December 18, 2007
Property website, Rightmove, have claimed that property prices have fallen by 3.2% over the past month as sellers made cuts to beat a Home Information Pack (Hip) deadline.
Rightmove said the full roll-out of Hips, implemented last week, has had an affect ...
House prices affected by Hips
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by Kay Murchie
December 6, 2007
Home Information Packs (Hips) are to be extended to include all properties from next week so selling your is going to get far more complicated.
Hips were launched on August 1 to include properties with 4-bedrooms or more and ...
Launch date for Home Information Packs is imminent
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by Kay Murchie
November 27, 2007
Last week saw the announcement from the Government that Home Information Packs (Hips) are to be extended to include all properties from December 14 but the move was criticised by many and said could be harmful to first-time buyers.
The Royal ...
Flats to be hit by Hips rollout
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by Kay Murchie
November 23, 2007
The Government announced this week that Home Information Packs are to be extended to include all properties from December 14 but the move has been criticised by many and said could be harmful to first-time buyers.
Hips, including title deeds, council searches ...
Hips roll-out will affect first-time buyers
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by Kay Murchie
November 22, 2007
From December 14, Home Information Packs (Hips) will be extended to include all properties.
As a result of this move, surveyors are anticipating fewer properties will be put on the market. However, the Government has said that the packs will ...
Hips to include all properties from mid-December
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by Kay Murchie
November 14, 2007
Estate agents have seen a continued drop in the amount of properties coming onto the market, mainly as a result of the launch of home information packs (Hips).
Research from the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) shows that 83% of estate ...
AHIPP disagrees with NAEA claims
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by Kay Murchie
November 12, 2007
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has warned that first-time buyers could struggle even more if the government proceeds with proposals to extend Home Information Packs (Hips) to include smaller properties.
Rics said there could be a considerable decline in the ...
Hips roll-out may affect first-time buyers
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by Kay Murchie
November 2, 2007
Spicerhaart, Europe’s largest independent estate agent, has accused Home Information Packs (Hips) of being ‘a complete waste of time’ which has resulted in The Association of Home Information Pack Providers (AHIPP) defending the packs once again.
Spicerhaart said Hips were studied by just ...
Hips come under attack again
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by Kay Murchie
October 18, 2007
Home Information Packs (Hips) were launched on 1st August this year for 4-bedroom properties and rolled out to 3-bedroom houses on 10th September. Currently, they cover roughly 63% of all housing stock in England and Wales.
The Government has been pushing ...
Home Information Pack roll-out on hold
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by Kay Murchie
October 8, 2007
Hips were launched on 1st August this year for 4-bedroom properties and rolled out to 3-bedroom houses on 10th September. Currently, they cover roughly 63% of all housing stock in England and Wales.
However, since the introduction of Hips, ...
Fall in homes for sale after Hips launch
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by Kay Murchie
October 4, 2007
Home Information Packs (Hips) were introduced for 4-bedroom properties on August 1st and rolled-out to include 3-bedroom properties on September 10th. They currently cover around 63% of housing stock in England and Wales.
However, according to research carried out by mortgage broker ...
78% believe Hips are overpriced
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by Kay Murchie
October 3, 2007
Following the controversy surrounding Home Information Packs (Hips), it has now been established that Hips are making more homeowners look to improve the energy efficiency of their homes.
The government is actively trying to reduce the effect of global warming and avoid ...
Hips resulting in change of attitude
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by Kay Murchie
October 2, 2007
Speaking at the party's conference in Blackpool yesterday
Grant Shapps, the shadow housing spokesman, said the Conservative party plan to scrap Home Information Packs as a matter of urgency if they win the next election.
Hips were launched on ...
Conservative party announces plans to abolish Hips
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by Kay Murchie
October 1, 2007
Home Information Packs (Hips) are now a compulsory part of the home-selling process for a UK property with 3 or more bedrooms and The Association of Home Information Pack Providers (AHIPP) is calling for the government to roll out the scheme ...
Request for full Hips roll out
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by Kay Murchie
September 26, 2007
The Association of Home Information Pack Providers (Ahipp) have said there is little to be gained by not listing a property as having fewer bedrooms in order to avoid paying for a home information pack (Hip).
According to ...
Listing fewer bedrooms won’t save cash on Hips
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by Kay Murchie
September 24, 2007
Home Information Packs became compulsory for 4 or more bedrooms on August 1, on September 10 this was rolled-out to 3-bedroom homes. However, just a few weeks after the launch, home sellers are asking for changes to the scheme. Approximately, 63% of ...
Britons want adjustments to Hips
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by Kay Murchie
September 18, 2007
According to Hamptons International, the estate agents, new instructions to sell property were down 24% in London in the previous quarter and by an average of 6% across the country.
A spokesperson for Hamptons commented that Home Information Packs (Hips) ...
15% decline in housing stock following Hips launch
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by Kay Murchie
September 17, 2007
In spite of being subject to criticism, Home Information Packs (Hips) are set to become second nature within the next 6 months according to Chesterton, the London-based estate agent.
Currently Hips are required for properties with 3 or more bedrooms but eventually all ...
Hips will become routine
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by Kay Murchie
September 13, 2007
According to research by Abbey, a considerable amount of homeowners would look to disguise a bedroom in order to avoid purchasing a home information pack (Hips).
Abbey’s survey established 4.5 million owners of properties with 4 or more bedrooms would choose to ...
Homeowners disguising bedrooms to avoid Hips
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by Kay Murchie
September 11, 2007
From 10 September, Home information packs (Hips) will be required for all homes with 3 bedrooms. If the person marketing the property or the seller for private selling, fails to produce a Hip, they will be subject to ...
Home Information Packs now law for 3-bedroom houses
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by Kay Murchie