buying or selling a property as a large part of a HIP is out of date after four to six months; buyers and sellers have problems...
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Trials suggest HIP Success
According to research carried out by Mori home buyers are satisfied with the Home Information Pack (HIP) and are starting to use energy performance certificates to make their properties greener.
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All properties marketed for sale in the UK need a HIP
Some people still do not realise that from December last year all properties for sale in England and Wales need a Home Information Pack (HIP).
It is also worth pointing out that the the introduction of home info packs is only part of the broader initiative to reform home buying and...
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What is in a Home Information Pack?
The Home Information Pack includes a number of mandatory components, some optional items and some things that are prohibited.
Mandatory
Home Information Pack Index
Energy Performance Certificate
Local Authority Searches
Sale Statement
Evidence of Title
Drainage and Water Searches
There are additional requirements for freehold and leasehold properties.
Optional Content
Home Condition Report
Legal Summary
Home use/contents forms
Find out additional information about...
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Where does all the HIP traffic come from?
Well the tail is growing with lots of weird and wonderful HIP keyword combinations bringing traffic to the site - January saw a 20% rise in unique visitors from December which is great. In terms of the the top performing keywords it will come as no surprise that they...
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HIP First Day Marketing
From 1st June 2008 the Home Information Pack must be complete before a property can be marketed by an estate agent. At the moment, the HIP only has to be ordered for the property to be marketed. With some HIP providers seeing a delay of up to three weeks...
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