Archive for 2008
Stamp duty, the answer?
Thursday, August 7th, 2008 Posted in Property Market | 5 Comments »
The Government is looking at a 'rescue' package for the current suffering housing market. The government has pledged to "help people with housing" though has yet to announce the measures ... Read more..Finding your next home
Thursday, August 7th, 2008 Posted in Property Market | 3 Comments »
Finding your next house to make your home used to be the first item on many peoples list in the house buying process though this has certainly changed. It is ... Read more..Breaking of HIP laws
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 Posted in Home Information Packs, News, Property Market | 11 Comments »
This week has been eventful for sure in the continued life of Home Information Packs. HIPS are now 1 year old and news headlines continue to be made from the ... Read more..Guide to buying your next home
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008 Posted in Property Market | 3 Comments »
Over the next few weeks HIP-Consultant.co.uk will be compiling our guide to buying your next home. There are many guides to buying a home that have been written though as we ... Read more..HIPS your Birthday
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Home Information Packs, News | 1 Comment »
Home Information Packs (HIPS) are now a year old this week. The past year certainly has been controversial at times for HIP packs as the legislation has been rolled out; ... Read more..Problems getting a mortgage
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Posted in Financial Products, Property Market | 2 Comments »
Where is the UK mortgage market at present and where is this financial market heading? The reports in the press now detail many bad news stories for the housing market ... Read more..Energy price rises anticipated
Friday, July 25th, 2008 Posted in Energy Saving, EPC, Financial Products, News | 6 Comments »
Energy prices continue to rise and there seems to be no signs of them slowing. Channel 4 News recently reported that an independent report commisioned by Centrica shows that ... Read more..Carsberg Review
Thursday, July 10th, 2008 Posted in Home Information Packs, News | Comments Off on Carsberg Review
The Carsbergy Review, written by the author Sir Bryan Carsberg is recommending a number of reforms for the property buying and selling industry of the residential property sector in England ... Read more..Considering training as a domestic energy assessor (DEA)?
Saturday, July 5th, 2008 Posted in Energy Assessors, Energy Saving, EPC | Comments Off on Considering training as a domestic energy assessor (DEA)?
Training as a domestic energy assessor (DEA) may seem like a good opportunity but it is essential to gain a good understanding of the market place prior to entering into ... Read more..Energy Performance Certificate recommendations
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in Energy Saving, EPC | 3 Comments »
The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) makes recommendations and this is becoming more widely familiar as the EPBD legislation is becoming further understood and implemented. HIP-Consultant.co.uk welcomes the national EPC awareness ... Read more..Landlords will need EPCs to market property
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 Posted in EPC, Landlords | Comments Off on Landlords will need EPCs to market property
Landlords and managing agents are now acting on the EPC requirements of the EPBD legislation ahead of the 1st October. We recently posted about Landlords EPC requirements and wanted to ... Read more..