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<title>Re: Self-compiled HIPs</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:59:07 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Yes true - but then it's a civil action and the trading standards guys can't reclaim the £2000 costs for bringing the case as they could with a criminal case! <br/><br/>I got that from the Independent Newspaper so it may or may not be true - I'm no lawy...]]></description>
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<title>Re: Self-compiled HIPs</title>
<link>http://hipforum.co.uk/forum/173/1305/Re_Self-compiled_HIPs.aspx?p=1#1305</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:28:36 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Controversial! <br/><br/>It goes a bit deeper however, as the fine isn;t to you as an individual, but to the Estate Agent, who is not legally permitted to market a property without a HIP:<br/><br/>"Specifically on the issue of estate agents not comply...]]></description>
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<title>Re: Self-compiled HIPs</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:24:31 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ignore the Hip thing altogether - it's a £200 fine in a civil court if they catch you and the HIP will cost you £300 to £700. <br/><br/>This is a no-brainer, an even if you get the fine it's a civil court -let 'em chase you through the system if they wa...]]></description>
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<title>Re: Self-compiled HIPs</title>
<link>http://hipforum.co.uk/forum/173/1258/Re_Self-compiled_HIPs.aspx?p=1#1258</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:51:46 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[use another agent!]]></description>
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<title>Re: Self-compiled HIPs</title>
<link>http://hipforum.co.uk/forum/173/694/Re_Self-compiled_HIPs.aspx?p=1#694</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:17:02 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I think that your estate agent needs to do some checking.  A HIP needs to have certain documents within. That can easily be verified by looking through it, and the list is available all over the place.  There is nothing deeply difficult about what is inth...]]></description>
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<title>Self-compiled HIPs</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:55:19 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I have compiled my own HIP for around £270 a la advice on government website. Now finding local estate agents won't accept my property for sale using my HIP, spouting about getting fined if it's wrong, and are insisting I get one from their pet HIP provid...]]></description>
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