Home Information Packs (Hips)
Home Information Packs (Hips) were designed to speed up the home buying process and improve energy efficiency, MSN Money investigates if they have worked.
Home Information Pack (Hip) news
- Home pack law change delayed
- Are Hips now a dirty word?
- Hip hip hooray?
- Hips to apply to every home from Dec 14
- Will Hips make your home harder to sell?
- Most people don't read Hips
- Hips see homeowners paying double
- Can Hips survive the acid test?
- Hips to hit 3-bed homes from Sept 10
- Home Information Packs trial to begin
- Confusion reigns in Home Information Pack farce
- Home information Pack launch delayed
Property of the week
Third floor studio flat in Central Park Towers, Plymouth, within easy walking distance of the city centre and university. Built-in wardrobes, separate kitchen - £64,950.
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Home Information Pack (Hip) poll
- Are the contents of Home Information Packs (Hips) useful as a buyer?
- Yes - it makes things more up-front
12% - No - my solicitor would have got it anyway
72% - I'll wait until I've used one to decide
15%
- Yes - it makes things more up-front
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