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[Martin]

I understand you have now got them up there ? Well....what a load of c**p they are. £411 I paid for mine, just to be told that I don't have energy saving light bulbs, I have no insulation my loft ( he didn't even go up and crawl through my thick insulation), my double glazing is only average (it is absolutely wonderful, top grade stuff), I do not have secondary heating in any room (ignore my gas fire in the sitting room that is serviced regularly), my central heating system leaves a lot to be desired (so he says). I paid £411 for some turd to slag off my house in a big way.
You all know that when you look at a house you take notice of the things that matter (Let buyer beware), if there's anything you're not happy with then you don't commit yourself to spending a whole lot of money.
These H.I.P.'s are just another way for someone to make money, mainly our government.

And yes, I'm annoyed !

[Beachcomber]

I can only agree, Martin.

Now if the banks and building societies were to accept them then I could understand it a bit but as it is buyers still have to pay to have them do a survey before they'll lend on it as well.

[Martin]

Exactly, what a load of £$^%@### !!!! it all is.

[UP THE ROAD]

It's Just another way to make money out of people--and there is a time limit on it so if it doesn't sell quickly you will have to pay extra for any extensions. I am quite sure that there are people in the Government employed to think up schemes on how to bleed the hard working people of this country dry. There was nothing wrong with the old system of surveys-- a lot of solicitors are not happy with it either. Every week they come up with some daft scheme or other to try and recoup all the millions if not billions they have squandered of taxpayers money over the years.

[Beachcomber]

I remember reading somewhere that the fine for not having a HIP was only something like £250 whereas the HIP itself is anything from £400 to infinity. Hmmmmm...

[UP THE ROAD]

I wouldn't be at all surprised-nothing they do surprises me. A lot of people who have little or no equity in their house need this new fee like a hole in the head-imagine this added to your solicitor's fees. I swear one day they will pass a vote to charge us for the fresh air we breathe-nil charge to us in the City as it is mostly car fumes we inhale-would put a laughing Smiley on here but for some reason they don't work.