Home Information Packs

[Xan]

I have been looking for a company that could do me a deal on the Home Information Packs.Done a search on google and there is a lot of dodgy sites out there,i have had a quote of £250 plus VAT is this a dear price?

[Kymmy]

Best to ask the person who'll be doing the selling for you, they'll have a reliable option..

You meantion deal and packS as in plural...are you looking for it done on more than on home??

[Xan]

just the one house,the estate agent quoted me that price

[superbiatch]

It doesn't seem that bad considering my friend just paid £400 for hers. Do they have to be affiliated to any governing organisation or can any Tom, Dick or Harry just set up in business?

[AndyCambs]

Googlesearch threw up

www.HipManager.com HIPS from £152 plus VAT
http://www.hipsvault.co.uk HIPS from £174.00 plus VAT
http://www.reallymoving.com/quote-fo...ion-packs.aspx Get four quotes for HIPS

Any use?

[Xan]

done a google search my self and a lot of sites look very dodgy

[AndyCambs]

Alternatively - do it yourself
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndC...acks/DG_171802

Where you can get a HIP

If you need to get a HIP, you can choose any of the following options:

• get an estate agent to do it
• use a solicitor or a licensed conveyancer
• use a specialist HIP provider
• compile it yourself

[Xan]

i'll just pay the £250 thanks for the post

[Kymmy]

The problem with a lot of the cheapo HIP suppliers is that they might not do all the searches/surveys correctly and you end up with certificates and HIP pack that isn't really right.

The option of doing it yourself might sometimes look good but by the time you;ve paid for one off surveys the cost does add up and is sometimes a lot more than what an agent might get as he can get trade discounts..

As said £250 looks an OK price, I have seen a lot more and a lot less, just don't though go on a price and expect quality for a more expensive price.

You could go look at a few houses, pretend to be a buyer, gets lots of free coffee and biscuits and just mention that you've gotta sell your own house and ask who did thier HIP (will probably be printed on the HIP somewhere anyway )

[AndyCambs]

At the end of the day - is ANY HIP worth the money?
It was I think poorly thought out and depressed the market even more.

[Kymmy]

It's designed to protect the buyer, not the seller, as long as the HIP is done correctly then it'll do it's job.. also it's a one off survey instead of a survey done by each prospective buyer..

In the end the seller just factors in a few hundred into the price and everyones happy