How interesting it was to read in the latest edition of John Lewis’s ‘Edition’ that Kirstie Allsopp apparently advises Grant Shapps on housing issues. Even more revealing was the concern she has about the time it takes for a transaction to reach the stage of exchange of contacts, and how she feels that the process is need for reform.
In the article she says:
‘I am working with him [Grant Shapps] on how to make buying and selling a house easier. The time from offer to exchange has doubled in the last 20 years, which is ridiculous, given that we’ve got email, e-banking – everything that should make the process faster. The fact that it has become more difficult and time consuming makes me very angry’
Hopefully in her capacity as Grant Shapps advisor the property industry will be able to rely on Kirstie to support the moves being made by supporters of the home information pack to take the HIP and to evolve it into an ‘exchange ready’ product. Independent evidence has already shown that by including more legal information and documents within the HIP will help to reduce transaction time even further and more importantly take the stress out of moving home.
Having refused to listen to the proponents of exchange ready HIPs perhaps Grant Shapps will be influenced more by the concern and words of wisdom spoken by his very own advisor. To do otherwise must throw doubt on a well founded opinion expressed by this well respected television spokeswoman.
In the article she says:
‘I am working with him [Grant Shapps] on how to make buying and selling a house easier. The time from offer to exchange has doubled in the last 20 years, which is ridiculous, given that we’ve got email, e-banking – everything that should make the process faster. The fact that it has become more difficult and time consuming makes me very angry’
Hopefully in her capacity as Grant Shapps advisor the property industry will be able to rely on Kirstie to support the moves being made by supporters of the home information pack to take the HIP and to evolve it into an ‘exchange ready’ product. Independent evidence has already shown that by including more legal information and documents within the HIP will help to reduce transaction time even further and more importantly take the stress out of moving home.
Having refused to listen to the proponents of exchange ready HIPs perhaps Grant Shapps will be influenced more by the concern and words of wisdom spoken by his very own advisor. To do otherwise must throw doubt on a well founded opinion expressed by this well respected television spokeswoman.
Ms Allsopp is a vocal opponent of HIPs - "is finding a political direction with her passionate campaign against sellers' packs, now called Home Information Packs, or Hips."
ReplyDeletehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2006/may/08/property.channel4
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"the Home Information Pack is just not it. The only people who will benefit from these packs are the companies that will make a fortune out of compiling them - and the government who will get hundreds of millions of pounds each year in extra Vat revenue."
http://www.contratory.co.uk/blog/_WebPages/TheGreatHIPsFraud.html