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News Release from: SAVA | Subject: Home Information Pack
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 02 December 2004
SAVA welcomes Housing Bill success
Housing Bill success means the compulsory requirement for a Home Information Pack (formerly known as a Seller's Pack) to be prepared before a home is put up for sale.
The Government succeeded in getting the Housing Bill through the House of Lords with the compulsory requirement for a Home Information Pack (formerly known as a Seller's Pack) to be prepared before a home is put up for sale The Bill will now go forward for Royal Assent
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 22 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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SAVA Welcomes Housing Bill Success
The Government succeeded in getting the Housing Bill through the House of Lords with the compulsory requirement for a Home Information Pack (formerly known as a Seller's Pack).
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SAVA welcomes significant Government progress on the introduction of Home Information Packs
Home Information Packs will include a range of helpful information for potential purchasers, including a Home Condition Report which is designed to be an objective survey of the condition of the property that can be relied upon by buyers, sellers and mortgage lenders.
It will be written in Plain English in a standard format and will describe the general condition of the property taking account of its age, character and location; how energy efficient it is; and any defects or other matters requiring attention.
Home Condition Reports will be produced by a new army of licensed and highly qualified Home Inspectors.
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First approved home inspector certification scheme
SAVA has received approval from the Government to run the UK's first home inspector certification scheme.
The breakthrough is warmly welcomed by SAVA, the organisation that promotes higher standards in residential surveying and is leading the way in the training, assessment and development of services for the emerging Home Inspector market.
Brian Scannell, SAVA's managing director, said today: "This is excellent news and means that all of the work that has been done over the past two years is now going to bear fruit.
Home Information Packs will provide buyers with a quality of information they have never had before when choosing to make an offer.
All the consumer research done over the past few years confirms that the public wants this level of transparency.
"The icing on the cake was that the Government introduced an amendment that calls for a 20 percent improvement in the energy efficiency of the residential sector by 2010.
This indicates that, at the very least, the Energy Efficiency Commitment (EEC) scheme will continue past 2008 at a reasonable level.
"Similarly, through the introduction of energy reports within Home Condition Reports, the UK will fulfil its legal obligations under the EC directive on the energy performance of buildings and we will at last be able to measure and start to improve the energy efficiency of our existing housing stock." The Government has stated that it needs over 7,500 Home Inspectors in place by 2007 to support the production of Home Information Packs.
SAVA was the first organisation to open its assessment centre for Home Inspectors last month, and it expects to train and assess at least a quarter of all Home Inspectors over the next two years.
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