Houseladder.co.uk
Sell & Let Property Online Free
News Categories
News Archives
Free Property advert

Ahipp slams Tory Hip move

Posted: 02 Oct 2007 11:00:52 GMT

Property News - Ahipp slams Tory Hip move

The Association of Home Information Pack Providers (Ahipp) has criticised the Conservative Party over its pledge to scrap Home information packs (Hips).


The Association of Home Information Pack Providers (Ahipp) has criticised the Conservative Party over its pledge to scrap Home information packs (Hips).

During the party's conference in Blackpool, shadow housing minister Grant Shapps said that the Tories would get rid of the packs which have courted controversy since they were first proposed.

Mr Shapps told MPs: "The experts ridiculed them. The industry doesn't want them... and I can announce that the next Conservative government will scrap them."

The packs are a mandatory part of the home-selling process for properties with three or more bedrooms but the shadow housing minister said that they had failed to speed up the process of selling a home.

His comments and pledge to axe Hips have led to an angry reaction from Ahipp, with director general Mike Ockenden slamming the policy.

"Hips have been introduced to make the house buying process more transparent and quicker and this will benefit all buyers," he said.

"It will particularly help first-time buyers, a group of homebuyers that the Conservatives are supposed to be trying to help. Hips mean these cash strapped buyers have all the information they need up front, paid for by the vendor.

"On the one hand Mr Cameron is trying to help first-time buyers by removing the stamp duty burden, on the other he has stated his intention to disadvantage them by scrapping Hips. It doesn't seem to make sense," added Mr Ockenden.

© Houseladder Ltd


Advertise Your Property Here FREE!! 
Reach 400,000+ buyers & tenants every month.
List Your Property Free!
Advertise Your Property Free Now
ebook
FREE Property eBook worth £47! 
Packed with money saving tips for
buyers, sellers, tenants and landlords!
Claim FREE Property eBook Now!
house prices
Discover how much a property was ACTUALLY sold for!

PLUS find out how many properties were sold in each month, not just for the England and Wales, but also by postcode or your selected location.

Unlimited FREE access to House Price Data >>
Find The Real Price A Property Sold For!
House Prices

Enter Location
e.g. York or LS1

Claim Your FREE eBook and Save £1000s
ebook
Name
Email