Comments on: Home Information Packs (HIPS) – Here to stay so be prepared. http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/blog/press-releases/home-information-packs-hips-%e2%80%93-here-to-stay-so-be-prepared The LandlordZONE Weblog - news, economic and legal developments, current affairs and a knowledgebase for those involved with Rental Property, residential and commercial: Investors, Landlords, Property Managers, Letting and Estate Agents, Tenants and Professionals. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:28:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Helen http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/blog/press-releases/home-information-packs-hips-%e2%80%93-here-to-stay-so-be-prepared#comment-6217 Helen Fri, 09 May 2008 11:28:44 +0000 http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/blog/?p=419#comment-6217 I agree with M Duxbury - 29/04/2008. this article is most misleading. An Energy performance certificate can only be carried out by a qualified Domestic Energy assessor or Home Inspector. Both have undergone rigerous training and pass examinations of degree level. Neither has anything to do with being CORGI registered. I agree with M Duxbury - 29/04/2008. this article is most misleading. An Energy performance certificate can only be carried out by a qualified Domestic Energy assessor or Home Inspector. Both have undergone rigerous training and pass examinations of degree level. Neither has anything to do with being CORGI registered.

]]> By: M. Duxbury http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/blog/press-releases/home-information-packs-hips-%e2%80%93-here-to-stay-so-be-prepared#comment-6182 M. Duxbury Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:58:14 +0000 http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/blog/?p=419#comment-6182 Mr. Flynn has got it wrong. Whether the boiler or fire is serviced or not makes not one jot of difference to the EPC. This just records that there is a boiler installed and it's type and allocates an efficiency to this, which calculates, in simple terms, the heat input to the property. You might wish to argue that the actual operational efficieny of the boiler etc should be taken into account - BUT IT ISN'T. Perhaps the government might change this. So Mr Flynn and the editors of this article should check their facts. I guess Mr. Flynn hopes to secure work from this, but readers/Landlords should be aware of misrepresenation ("the EPC should be carried out by a competently trained and legally qualified engineer, preferably CORGI registered" - WRONG!!) Mr. Flynn has got it wrong. Whether the boiler or fire is serviced or not makes not one jot of difference to the EPC. This just records that there is a boiler installed and it’s type and allocates an efficiency to this, which calculates, in simple terms, the heat input to the property.

You might wish to argue that the actual operational efficieny of the boiler etc should be taken into account - BUT IT ISN’T. Perhaps the government might change this. So Mr Flynn and the editors of this article should check their facts. I guess Mr. Flynn hopes to secure work from this, but readers/Landlords should be aware of misrepresenation (”the EPC should be carried out by a competently trained and legally qualified engineer, preferably CORGI registered” - WRONG!!)

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