Industry news

Easier (press release)

More than a third (37%) of respondents did not know what the term 'conveyancing' meant. This rises to 57% of those who were currently renting and half (51%) ...

Small Business News (blog)

One obvious way to do this is to hire a professional conveyancing solicitors who can handle all legal aspects of the process, leaving you to worry about ...

Home Move

The decision by the coalition Government to scrap Home Information Packs (Hips) has resulted in a surge of properties being put up for sale. ...

Telegraph.co.uk

Mortgage lending has been given a boost following the abolition of Home Information Packs. It rose 15 per cent to £13.1 billion in June, up from £11.4

BBC News

This was driven, in part, by the decision to abolish Home Information Packs (Hips), the group said. "A shortage of stock has been one factor holding back ...

The Guardian (blog)

When home information packs (Hips) were scrapped in May, estate agents, solicitors and house sellers collectively sighed with relief: now normal business ...

Telegraph.co.uk

But the abolition of Home Information Packs has resulted in more homes coming onto the market, leading to a drop in values. Martin Ellis, an economist at ...

Daily Mail

By Sebastian O Kelly Home Information Packs (HIPs) were pointless, expensive and encouraged all kinds of mischief from jobsworth inspectors and predatory ...

Finance Markets (blog)

by Gill Montia Connells Survey & Valuation has reported a surge as seller confidence in June, the first clear month in which Home Information Packs have ...

The Business Insider

Estate agents have reported a sharp increase in instructions from new vendors following the recent abolition of HIPs, reinforcing the recent trend as more ...