Mus

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Vendors won't have to fork out hundreds of pounds to put there houses up for sale they will only need an epc.

The Zohan

Hi there,

What's an EPC?

stilover

HIP were never properlty going to work anyway, as if you were a buyer you'd still have to pay for a survey. Full survey should have been included for potential buyers to view.

Waste of time and money. Glad the Tories are scrapping them.

Luminous

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Me too, cannot wait for those to be scrapped. Shame you still need an EPC

Mus

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Hi Paul hope all is well mate an epc is energey performance certificate, I just feel sorry for everyone that will lose jobs and It will be intresting to see how things are affected in the housing Market. I think it's a great time if your a buyer as the Market will be flooded with properties. If your in the property game agent, broker or solicitor your buggered as so many people will be testing the Market. If banks don't start lending I can see property prices dropping again.

The Zohan

Hi there, yup well thanks, how are you and yours?

I am pretty sure someone on SN was training to provide HIP's to potential sellers - at thier own cost. It does seem a shame but i guess it wil lbenefit more people in the long run.

Energy Performance cert - ah Ha! that makes sense to have one, especially with the cost of energy these days.

The Trooper 1815

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Just forked out for one

Mus

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All good thanks mate,I had a vendor who is also pissed he forked out for one yesterday and he wasn't too happy at all. To be honest buyers don't even look at them it's a shame a lot of people will loose jobs now it's crazy.

Bram

Here in Scotland we have the buyers pack with a home survey supplied by vendor.

Having looked at a few investments over the last year I was glad these were brought in. Some of the flats gave you real pointers to some future investment required to bring up to standard, especially in one case woodworm in the loft rafters. This would effect valuation and any mortgage you wished to purchase well in my case anyway.

This was not welcomed on its start by Estate Agents and Lawyers and to an extent by valuers who were making a mint form cloned appraisals on same property. But I for one fully appreciate it allowed me time and little expense to compare properties quickly and with a inspection in place to assist. I would not fully trust them if going ahead but it is a aid at no expense to purchaser as it is a basic appraisal and sometimes not accepted by your mortgage lender.

The other point having heard on the news the HIP put of sellers. Well if you could not afford or want to do this you were not really a seller were they.

belliott69

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this must mean that part p is going downhill for the sparks as well as the hips was the big point for putting it foward.

Steve vRS

Our HIP last year was £200.

I bet the HIP providers will now charge £200 for the energy certificate.

Steve

Jay m A

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It was a joke, I paid £200 when the market was down and HIPs companys were desperate. The guy they sent out to do the EPC was clueless - asked me if the stud wall I'd put in was a cavity wall, lol.

thesyn

Hips kept to save face, I believe were originally drafted in part by Ed "golden *****" wife.

Myles

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I was speaking to a guy at golf today who is selling his cottage and 'invested' in a HIP just last week. Gutted.

Mus

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I think property prices will drop unless banks start lending, it's crazy they should of just left it alone or intruduced a similar system to the one in Scotland to speed up the process.

boomer

HIPS - just a scam to put up your council tax. Thank god that Liebour have been kicked out!

mb

Mus

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epc is a scam think sooner or later they will start banding houses and charge you accordingly

Funkii Munkii

Likewise

Just to add, after looking at it, it is the most basic of forms and I wondered what I had actually paid my money for because basically I had to fill in the majority of the info for them !

warrenm2

Thats because the UK Gvmt cant scrap it because the EU says we have to have it! They are powerless to repeal it. Simples!

Brought to you as part of the benefits of being in the EU - No. 4673 (pt B), amended

cookstar

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Paid for two in the last month. Never mind.

As for those losing their jobs, well if you have trained for this recently then it's your own fault, the Tories always said it was going to be scraped if they gained power.