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Interview with Keith Jones of ECMK

HIP-Consultant.co.uk — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:51:07 +0000

Keith Jones operations director of ECMK ltd has kindly obliged to answers a few of our questions in the latest series of interviews with leading HIP and EPC industry figures. Q 1 NHER produced some great research in relation to non-compliance of Commercial EPCs recently. Do you have any other similar research you are undertaking at [...] Related posts:

The buy to let king’s secret; avoids flats

HIP-Consultant.co.uk — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:59:59 +0000

Interested in property? be sure to watch this great interview if you have not seen it with Renegade Economist and the ‘man who owns 900 houses’, it is sure to make you smile. The interview is full of some great quotes which can certainly not be described as politically correct. However, Fergus Wilson could not be [...] No related posts.

Daily Express acknowledge oversupply of energy assessors

HIP-Consultant.co.uk — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:38:25 +0000

The Daily Express have responded to complaints about an article where they discussed the possibility of becoming a property professional including various roles within the energy assessor industry. We recently wrote about the complaints raised, Training as a property professional - energy assessors express outrage. Two professional organisations, the Institute of Domestic Energy Assessors (IDEA) and [...] Related posts:

Have Personal Local Authority Searches Improved?

HIP-Consultant.co.uk — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:54:22 +0000

There has been a rise in the number of personal search companies which many attribute to the Home Information Pack industry though some are gaining poor reputations; is this justified and is it fair that the whole industry is tainted in the same manner? As a Home Information Pack Provider; at the outset we sourced a [...] Related posts:

Training as a property professional - energy assessors express outrage

HIP-Consultant.co.uk — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:46:42 +0000

Domestic Energy Assessors are wondering if there will be ever any reporting of their industry that they feel represents ‘real’ life by the main stream journalists after an article in the Daily Express. The Daily Express recently publish an ‘article’ by Ben West titled ‘Assess your options’ with prominent advertising and details of training companies offering [...] Related posts:

Quidos produce Commercial EPC Compliance Report

HIP-Consultant.co.uk — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:08:45 +0000

Quidos’s report was initially distributed to over 4000 contacts on Monday, including commercial property agents, Trading Standards offices, commercial energy assessors, accreditation schemes, Government departments (CLG and DECC) and industry press. Survey highlights compliance rates of just 22% with recent commercial energy legislation Landlords show reluctance to commission surveys amidst depressed market conditions Trading standards officers to use [...] Related posts:

Why now is the time to buy property

HIP-Consultant.co.uk — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:05:24 +0000

Investors have identified that now is an opportune time to invest in property. A recent survey conducted by the Property Investor Show & OPP Live reveals that while only 16.1 per cent of investors purchased UK or overseas property in the last six months, over double this number intend to invest in property in the [...] Related posts:

Interview with Philip Salaman of Quidos

HIP-Consultant.co.uk — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:39:47 +0000

Mr Philip Salaman managing director of Quidos has kindly obliged to answers a few of our questions. Q 1 NHER produced some great research in relation to non-compliance of Commercial EPCs recently. Do you have any other similar research you are undertaking at present and when could we expect to see the results? We have conducted recent [...] Related posts:

Upgrade your boiler and heating system for the winter?

HIP-Consultant.co.uk — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:57:03 +0000

If you have a boiler and heating system older than about 10 years you really should consider upgrading the boiler and hopefully the following will provide some food for thought. As gas and electric prices continue to rise with recent reports that they could possibly be 60 % higher by 2020 if not sooner. Now is [...] Related posts:

Grants Shapps - Strong Foundations or Weak Understanding?

HIP-Consultant.co.uk — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:56:40 +0000

With the conservative’s conference now finished and the focussed rallying of political troops coming to a natural lull we now see further reflection of the speeches and recently published papers. Grant Shapps always provides some interest though feel he often lacks solid reasoning and/or alternatives to areas he dislikes. He is undoubtedly advised on certain areas [...] Related posts: