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Obtaining Conveyancing Searches

HIP-Consultant.co.uk — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:40:04 +0000

For the past few years obtaining the conveyancing searches has been the responsibility of the home information pack provider since the major ones, the local authority search and drainage & water search, were a compulsory part of it. Now that HIPs have been suspended the searches must be obtained by the purchaser (or his conveyancer). Searches [...] Related posts:

Sticking with your current energy provider could be costing you

HIP-Consultant.co.uk — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:41:12 +0000

When you moved into your current home, did you stay with the incumbent provider? If so, you could be £345 a year worse off on average according to recent research. If you’re one of the huge number of people who are still a customer of their original energy provider (The provider who is in charge of [...] Related posts:

Energy Assessors Assess New Challenges

HIP-Consultant.co.uk — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:59:01 +0000

Domestic energy assessors (DEAs) as a collective have felt that they have suffered a number of blows within the market place since the introduction of the EPC requirement. Since the removal of the HIP legislation they have seemingly been dealt further challenges as the market place changes further. Is this about to change? Many DEAs have [...] Related posts:

Time to Consider Buying Your Council Property?

HIP-Consultant.co.uk — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:49:53 +0000

The Right to Buy scheme, introduced under the Housing Act 1985, is a great way for council tenants to climb that all important first rung of the property ladder. It allows a qualifying tenant to purchase their council property at a significant discount. Tenants who could not otherwise afford to buy their own may find [...] Related posts:

A Guide to Mortgage Rescue Scheme

HIP-Consultant.co.uk — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:46:02 +0000

The government’s mortgage rescue scheme, which is not to be confused with commercial schemes which may describe themselves as mortgage rescue but are really sell to rent schemes, is a state funded, not for profit scheme which aims to help home owners stay in their homes where they would otherwise be repossessed and evicted. It can [...] Related posts:

Buying Rental Property To Let in 2010

HIP-Consultant.co.uk — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:50:16 +0000

Not so long ago it seemed just about everybody was jumping on the bandwagon, looking to make their fortune from property. Every time we turned on the television there was another program telling us what we should and shouldn’t do and how to get rich quick. Then along came the banking crisis, the bottom fell out [...] Related posts:

Guide to Home Repossession – Ins & Outs

HIP-Consultant.co.uk — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:59:11 +0000

What a lender needs to do before it can repossess a property, what happens when a house gets repossessed and what to do if your home is at risk from repossession Repossessions are an unfortunate consequence of any recession. It can be a terrifying and lonely ordeal and there is often nothing you can do to [...] Related posts:

So You Want to Evict a Tenant

HIP-Consultant.co.uk — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:43:35 +0000

Nobody wants to have to evict a tenant but unfortunately there is sometimes no option but to do so. When this happens the proper legal process must be followed to ensure the eviction is successful and the landlord is not guilty of an offence. Under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977, an act which prevents property [...] Related posts:

Five frequently asked conveyancing questions

HIP-Consultant.co.uk — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:35:48 +0000

In the context of house moves, conveyancing is the legal and administrative work associated with changing ownership of a property from one party to another. In practice it’s an umbrella term that includes exchanging contracts, transferring finances for the property and a host of other related tasks. Conveyancing is frequently identified as the most stressful aspect [...] Related posts:

Home owners can add thousands in value to their home

HIP-Consultant.co.uk — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:57:46 +0000

A recent survey of over 200 of the UK’s leading estate agents across the UK, carried out by leading property specialists movewithus, has revealed the top 14 ways in which home owners can add value to their property ahead of a sale. Based on the average house price, as reported by the Land Registry*, adding an [...] Related posts:

Government support for Home Owners