Archive for May, 2008

Property market stable but consumer confidence still shaky

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »

Members of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) reported that the picture is still very regional but elements of the market are stabilising. Members reported stability in the sales ... Read more..

vlume is launched

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in News, Other business | No Comments »

I am proud to announce that my brother and the other founders have launched their new website, vlume. vlume aims to bring together a large community of people, who will then ... Read more..

Increase in HIPS ordered from private home sellers

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 Posted in HIP trends | No Comments »

HIP-Consultant.co.uk have seen a big upturn in the level of direct instructions we have recieved. So why is this? - this is a question we have asked within our team, I ... Read more..

Landlords the time is approaching

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 Posted in EPC, Landlords | No Comments »

From 1 October 2008 all homes being let will be required to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). The complexities of this legislation seems yet to be fully ... Read more..

Blogs

Saturday, May 17th, 2008 Posted in Blogs | No Comments »

I have recently been carrying out alot of research around SEO and reading what can help improve our website's exposure. I have used many invaluable tips found on other blog ... Read more..

Government support for Home Owners

Friday, May 9th, 2008 Posted in Home Information Packs, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

A new £10 million package of measures to support home owners who may be facing difficulties with their mortgage, is announced today by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling ... Read more..

Home Information Packs - benefiting consumers

Thursday, May 8th, 2008 Posted in Home Information Packs, News | No Comments »

The Government today announced a package of measures to help ensure consumers are seeing the vital information in Home Information Packs and are receiving a higher standard of service in ... Read more..

NAEA supports measures to improve industry

Thursday, May 8th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

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 ... Read more..

AHIPP Statement

Thursday, May 8th, 2008 Posted in Home Information Packs | No Comments »

The Association of Home Information Pack Providers (AHIPP) has welcomed today’s statement by Housing Minister, Caroline Flint. The extension of the transitional arrangements covering first day marketing and leasehold documentation is ... Read more..

First day of marketing extended

Thursday, May 8th, 2008 Posted in Home Information Packs | No Comments »

As anticipated the 1st day of marketing exception has been extended for HIP provision. Read the Home Information Pack news release which details this amongst other proposed measures. I would have welcomed ... Read more..