The government see off late challenges from HIP opponents

17th May 2007

This has been a testing week for the government in their struggle to ensure the HIP regime is implemented on time.

There have been challenges from both professional bodies such as Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and from inside the Commons from the Conservative Party

The RICS challenge comes from their request for a Judicial Review which calls for a complete review of the HIP regime which they consider to be inherently flawed and of no use to the consumer.

The Tories challenge was a direct assault on similar lines but was presented by way of a House of Commons motion. The government defeated the motion thanks to their majority presence in the house. They have confirmed that the Home Information Pack regulations will become law on the 1st June 2007 as planned.

There is to be no U turn and no last minute crisis of confidence.

That should be the final word. But that said, there are two more weeks before the deadline and you would not bet against yet another eleventh hour challenge.

We will keep you posted on this website.

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