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	HIP HIP Hooray… Home Information Packs take a back-step
	The Government’s introduction of the controversial Home Information Packs (HIPs) has now been pushed back until 1st August and will initially only affect 4 bedroom houses and larger.
	The new legal requirement for the packs has created a great deal of confusion for both property owners and the industry as a whole over recent months. Initially the Government required that HIPS would need to include Home Condition Reports.
	These are now optional but energy efficiency reports remain mandatory – despite their being only 520 fully trained energy assessors nationwide! Unsurprisingly, The Law Society deemed the situation "A complete shambles" after a government ruling in mid-May deciding that the packs should be ‘phased in’. The Law Society argued that for.the time being it was worth delaying the introduction of the packs rather than launching them.without the energy certificate and that the two-month delay would allow more time for energy assessors to be trained. The last minute turn-around has left many home owners very frustrated having put their homes on the market early to avoid the cost of providing a HIP.
	We can help advise property owners who wish to sell their homes after the 1st August deadline on what HIP information will now be required. If you would like to instruct us to prepare your HIP before you put your property up for sale, please call us for a no obligation quote: 020 8646 4885 or email us on legal@preuveneers.net Note: We work with a number of Estate Agents who take special care of our clients: see here for more information