Ministers came in for further flak when they announced the latest revisions to the introduction of home information packs yesterday. Financial Times
Plans to phase in inspection of four-bedroom-plus houses, followed by three-bedroom houses, before rolling out the scheme to the rest of the market were outlined, but the industry says they still lack clear start dates.
The Tories mocked the detailed implementation plans as a 'Whitehall farce'. 'The chaos around Labour’s plans for home information packs grows each day,' said Caroline Spelman, shadow culture secretary.
'When you’ve dug yourself into a hole you should stop digging,' said Paul Marsh, Law Society deputy vice-president. 'All the government seem to be doing is buying more shovels.'
Chris Wood of the National Association for Estate Agents said: 'No matter what the regulations say, if Hips are involved in their current form we urge the government to scrap the system and employ energy performance certificates as a stand-alone issue.'