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041			_aeng
100			_aGarson, Michael
245	0	4	_aThe home information pack - time to 'get packing'?
260			_c2005
490		0	_aNew Law Journal _v155 (7193) 23 September 2005, 1392 - 1394 (2)
520			_aDraft regulations for the implementation of Home Information Packs (HIPs) are due to be published shortly. The basic HIP is likely to consist of a sale statement, title documents, local searches and a home condition report. A 'dry run' for HIPs is likely to be held in 2006. The costs of a HIP will be borne by the seller. A new industry of pack providers has already come into existence; it is anticipated that competition between such providers will help to keep costs down. The article also considers a number of practical issues such as early marketing, resource implications for managing agents and estate agents, consumer complaints, and updating of packs.
590			_aIKA111005
690			_aPROPERTY-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY-ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY-HOME BUYING REFORM
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