Colin Smithson-Connelly, Chairman of the Independent Pack Providers Association (IPPA) joins us to discuss the finer points of Home Information Packs, their future and what more they could offer property conveyancing.
Interview with chairman of IPPA Colin Smithson-Connelly – Part 1
March 15th, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Home Information Packs, Interviews, Property Conveyancing | 10 Comments »
Tesco & Spicerhaart launches iSold.com
March 4th, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Property Market, Property Portals | 25 Comments »
The much anticipated online estate agency offering from Tesco and SpiceHaart will be launched today in Bristol. Tesco’s previous attempt to enter the property market was adversely affected with legal challenges from the outset and eventually sold to their partner in this new venture SpicerHaart.
Grant Shapps to change Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) delivery?
March 4th, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Energy Saving, EPC | 16 Comments »
Energy Performance Certificates are required before marketing can commence for both rental and sales of properties within the UK. Anyone who has recently sold their house would have had an EPC carried out as part of the Home Information Pack.
Landlord Licencing – Why Residential Management Needs It
March 2nd, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Guest Articles, Landlords, Property Conveyancing | Comments Off on Landlord Licencing – Why Residential Management Needs It
There is currently plenty of opposition to the idea of private landlord licencing by their powerful lobby organisations with objections ranging from a blanket ‘we don’t need any more legislation’ to ‘it’s just a scheme to make more money out of landlords’.
New green strategy to overhaul Britain’s homes
March 2nd, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Energy Saving, Press Releases | 6 Comments »
Today the Department of Energy and Climate Change have released the following information on their green strategy.
Paving the way for ‘pay as you save’ green finance to make energy efficiency pay from day one.
- Up to 7 million British households to benefit from eco upgrades by 2020
- Up to 65,000 jobs in the green home industry
- Energy companies and local authorities to join forces to help consumers
- New standards for social and rented accommodation to be proposed
NAEA reconciliation with HIPs as OFT report is questioned?
February 25th, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Home Information Packs, News, Property Market | 7 Comments »
The recent OFT report into estate agency has led Gary Smith, president of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) to write an open letter to the Office of Fair Trading regarding possible loosening of regulations to further facilitate the involvement of Tesco in the property market.
Estate Agents – Damned if you do and if you don’t
February 22nd, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Home Information Packs, Property Conveyancing, Property Market | 6 Comments »
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has carried out a year long investigation into standards in the industry and reported largely positive findings, which has surprisingly been responded to with negative comments from the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA)? Estate Agents have picked up an unenviable reputation over time which has stuck with them for sure but is it really still justified?
Property Professionals in Administration – Next Steps
February 18th, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Energy Assessors, EPC, News | 36 Comments »
Since the ‘renowned’ training provider Property Professionals went into administration there has been a flurry of people and organisations offering advice, guidance and support.
Is This What London Will Look Like in 2012?
February 15th, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Guest Articles, Property Market | 4 Comments »
On a global scale, the United Kingdom simply doesn’t compete with having any significantly tall buildings. In fact, the UK’s tallest building is not even a third as high as the world’s tallest man made structure (Burj Khalifa – Dubai).
Interview with Brian Scannell of NHER – part 2
February 10th, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Energy Assessors, Energy Saving, EPC, Home Information Packs, Interviews | 4 Comments »
Brian Scannell of NHER and managing director of National Energy Services (NES) Ltd continues with further thoughts towards our questions in part 2 of the interview.
Q10 Do you support the current HIP legislation and if it was ‘scrapped’ what impact do you envisage it will have on your members?
I certainly support the original aspirations of the HIP – ensuring that reliable information on a property was available at the time of marketing. It is an absolute tragedy that the most directly beneficial component to consumers – the Home Condition Report – was made voluntary and, to all intents and purposes, killed.
Interview with Brian Scannell of NHER – part 1
February 8th, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Energy Assessors, Energy Saving, EPC, Interviews | 7 Comments »
Brian Scannell of NHER and managing director of National Energy Services (NES) Ltd joins us to answer our questions in a two part interview.
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