Hips Delayed Til 1 August

sortofok

Forget about the shoddy planning and implementation. That's for another debate. Everyone would have just muddled through.

The problem is this :

They (RICS and Government) are looking for anything they can to cover up this charade that they have contributed to.
i.e. HPI is good. HPC is bad.

No HIP no HPC

All they are doing is trying to delay the inevitable and looking for scapegoats.

They know the game is up.

And so do I

benood

justaquickie wrote: »

I wrote to Yvette Cooper seeking reassurance. The reply I received is frankly patronizing, arrogant and dismissive and doesn't address any of the issues I raised
justaquickie.

Go on give us a laugh and post her reply on here.

sortofok

Well said dannyboy

hotuk

Does this mean we have now until 1st of August to have the property on to the market to avoid HIP?
And is it 6 months from 1st August if you do not sell then you have to have the HIP pack? so would have to get the HIP done in February


Thanks

nej

At first I was relieved as I don't have to rush my house on to the market by next week... then I was annoyed, as our house is a 4-bed (3 plus a loft conversion), but not a "large house" as defined by wotsername, the MP bird.

Still, gives us a bit of breathing space.

Now I have to decide if one of the rooms is in fact a Study/Play-room/Music Studio/Dressing Room/Upstairs reception room/Photography dark-room/Closet/Larder or Gymnasium.

courtjester

hotuk wrote: »

Does this mean we have now until 1st of August to have the property on to the market to avoid HIP?
And is it 6 months from 1st August if you do not sell then you have to have the HIP pack? so would have to get the HIP done in February

Depends on what Ruth Kelly drafts as changes to the existing regulations. I wouldn't bet that the grace period will be put back, this might still be set at 1 January 2008 (4 months), but only for 4 bedroom houses until they get more energy inspectors trained... or until this government change direction again which is occuring roughly once per week on current reckoning :rolleyes:

stiffnuts69

sortofok wrote: »

Our lying, thieving government have been bought off by the RICS and other lobby groups and vested intersts in the housing market.

They were convinced that HIPS would kill the golden goose. You see people who have made 20, 50, 100, whatever grand for doing nothing but buy a house a few years ago would not part with £400. Oh no that's extortionate and will cause a crash in prices. And we can't have that.

Forgetting for a moment that these people would save the money at the other end, Do you honestly believe this would cause a crash?

Do you honestly believe the government?

Unfortunately they cannot see beyond the next 3 months let alone plan for a generation.

And besides none of their policies would make a blind bit of difference.

The crash will come when more and more young professional people are denied the opportunity of home ownership. (soon)
The crash will come when banks stop lending ridiculous amounts of money for average properties. (soon)
The crash will come when people's extrvagant debt-ridden lifestyle comes tumbling down. (soon)
The crash will come soon.

:T :T :T

Hit the nail well and truely on the head its already started but you will see the true effects in about 2009.

Im not talking about house price crash rubbish thing. What you have said which I have highlighted in bold is so very true. We are entering new era of economical and political instability. The true effects wont show till about 2009.

meanmachine_2

This is the worst possible outcome for the market.

Now sellers don't know what to do - or what might be around the corner.

I suspect there'll still be increased supply as sellers fear some kind of fuzzy deadline in the near future.

I do think, post-June, though, there would have been a massive supply shortage - especially with just 500 inspectors trained up!

tdibaja

I doubt the effect's going to be long-lived, whatever happens. The cost of HIPs can't be the issue, just add it on... the added hassle is another thing altogether.

Selling a property's not as quick a decision as, say, selling a car. Whatever the deadline, people are going to have a lot of other "usual" reasons for either selling or not selling.

Having said all that, I think the HIPs are an awful idea, and definitely won't be helping the buying & selling process.



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withabix

Yet more egg on face for Tony the Liar and his puppet Gordon the Thief.

HIPs won't get extended, as Tony's Cronies won't be in government for long enough.