A PROPERTY solicitor at Bury-based Clough & Willis has welcomed the scrapping of the Home Information Packs (Hips).
Lorraine Stratton-Webb, a partner with the Manchester Road firm, said: “They were introduced in 2007 against the strong advice of both the Law Society and by many experts, including ourselves. The idea and intention were both good, in theory.
“The other key role of HIPs was to enable the housing stock in the UK to be energy-rated via an energy performance certificate. No-one would disagree that they are of use so they have been retained at an average cost of £60.”
She added: “ The scrapping of HIPs is good news for sellers who no longer have to spend hundreds of pounds for a bundle of papers that very few people look at. ”
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