Gross mortgage lending totaled an estimated £18.7 billion in October, almost 7% higher than what was an admittedly weak £17.5 billion lent in September according to new figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
The Association of Home Information Pack Providers (AHIPP) today called for the Government to re-introduce a ‘drop dead’ date of 1st April 2009 for Home Information Packs (HIPs) when they address the transitional arrangements which expire at the end of the year.
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The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA), the residential sales arm of the National Federation of Property Professionals (NFOPP), is calling on the government to help the property market by finally taking action on Home Information Packs (HIPs).
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This week the highly controversial Home Information Pack (HIP) will be celebrating its first birthday since its launch into the market place on 1st August 2007.
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Following the recent Government that Property Information Questionnaires (PIQ) could become the new mandatory element of HIPs, Peter Bolton King, Chief Executive of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) gave the questionnaires a cautious welcome.
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A proposal to further enhance the home buying and selling process for consumers by presenting information in a simpler way up front in a Home Information Pack, has been announced by the Government.
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The Association of Home Information Pack Providers (AHIPP) has called for the suspension of stamp duty on all house purchases with a value of less than £200,000.
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The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA), the residential sales arm of the National Federation of Property Professionals (NFOPP), is disappointed that first day marketing is not going to be scrapped completely, but welcomes the move by the Minister for Housing and Planning to work with the industry to make HIPs more effective.
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The government has announced that the final roll-out of its controversial home information pack (HIP) scheme will be delayed further.
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The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) is very concerned that the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) is trying to cover up much of the MORI research into the Home Information Pack Area Trials.
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The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) is infuriated that the Department for Communities and Local Government has decided to try to use agents as a scapegoat for the problems of HIPs.
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