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Which HIP pack provider?

gemmalouanna
gemmalouanna Posts: 456 Forumite
in House buying, renting & selling
Hello, just asking for any experiences/opinions on HIP pack providers.

I am looking to do it online to save on EA price.

I have had quotes from Hips4u and My hip home (£10 more but in my own town if this helps at all).

Which would you recommend/avoid?

Thanks
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  • waynehayes
    waynehayes Posts: 427 Forumite
    We used Hips4U and found it to be fine. Having said that, our buyers still had to fork out to have the searches done by their solicitor.
  • treacle32_2
    treacle32_2 Posts: 12 Forumite
    We have used hips4u, with no problems, very efficient.
  • not_loaded
    not_loaded Posts: 1,187 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Where they are is irrelevant. It’s a heap of paper that should be the same whoever supplies it.

    They should have the appropriate insurance cover to compensate for any mistakes they or their suppliers make. Check that!

    Other than that, I used https://www.budget-hips.com and they were fairly quick and efficient. The lowest price I could find at the time.
  • gemmalouanna
    gemmalouanna Posts: 456 Forumite
    not_loaded wrote: »
    Where they are is irrelevant. It’s a heap of paper that should be the same whoever supplies it.

    They should have the appropriate insurance cover to compensate for any mistakes they or their suppliers make. Check that!

    Other than that, I used www.budget-hips.com and they were fairly quick and efficient. The lowest price I could find at the time.

    Thanks for that I will have a look at the website you have suggested.
  • not_loaded
    not_loaded Posts: 1,187 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Just remember that nobody is the least bit interested in it anyway.

    :)
  • gemmalouanna
    gemmalouanna Posts: 456 Forumite
    not_loaded wrote: »
    Just remember that nobody is the least bit interested in it anyway.

    :)

    Very true -thats why I want it as cheap as possible.
  • dfarry
    dfarry Posts: 940 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I've used MyHipHome.. no problems at all.
  • gemmalouanna
    gemmalouanna Posts: 456 Forumite
    dfarry wrote: »
    I've used MyHipHome.. no problems at all.

    Thanks - how long did yours take to be completed?
  • dfarry
    dfarry Posts: 940 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Just over a week including the EPC survey (for marketing the property), then a few days later you get the full HIP including all the surveys and Water Board report (stuff mostly used by the solicitors).
  • mchale
    mchale Posts: 1,886 Forumite
    dfarry wrote: »
    I've used MyHipHome.. no problems at all.


    Ditto no probs
    ANURADHA KOIRALA ??? go on throw it in google.
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