The pledge was made by John Hayes MP, Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning, at the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) National Congress last week, during a lively debate on the introduction of HIPs.
Mr Hayes said; “A Conservative government would… …suspend this scheme immediately. We would cut red tape for people wanting to sell their homes, and we would put to rest once and for all the idea of Home Information Packs.”
Peter Bolton King, Chief Executive of the NAEA, comments: “The Conservative party has made a bold step in promising to scrap the unsatisfactory proposals for HIPs. This promise will strike a chord with many estate agents who, whilst accepting that there is a need to improve the system, are unhappy at the way the current government is planning to reform the house buying and selling process. Tony Blair and his colleagues should not underestimate the strength of feeling amongst many UK estate agents on these plans.”
The debate involving John Hayes was the highlight of a busy day at the NAEA Congress which also saw speeches from Mark Berrisford-Smith, a Chief Economist at HSBC on the future of the British economy, and John Sergeant, former political editor at the BBC.
For further information on the NAEA, visit www.naea.co.uk
