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Proceeding contribution from John Hayes (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 16 May 2007. It occurred during Legislative debate on Housing.


Housing

When the hon. Lady debated these matters with us alongside the then Minister for Housing and Planning, the right hon. Member for Streatham (Keith Hill), the plan was altogether more ambitious. Now she tells us that home buyers will not receive information on a number of salient issues. Does she not recognise that people will want to know about flood risk, a history of land contamination, electrical safety and risk of subsidence? There will no reduction in the number of extra surveys that people commission when they buy their homes, because mortgage companies will insist on them. Will the hon. Lady acknowledge that the packs will not improve the lot of buyers, but will clog up the system and will be entirely unhelpful to those who want to purchase homes?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
460 c643 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
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
Legislation
Home Information Pack Regulations 2007
Link
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