The Association of Home Information Pack Providers (Ahipp) has questioned the Conservative’s plans to scrap the home information packs (Hips).
The Association of Home Information Pack Providers (Ahipp) has questioned the Conservative’s plans to scrap the home information packs (Hips).
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The number of three or more bedroom homes available for sale has fallen sharply since the introduction of home information packs, a survey showed yesterday.
The study, by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, showed a 37% drop in the number of properties put on the market which needed a pack last month compared with the same period a year ago. This trend continued from August, when, the RICS said, the number of people looking to sell four-bedroom homes dropped by 51%
A LEADING estate agency claims that the advent of Home Information Packs has coincided with a 15 per cent drop in property stock levels across the UK.
Hamptons International say figures from their research department show that stock levels of new instructions fell by 24 per cent in London and six per cent elsewhere, when comparing summer this year to spring.
The Tories have announced today at their party conference in Blackpool that they will scrap the new home information packs!
Grant Shapps Shadow housing minister, claims that the Labour party ignored warnings about HIPS:
“The experts ridiculed them. The industry doesn’t want them and I can announce that the next Conservative government will scrap them.”
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The accident-prone home information packs regime suffered another blow after it emerged yesterday that a main trainer of energy assessors has been stripped of its status as an approved centre.
Town halls have been ordered to hit house sellers with £200 fines if they fail to use Home Information Packs.
It means local councils could now rake in fortunes from home owners who disregard the rules.
The fines have been given the go-ahead by Housing Minister Yvette Cooper, empowering trading standards officers to impose the cash penalties.
The Home Information Pack industry now has a new marketing opportunity.
The HIPCentral directory is much more than a simple listing, it allows subscribers to create a mini-website that includes a document library, an image gallery, and a product and services page in addition to the main page. For a limited time only those that sign-up for an enhanced listing on the website will receive a Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) assessment of their website produced by the founder of HIP Central, who has significant experience optimising websites in this sector.
Frances Abrahams, founding partner of Hipsandhcrs Ltd and HIPCentral subscriber said the they was extremely pleased with the report as it was clear that they had missed some tricks. He also said that once they had completed the action plan they were hoping to see their search engine rankings improve and an increasing number of Home Information Pack instructions from the web.
Peter Ambrose, HIP industry expert and a founder of the The Partnership said that he was very pleased with his listing as it provides much more than just a name and contact information. He went on to say that the listing has allowed The Partnership to increase its web presence and it looks extremely professional fitting his image perfectly.
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