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	<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>HIP-Consultant.co.uk welcomes guest writers</title>
		<link>http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/2008/08/28/hip-consultantcouk-welcomes-guest-writers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HIP-Consultant.co.uk&#8217;s blog is gaining a modest readership from both industry professionals and the genral public a like. Over the coming weeks, months and years we will be opening our doors to guest writers with particular experience, specialism and knowledge in their given field.
We are excited about the prospect and feel it will provide an extra [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Domestic Energy Assessor (DEA) and Home Inspectors numbers updated</title>
		<link>http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/2008/08/27/domestic-energy-assessor-dea-and-home-inspectors-numbers-updated/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/2008/08/27/domestic-energy-assessor-dea-and-home-inspectors-numbers-updated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After our recent article,  should i train as a domestic energy assessor? which has received a massive number of comments and strength of feeling within the responses; we have decided to follow this up with the latest announcement by the Government.
The Government periodically announces combined numbers of Domestic Energy Assessors and Home Inspectors and breaks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NAEA and RICS ask for review of HIPs</title>
		<link>http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/2008/08/26/naea-and-rics-ask-for-review-of-hips/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/2008/08/26/naea-and-rics-ask-for-review-of-hips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is fair to say that the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) have never been the greatest admirers of Home Information Pack legislation. It is envisaged that this week they will combine efforts when putting their views forward to the Government to attack HIPS once again.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Property Information Questionnaire (P.I.Q.)</title>
		<link>http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/2008/08/08/property-information-questionnaire-piq/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/2008/08/08/property-information-questionnaire-piq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/?p=45</guid>
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The Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ) has been announced as one of the next steps in progressing the Home Information Pack which will add further information and benefits to the existing HIP.
The Communities and Local Government has issued a consultation document as part of the new planned &#8216;mandatory&#8217; documents. The consultation contains the following parts:

the leasehold [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stamp duty, the answer?</title>
		<link>http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/2008/08/07/stamp-duty-the-answer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/2008/08/07/stamp-duty-the-answer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Housing market]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/?p=52</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Government is looking at a &#8216;rescue&#8217; package for the current suffering housing market.   The government has pledged to &#8220;help people with housing&#8221; though has yet to announce the measures and is still working on the exact policy. One of the proposed measures which is being speculated upon is maybe to reduce, freeze or possibly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding your next home</title>
		<link>http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/2008/08/07/finding-your-next-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Housing market]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[buying a house]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[selling a house]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/?p=40</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 essential one finds the level of money that you can borrow (&#8217;mortgage promise&#8217;) prior to your house search, otherwise you could be spending time and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking of HIP laws</title>
		<link>http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/2008/08/03/breaking-of-hip-laws/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/2008/08/03/breaking-of-hip-laws/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/?p=42</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 debate on Home Information Packs (HIPS). Recently, significant reports of non-compliance of the legislation have come to light and been acknowledged by leading figures involved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guide to buying your next home</title>
		<link>http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/2008/08/02/guide-to-buying-your-next-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/2008/08/02/guide-to-buying-your-next-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 07:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Housing market]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/?p=39</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 are all well aware the market is not as buoyant as it has been in recent times. Often these guides have been written in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HIPS your Birthday</title>
		<link>http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/2008/07/30/hips-your-birthday/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/2008/07/30/hips-your-birthday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[HIP News]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/?p=41</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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; which lets be honest was to be expected. Home information packs have been reported upon as often is the case in the UK press with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Problems getting a mortgage</title>
		<link>http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/2008/07/29/problems-getting-a-mortgage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/2008/07/29/problems-getting-a-mortgage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial Products]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Housing market]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[buying a house]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[mortgages]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/?p=36</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 and that the mortgage sector is going through what must feel like to many as a dramatic re-assessment of it practices and lending procedures.
As many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy price rises anticipated</title>
		<link>http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/2008/07/25/energy-price-rises-anticipated/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/2008/07/25/energy-price-rises-anticipated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Energy Saving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 gas prices are set to rise 70% from current costs.
Is this yet another catalyst for consumers to further look at how they utilise their gas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carsberg Review</title>
		<link>http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/2008/07/10/carsberg-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/2008/07/10/carsberg-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[HIP trends]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/?p=32</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 and Wales.
The Carsberg Review was commissioned by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) and the Association of [...]]]></description>
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