HIP Providers Developing a Code of Practice

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Though the requirement for mandatory sellers' inspections has been pulled from the new law in the UK requiring mandatory home information packs (HIPS) for every transaction beginning in June 2007, voluntary home condition reports (HCR) are still going to be permitted and the British government is going to regulate all home inspectors.

A number of specialized firms have been developed in the UK to provide HIPS and have formed their own association - the Association of Home Information Pack Providers (AHIPPS) - which is developing it's own voluntary code of practice for it's members. To read the whole story, click here.