HIPS are hopeless …

We’ve all been saying it for ages - HIPS are hopeless!

As if we needed another study to tell us what we already knew.  For goodness sake, Gordon, give us a break and do away with this unnecessary red tape.  We don’t mind if you admit to making a mistake with their introduction - just come clean and save us all from this ridiculous paper shuffling.

If Birmingham Trading Standards found that 5 out of 6 packs are misleading homebuyers, what use are they?

Alex Sheppard, Sales Manager at Callaways Estate & Lettings Agents in Hove, East Sussex, told me:

‘Buying a house is one of the most important investments people make.  Vendors and buyers need to have absolute confidence in the information provided within a HIPS report, if it is to have any support.  At the moment, I don’t believe this is happening.  HIPS are an unwelcome expenditure for Vendors and I’ve yet to see a single seller who genuinely believes the HIPS report is going to make a difference to his potential purchase.’

Are you HIPping mad?  Tell us your experiences …