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Q&A: What if I still want to have a Home Condition Report?

Lucia Adams, assistant property editor of The Times, explains what has changed.

The Association of Home Information Pack Providers (AHIPP) intends to introduce Hips, including a home condition report, from the end of this year.

Mike Ockenden, Director General of AHIPP said:

The fact that Hips will still happen on June 1st is good news for the consumer. A recent survey by an AHIPP member Your Move found that 85 per cent of consumers would welcome the Home Condition Report (HCR) as part of the pack - the Government’s decision to allow the HCR to be voluntary at the start is wholly unnecessary.It is our firm belief that there will be consumer demand for the HCR and it will become mandatory.

Posted by Bronwyn on August 15, 2006 03:06 PM |

Comments

That will all depend on whether the housing market becomes a 'buyers market' or not.

Posted by: Peter | August 19, 2006 07:14 PM

You are already able to have everything in the hips and more -simply phone an independent chartered surveyor for building survey much more useful

Posted by: Mark | August 20, 2006 07:52 AM

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