Trade guilds against HIPs?

Posted by Justin on Mar 7, 2009 in Abaddons Musings, conveyancing, HIPs, lawyers, legal system | 0 comments Entrenched interests always fight change – see Seth’s Blog – which may be why so many vested interests undermine Home Information Packss (apart from the fact that their implementation was, and remains, crap, of course!)In addition, those who are merely competent will resist change, because it undermines their competenceHowever, I do find that a well-prepared HIP (with, for...
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Uh-oh! Here comes trouble! (With added acronyms)

Posted by Justin on Feb 10, 2009 in Abaddons Musings, conveyancing, estate agents, legal system, PIQs | 0 comments 6 April 2009 is coming – the date from which house (and flat) sellers must have a complete Home Information Pack (HIP) in place before their property can be marketed The HIP must contain – an indexan Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) – or, for newbuilds, a Predicted Energy Assessment (PEA) – though marketing can start without these documents 14 days after their request if they are not...
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Why this blog?

Posted by Justin on Feb 4, 2009 in Abaddons Musings, conveyancing, legal system, small towns, Tenterden | 0 comments At the end of last year, I decided that I should start a blog, and have at last done something about it.I do not delude myself that I have anything of particular interest to others on most topics that most bloggers (especially male bloggers) seem to want to blog – or rant – about, and this is not intended to be that sort of blog.However, I do have concerns about various changes I...
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