Home Information Packs effecting Estate Agency Recruitment

With the imminent arrival of Home information packs on the 1st June 2007 the recruitment market has not seen any slowdown in the Estate Agency sector but is starting to see a trend for demand for candidates wanting to work with larger agencies.

Samantha Trott, Director of Ashman Meyer Limited who specialises in Estate Agency recruitment commented that the imminent arrival of HIPS has had little effect on the amount of candidates that are looking for employment. ìWe were growing concerned in the later stages of 2006 and beginning of 2007 that we would see a slow down in the recruitment market caused by a shortage of candidates. We anticipated that many candidates would wait to see how their employers were preparing for the 1st June, but this has not been the caseî.

ìOne trend we have started to see is that some candidates are starting to be more attracted to joining larger Estate Agencies that have seemed to embrace the idea of HIPS and seem to be better prepared for the arrival which we believe is offering more security and piece of mind to the candidatesî

Under the provisions of the Housing Act 2004 any property in England and Wales being marketed after the 31st May 2007 must have a Home Information Pack (HIP).

At the time of this article a Home Information Pack is required to contain:

- Index
- Energy Performance Certificate
- Sale Statement
- Title documents for the property
- Local Authority and drainage searches

and for leasehold properties the following will also be required;

- Copy of the lease
- Building insurance policy
- Contact details for the landlord or management and any legal details Regulations that apply Recent service charge receipts and accounts

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