Official: Home Information Packs have failed

A secret Government report has condemned Home Information Packs (HIPs) as "a waste of time".

The damning report, only made public because of a Parliamentary Question from the Conservatives, savages Labour's flagship housing policy.

Grant Shapps, the Shadow Minister for Housing, said Labour had been "caught red-handed" trying to hide this damning indictment of Home Information Packs.

And he promised a Conservative Government would abolish this unnecessary piece of red tape:

"Home Information Packs have served to undermine the housing market, increased the cost of buying and selling a home and discouraged speculative sellers."

Almost 4,000 buyers, sellers and estate agents across the country were surveyed for the Government report.

Comments

HIPs said…
There is conflicting information and reports on HIPs for sure.

Some HIP changes were recently made including the Property Information Questionnaire (P.I.Q.)

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