Estate Agents...

How Will Home Information Packs Affect My Business?
The introduction of Home Information Packs (Hips) from 2007 will be the single biggest challenge Estate Agents have ever faced. The turmoil caused in the Mortgage Industry following it’s regulation by the FSA, should be seen as proof enough that forward planning will be needed to ensure Hips introduction causes as little impact on the smooth running of your business as possible.

The main area of concern for most Estate Agents appears to be the speed the packs can be obtained, remember it is likely to be illegal to begin marketing a property for sale without a fully prepared Home Information Pack in place. This could mean a delay of several weeks for the ill prepared Estate Agent thus allowing your competitors an advantage if they can obtain the Home Information Packs (Hips) earlier.

How can I prepare for the introduction of Home Information Packs?
Home Information Packs (Hips) are coming and they are coming soon, from the time of writing this article (April 2005), how long has gone by? 1 month, 3 months, 6 months or even longer? Now is the time to start planning. We fully realise you are busy and it still seems a long way off until Home Information Packs (Hips) become law but with a small amount of time set aside each month you can become better informed and feel ready to cope come H-Day (Short for Home Information Pack Day).

There are countless opportunity’s for Estate Agents with the introduction of Home Information Packs (Hips) it is up to you to seize them, to quote Winston Churchill “the Pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, the optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty”.

How Can The Home Information Packs Company Help?
The Home Information Packs Company (Hipsco) will provide regular updates via email to all its registered members to ensure you are fully up to speed with the latest news regarding Home Information Packs (Hips). We will, as the legislation unfolds, be issuing comprehensive training on the implementation of the Home Information Packs (Hips) and step-by-step guides to help you.

Hipsco will offer the fastest and most comprehensive Home Information Pack service on the market, we are spending considerable time and money on the development of our systems to make them robust enough to cope come H-Day and beyond.

What Do I Do Now?
It couldn’t be simpler, just register now and receive regular updates from Hipsco, this is completely free of charge and will ensure you are ready and confidant come H-Day