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Green loans for homes could push up property prices 08 March, 2010

The Guardian

"If pay-as-you-save is to be secured against the property and transferable to future owners, this raises questions about how the conveyancing process may ...

Call for fees 'Transparency' 08 March, 2010

Coventry Telegraph

... service charges in leasehold property; commission on letting renewals; commission on home information packs (HIP) and energy performance certificates; ...

Market watch: It's time to end agents' kickbacks and their rip-off fees 08 March, 2010

Daily Mail

And the same grisly, 'squeeze 'em till they're dry' mind-set applies to estate agency mortgage broking, Home Information Pack provision and surveyors' ...

HIP abolition will cost home buyers more 08 March, 2010

Introducer Today

“The main reason for the increase is the rise in the cost of personal property searches, as according to Alan Thorogood, chief executive of STL Group, ...

HBS to pay enhanced fees for conveyancing referrals 25 February, 2010

Mortgage Solutions

Sale and compliance system Home Buyer Systems (HBS) will pay its users enhanced fees for conveyancing referrals under a new scheme entitled “Quid Pro Quo”. ...

Taking the fear out of HIPs 25 February, 2010

AboutMyArea

When HIPs were first introduced the media damned them and frightened the home seller into believing that the HIP would cost about a thousand pounds. ...

Estate agents could face industry shake-up 25 February, 2010

BBC News

More controversial has been the introduction of Home Information Packs in England and Wales, or Home Reports in Scotland. The latest market study - due to ...

Lack of property boosts asking prices 25 February, 2010

Inside Housing

... the ban on marketing properties until a Home Information Pack had been prepared in part constrained the number of properties for sale in January 2009. ...

New service from MDA SearchFlow will allow law firms to assess flood risk ... 12 February, 2010

Response Source

The Company provides a one-stop shop for sending and receiving property searches and Home Information Pack (HIP) content for legal professionals, ...

HIPs have not affected the property market 12 February, 2010

Mortgage Introducer

Mike Ockenden, director general, AHIPP, commented: "Grant Shapps has consistently blamed HIPs for stifling the property market but as yet another set of ...

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