Home Information Packs (HIPs) The Facts

Eyesparky

The actual EU legislation requires an energy certificate every 10 years and is not intended to apply to historic buildings (ie. mostly new builds or major re-modeling of large buildings). This is true of rentals too i.e. aimed at large scale rentals such as apartment blocks etc. not single dwelling shared lets etc. Additionally, in such cases where a number of properties are mostly similar e.g. a 2 bed flat in a large block, the energy efficiency rating for all the flats can be taken from testing one of similar layout.

What the government are doing with energy efficiency legislation and HIPS in general has nothing to do with improving the energy efficiency of the UK housing stock and everything to do with raising data for future council tax reclassification.

Gnid

I agree with Eyesparky. The Government is, yet again, trying again to market a product under a veil of deceit.

The energy efficiency rating is definitiely used by the Government to obtain data and then levy new taxes or something to the property as previous posters have said.

The HIP does nothing to help the buyer or the seller in achieveing their main aim (i.e. completing the sale quicker).

UK is the worst country in terms of timing between the start and finish of a retail property transaction.

Xbigman

Interesting energy website mentioned earlier. Here is my not too helpfull reply.

Home Energy Report
Dear Mr Xbigman,
Your home energy report
Thank you for taking the time to complete our home energy check questionnaire.
From the information you provided, we are pleased to tell you that your home already has all of the
major improvements that we would recommend to help save you energy and money. However,
there may be more that you can do and we have included some information on other things you can
consider, which will help you save energy and help prevent climate change.
If you have any questions or would simply like some more information or impartial advice, please call
us free on 0800 512 012 or visit https://www.saveyour20percent.co.uk.
Yours sincerely,
Sarah Finnigan
Energy Efficiency Advisor
The CENTREs

So I presume I would get a good energy certificate rating then?
Regards



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Optimist

One has to hope that the legal challenge for a judicial review by The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) goes through or MPs manage to kick it out today when they debate it

Ruth Kelly called RICS "anti-consumer and anti-green". Good grief !!

mystic_trev

Snow_Dog wrote: »

Crash Gordon has so far refused to be drawn on the issue of HIPS and that just shows how thorny the problem is for him as he usually manages to get his sticky fingers into most things that don't have anything to do with his office.

Apparentley he said they're a good idea and have his full backing (yesterday) I noticed there's nothing in todays news about it!

prudryden

Will the newly licensed "Inspectors" be required to have legal liability insurance? Or will they be covered by a Gov't program of some sorts?

Optimist

prudryden wrote: »

Will the newly licensed "Inspectors" be required to have legal liability insurance? Or will they be covered by a Gov't program of some sorts?

They are not even required to carry an official ID so highly doubtful.