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008			050124n2005 000 0 eng u
035			_a(Sirsi) u128586
100			_aCreffield, P.
245			_aHome help
260			_c2005
490			_aRICS Business _vJanuary 2005, 14-16(3)
520			_aConsiders why the residential market needs Home Information Packs (HIPs), which will become mandatory in January 2007 and reports on how RICS has been involved in their development from the start. Looks at the contents of HIPs and in particular the Home Condition Report (HCR). Describes the home inspector training and qualification regime and the opportunities for RICS members to benefit from the HCR initiative. Highlights the setting up of the "RICS Safe as Ư" home inspector training and advice service, which is now licensed as an assessment centre for the home inspector diploma. View the article at www.rics.org.
590			_aABS
650			_aHOME INFORMATION PACKS
650			_aHOME CONDITION REPORTS
650			_aRESIDENTIAL MARKET
650			_aHOUSING ACT 2004 PART V
690			_aPROPERTY-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY APPRAISAL AND VALUATION
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999			_c74741 _d74741