HIPs
The latest news and the ultimate directory of Home Information Packs providers.
- The Foxtons' case & the implications for terms & conditions
- Fri, 11 Jul 2008
- Foxtons' recent fee case defeat raised serious questions about agents' T&Cs. Attention to detail is crucial as is client understanding explains solicitor Jonathan Smithers.
- Carsberg defends call to make HIPs voluntary
- Fri, 27 Jun 2008, 15:54 GMT
- Sir Bryan Carsberg has refuted accusations of towing the party line of the industry’s trade bodies by recommending that Home Information Packs be made voluntary in his review of the residential property market.
- The only way the personal data impasse will subside is fair play
- Fri, 27 Jun 2008
- Local authorities and personal search firms remain at loggerheads over personal data access. Until the Government intervenes, agents will have to wait for their Home Information Pack providers to deliver.
- Conveyancing - Consider other services too
- Fri, 27 Jun 2008
- Estate agents can increase their income through conveyancing but they must focus on delivering a quality service in order to build a loyal customer base
- New-build property sales
- Fri, 27 Jun 2008
- The downturn is challenging for agencies specialising in new-build properties but at least it means that they can fight for fees
- AHIPP bolsters services ahead of fee hike
- Fri, 13 Jun 2008, 13:03 GMT
- The Association of Home Information Pack Providers is on the verge of launching a suite of services ahead of its increase in member fees.
- Simply HIP considers legal action to combat incompetence among local authorities
- Fri, 13 Jun 2008
- Simply HIP will consider legal action against any local authority that unreasonably restricts access to data required for Home Information Packs.
- Speeding up energy assessments
- Fri, 30 May 2008
- While domestic energy assessors find themselves tested by a tough market, growing competition is fuelling demand for those at the top of their game.
- Making HIPs more innovative
- Fri, 30 May 2008
- A tougher property market requires a more innovative approach to HIPs, which is why agents should be devising ways to make them more commercially viable.
- Never-ending story
- Fri, 16 May 2008
- Home Information Packs have been a feature of the Government’s housing agenda for the best part of
11 years, yet it is questionable whether it is any closer to achieving its objective of streamlining the UK
house buying process. Clare Bettelley examines the stumbling blocks in the way of HIPs’ future success.
- HIPs now ready for the taking
- Fri, 16 May 2008
- HIPs require all professionals involved in the house buying and selling process to pull together to minimise the chances of a transaction fal ling through.
- How to choose a partner, not a business liability
- Fri, 9 May 2008
- When so many Home Information Pack providers are after your custom, how should you select the one that is right for your agency?
- EPC terms of engagement may tackle confusion
- Fri, 9 May 2008
- Energy Performance Certificates remain a mystery to many people - both consumers and agents alike. A customer care policy may help demystify the issue
