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Estate Agent HIP offers and terms
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Some agents are doing this.........some agents are doing that...........
blah...blah......blah..........
They are doing anything to try and make a few quid in a falling market.
The game is up and they, and all other VIs, are looking for a sacpegoat.
HIPs is the scapegoat.dolce vita's stock reply templates
#1. The people that run these "sell your house and rent back" companies are generally lying thieves and are best avoided
#2. This time next year house prices in general will be lower than they are now
#3. Cheap houses are a good thing not a bad thing0 -
dolce_vita wrote: »Some agents are doing this.........some agents are doing that...........
blah...blah......blah..........
They are doing anything to try and make a few quid in a falling market.
The game is up and they, and all other VIs, are looking for a sacpegoat.
HIPs is the scapegoat.
Can you shutup now please? The tripe you are posting tonight has nothing to do with the OPs genuine interest in something and affecting my enjoyent of reading the replies.
Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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dolce_vita wrote: »Some agents are doing this.........some agents are doing that...........
blah...blah......blah..........
They are doing anything to try and make a few quid in a falling market.
The game is up and they, and all other VIs, are looking for a sacpegoat.
HIPs is the scapegoat.
Like i have said, the agents i deal with want nothing to do with hips and dont want to make money from it. They are only doing what the law requires. I only deal with local independent agents, i have found its the dixons and the like who want to make money from it, agents i would have nothing to do with at the best of times!0 -
dolce_vita wrote: »Some agents are doing this.........some agents are doing that...........
blah...blah......blah..........
They are doing anything to try and make a few quid in a falling market.
The game is up and they, and all other VIs, are looking for a sacpegoat.
HIPs is the scapegoat.
blah blah blah.....have you actually got anything useful to add to this thread?
I think not!
I am not in the least bit interested in making money from HIPS......in fact the less I have to deal with them the better!My home is usually the House Buying, Renting and Selling Forum where I can be found trying to (sometimes unsucessfully) prove that not all Estate Agents are crooks. With 20 years experience of Sales/Lettings and having bought and sold many of my own properties I've usually got something to say
Ignore......check!0 -
Thanks to all contributors so far.
Average cost to punter seems to be around £400 including VAT.
'Free' HIPS being offered by agents using higher commission rate of 0.25%-0.5% above standard or negotiable rate.
HIPS via solicitors offer potential deal saving of £100-£150 if you use them for the conveyancing also (at what cost the conveyancing though...?).
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Any other examples appreciated please - especially anyone who has signed up to a 'free' HIP with their agent - what is the cost buried in the contract if you withdraw the property from sale?0
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