Home Information Packs (Hips) now cover around 63% of the UK housing market.

They became compulsory for dwellings of four or more bedrooms at the beginning of August and were extended to cover three-bedroom homes in early September.

Later this year, the government is expected to announce a date for a further extension of the sche...

According to research by Abbey, a considerable amount of homeowners would look to disguise a bedroom in order to avoid purchasing a home information pack (Hips).

Abbey’s survey established 4.5 million owners of properties with 4 or more bedrooms would choose to disguise a room. The recent roll-out of Hips now being compulsory for 3...

The change comes just over a month after the packs became compulsory for four-bedroom homes, and means 60% of the total housing stock is now covered by the rules. ...