fivealive

You can avoid having to get a HIPS done when selling your house?

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Sell Privately!! Saves Agents Fees too!! Everyone's a winner!!

angrynorth

Not true.

You can only avoid a HIP if you sell the property with no form of advertising whatsoever. So if you sell it to your mum or a close friend that is fine, but if you put a for sale sign up,advertise on a website or in the classifieds of your local rag you WILL need a HIP still. Sorry.

fivealive

Well, I don't profess to be an expert ...... so, will bend to the truth.

I did read, however, that privately sold houses are omitted - what about advertising at work I wonder? There are 6,000 people at my place of work and it's climbing!

thesyn

Pay the fine, I believe it is cheaper than the HIP

miff13

A HIP costs about £3-400 the fine is up to £200 per day.

miff13

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I did read, however, that privately sold houses are omitted - what about advertising at work I wonder? There are 6,000 people at my place of work and it's climbing![/QUOTE]

You've answered your own question, that's "advertising"

MikeCardiff

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And why would you anyway ? buyers are now going to expect any houses they look at to have a HIP, so if yours hasnt, then they'll look elsewhere.

d5hof

True!
You don't need HIP for;

-Properties where there is no marketing (e.g. sale to member of your family)
-Non-residential properties
-Seasonal and holiday accommodation
-Mixed sales (e.g. shop with flat)
-Right to buy and similar sales
-Sales of portfolios of properties
-Properties not being sold with completely vacant possession (i.e. tenanted)
-Unsafe properties and properties to be demolished.
-Properties already on the market when the duty to have a Pack arises (1 August for sales of homes with 4 bedrooms or more, and 10 September for sales of homes with 3 bedrooms or more)
-New homes built under Part L of the Building Regulations 2006 (these will be brought in by a separate commencement order in due course)

PaulC72

Thats interesting information as my tenant wants to buy the house she is in, could save some more money then

fivealive

Well, the plain fact being that it would be quite a few £1000's cheaper than one which comes through the Estate Agents network.

If the buyer wants a HIP so badly then they can pay for it and it will be done - sorted. But most buyers don't give a toss about them, interesting info. but not trusted.