Hips debacle

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With HIPs going from bad to worse, Henry Pryor, at leading property website PrimeMove said.

“The big change in plans, which some have not noticed, is Ms Kelly’s admission that homeowners will be allowed to put their homes on sale without actually having a completed HIP to hand”.

Previously they were threatened with a £200 fine if the HIP wasn’t ready and waiting when the home went on sale.

From August 1, merely having applied for a HIP will satisfy the regulations.

Mr Pryor added, “There is no central record in place to show whether sellers have or have not applied for their HIP. more

 

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Did anyone think anything different than this :- http://homeinformationpack.wordpress.com/2007/06/07/domestic-energy-assessors/
I bet the cost of the course seemed like money for old rope ... Hopefully it will be worth a sight less than that !

Meddling top down Govn' - for every solved problem, three or four or more fresh ones turn up !
Why can they not just 'kin STOP ... Sit back and take the money (which is what we expect) and stop being 'messers', continually flaffing around with things they just do not understand ! Blimey if they stopped we could pay 'em more and it may cost us less.. In the long run.

'The total projected spend on HIPs would be better spent on insulation !' Hip,hip,hooray ... Or was that 'no w ay' ?
http://www.openeurope.org.uk/media-centre/pressrelease.aspx?pressreleaseid=42