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245			_aSingle surveys to be piloted in Scotland
260			_c2003
490			_aScottish Executive News Release _v13 March 2003, (3)
520			_aA pilot scheme, testing single surveys commissioned by a property seller and made available to potential buyers with the cost being passed on to the successful bidder, is to be launched in Scotland by the end of 2003. The problem of multiple surveys affects one third of house purchasers in Scotland where 70% of all housing is now privately owned, and 27% of recent buyers have faced unexpected repair costs associated with this. This proposal by the Scottish Executive is in response to the final report of its Housing Improvement Task Force (HITF), which has made over 150 housing-related recommendations that are likely to inform government policy. The report "Stewardship and responsibility: a policy framework for private housing in Scotland" is available at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/housing/pfph-00.asp http://www.scotland.gov.uk/pages/news/2003/03/SESJ207.aspx
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650			_aSCOTLAND
650			_aMULTIPLE SURVEYS
650			_aREPAIRS
650			_aPRIVATE HOUSING
690			_aHOUSING
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