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Home Information Packs
Meeting: 06/12/2007 - Executive Member For Neighbourhood Services and Advisory Panel (Item 48)
48 Home Information Packs 
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This report seeks approval to adopt a policy for enforcement of the legislation introduced on 1st August 2007, requiring sellers of residential properties to provide certain information about their home, known as ‘Home Information Packs’ or ‘HIP’.
Additional documents:
Decision:
Advice of the Advisory Panel
That the Executive Member be advised:
(i) That Option 1 (to issue fixed penalty notices where appropriate) be approved in relation to the enforcement of HIP legislation.
Decision of the Executive Member
RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.
REASON: This approach ensures that the Council meets its duties under The Housing Act 2004, and that any breaches are dealt with proportionately in accordance with the enforcement policy adopted by Members in September 2005.
Minutes:
Members received a report which sought approval to adopt a policy for enforcement of the legislation introduced on 1st August 2007, which required sellers of residential properties to provide certain information about their home, known as ‘Home Information Packs’ or ‘HIP’.
The report presented two options for consideration:
· Option 1 – To note the report and instruct officers to issue fixed penalty notices where appropriate (ie: when previous advice from officers had been ignored), in accordance with the Environmental Health and Trading Standards Enforcement Policy.
· Option 2 – To note the report and decide not to enforce the legislation.
Officers advised that, since the report had been written, the government had announced a new requirement for all properties placed on the market on or after 14 December 2007 to have HIPs.
Advice of the Advisory Panel
That the Executive Member be advised:
(i) That Option 1 (to issue fixed penalty notices where appropriate) be approved in relation to the enforcement of HIP legislation.1
Decision of the Executive Member
RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.
REASON: This approach ensures that the Council meets its duties under The Housing Act 2004, and that any breaches are dealt with proportionately in accordance with the enforcement policy adopted by Members in September 2005.