tim..... wrote:
"Huge" wrote in message
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On 2007-08-18, Stuart Noble wrote:
John Rumm wrote:
Phil wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6951171.stm

"Hips and EPCs can help families to save hundreds of pounds off their
fuel bills, and cut a million tonnes of carbon a year," she continued."

What a load of ********. It will help every householder spend another
£400 - £1000 for no return whatsoever!


Without the energy survey it seems like a sensible idea, rather like a
log book for the house. All the tedious stuff gets done in advance,
which has to be beneficial for both parties.
The energy survey will be a farce, and no one will take any notice of
the results.
Too long.

"The whole thing will be a farce, and no one will take any notice of the
results."

There, that's better.

I for one have no intention whatsoever of paying the slightest notice of
anything commissoned & held by the vendor. Ergo, the entire thing is a
waste of
time, effort and money.

Then you aren't going to be buying a house.

Much of what's in the pack: copies of planning, guarentees,
lease, services charges, insurances and the draft contract are
things which the buyer has alwas asked the seller to supply.

And presumably your solicitor will still check these and charge you the
same as before. The fact that they were delivered to him in an envelope
with HIP written on it seems neither here nor there.

More to the point, this creates an window of opportunity for deception.

Say for example you know that a neighbour is about to make a planing
application that you anticipate may devalue your property, but is
unlikely to be opposed based on other similar local applications
succeeding. You quickly assemble your HIP before said application is
made. If the buyers solicitor now relies on the information in the HIP
rather than repeating all the searches contained in it, their client
stands to lose out.

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Cheers,

John.

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