Comments for HIP Code compliant packs must be top priority for agents at http://propertytalklive.co.uk , comment 1 to 4 out of 4 comments http://propertytalklive.co.uk Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:31:56 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://propertytalklive.co.uk/home-information-packs/676-hip-code-compliant-packs-must-be-top-priority-for-agents#comment-47 ..HIPs were meant to speed up transactions, werent they?...so why is it that a sale we have going through has stalled because of a lack of searches...searches which have been delayed by the fact the local authorities and utility companies can not cope with the increased demands brought about by this unwanted and ridiculous piece of legislation...Hip Hip NOT Hurray! - Andrew Vos Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:19:46 +0100 http://propertytalklive.co.uk/home-information-packs/676-hip-code-compliant-packs-must-be-top-priority-for-agents#comment-45 The PIQ was designed by amateurs and implemented by idiots - like the rest of the HIP. Mike Ockendon does not understand that no-one cares too much about the HIP code because the public vision of HIPs is that they are a useless tax on property sales. The Tories have promised to abolish them, and there will be sighs of relief all round when they do. AHIPP's position is perilous - its members need to start planning for a graceful exit, not bellyaching about the quality of their product. We all know that buyers' solicitors sensibly ignore the contents of the HIP. Adding the PIQ is a last minute cosmetic change which introduces problems for the seller, but helps the buyer scarcely at all. - Simon Evans Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:38:39 +0100 http://propertytalklive.co.uk/home-information-packs/676-hip-code-compliant-packs-must-be-top-priority-for-agents#comment-44 Sorry to be the one to tell you this Danny, but there is an online Property Information Questionnaire that gives you complete legal protection. You can use it irrespective of where you got your HIP from and even more galling for you, it is completely free to use. - James Shackleton Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:59:51 +0100 http://propertytalklive.co.uk/home-information-packs/676-hip-code-compliant-packs-must-be-top-priority-for-agents#comment-43 What nonsense. I just tried completing a PIQ with a so called HIP Code Compliant company and they did not have a clue how to help me complete the form. They recommended I go through it with a lawyer...which I did. The lawyer charged me £75 plus VAT. It would have been a lot easier and cheaper to go to a lawyer in the first place to order the HIP. - Danny Sampson Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:36:10 +0100