
May 19, 2010


The latest indicators are that HIPs are to be abolished by our new Government, echoing what property professionals have been arguing for years – that HIPs do not add anything of assistance to the conveyancing process and in some instances, even slow the process down!
EPCs are to remain however; good news for all those who spent thousands of pounds training to become Energy Performance Assessors. Personally, I have found the EPC the most useless part of the HIP pack from a conveyancing point of view. Although I understand they will continue in an attempt to improve energy efficiency, I have yet to speak to a client who has actually read, understood and actioned or proposed to action anything contained in the EPC.


