Where to buy a cheap HIP?

ler01kjh

Hi,
Planning to put my house on the market soon, and the agent we are planning to use requires us to buy our own Home Information Pack. This is then refunded on completion (minused from the 1.25%+vat charge). They will do it for us, but it costs £350, which is a bit excessive.

So I'm looking for a cost-effective HIP provider, to meet the basic legal requirements for 3-bed semi, nothing more.

Any comments appreciated.

baby_frogmella

Hi

My property has just gone on the market and i used http://www.southwalesdeas.co.uk/
for the HIP.

They charge £246 for a HIP (incl VAT) and it normally takes about 5 working days to complete. Once you have placed an order, you can track progress on https://www.hipfolio.co.uk by entering your postcode.

Hope this helps

confused31_2

I used these http://hipsandhcrs.co.uk/, they are cheap and there are no tie ins.

They send it you electronically and a hard copy.

A lot of the people round by me are tied in with their estate agents as they have their hip pack with them.

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ler01kjh

baby_frogmella wrote: »

Hi

it normally takes about 5 working days to complete.

Thank you both; really helpful. When you say it takes 5 working days, within that time does someone come around to check what lightbulbs we have etc. as part of the energy report?

baby_frogmella

ler01kjh wrote: »

Thank you both; really helpful. When you say it takes 5 working days, within that time does someone come around to check what lightbulbs we have etc. as part of the energy report?

Yep within 48 hrs of placing your order, you will get a call from a locally based energy assessor and you can arrange a suitable time for him/her to come over.

Tebacious_C

what does the inspection by your energy assessor actually entail? to the people that have posted HIPS providers they have used, have you now sold your houses? were the HIPS fine? the HIPs just seems an unecessary hassle, i just want it done as cheaply as pos but ensuring everything i have to have in it is done

nutmegman

Tebacious_C wrote: »

what does the inspection by your energy assessor actually entail? to the people that have posted HIPS providers they have used, have you now sold your houses? were the HIPS fine? the HIPs just seems an unecessary hassle, i just want it done as cheaply as pos but ensuring everything i have to have in it is done

I used my local solicitor £300 inc VAT and i dont pay him until i sell my house, EA was 399+VAT

Tebacious_C

thanks for that, however my local solicitor is charging more and to be honest ive seen them for £250 inc vat and i dont want to pay any more than is necessary as its already expensive enough selling and buying. anyone have a Company they can reccoemnd and have had a good experience with so to speak?

Financial_Savvy

I paid £300 + VAT (£351) from the EA but I own it.

Although it has been 4 weeks and I haven't seen it.

PC_Dan

Hi guys,

It seems that people charge whatever the hell they want when it comes to HIP fees. Considering it's a required Government package that is required by law, then surely there should be set fees when it comes to HIP. I have recently been speaking to a very well known estate agents and they wanted to charge me 400 + VAT for a HIP. I promptly told them where to jog on.

I have just typed 'buy a hip' into the search engine g**gle and, apart from giving me the opportunity to buy prosthetic body parts, I can see at the top, HIP for 158 + VAT. May be a dodgy site, but I checked it out and it appears legit.

My advise is, ring around and spend some time on the net having a look. It's expensive enough moving home without having to pay more than we should for a pathetic government certificate that shows naff all quite frankly! :mad:

david29dpo

Just bear in mind its a document for your buyers solicitor and most will simply bin most parts of a cheap HIP, !!!!ing your buyers off in the process.