Proceeding contribution from Robert Neill (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 16 May 2007. It occurred during Legislative debate on Housing.
Housing
Does my hon. Friend agree that the Government’s stance is hypocritical? They hold themselves out as encouraging home ownership, yet HIPs will be an additional obstacle to first-time buyers in particular, because they will certainly be required to get a structural survey. A HIP will be of no value to them, because they will not have a track record with the mortgage lender. If we add in stamp duty, all that will make it harder for people—particularly people in London and the south-east such as my constituents—to get started on the housing market.
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- 2006-07
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- Costs Climate change Competition Housing Inspections Environment protection Energy Documents Grants Fuels EU action Home information packs Judicial review Gazumping Local government Pilot schemes Property transfer Loans Staff Valuation VAT Surveying Housing market First time buyers Carbon emissions Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Energy performance certificates
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- Home Information Pack Regulations 2007
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