According to the Association of Home Information Pack Providers (AHIPP), only one more fully trained energy assessor is needed in order for the Government to meet its target of having 2,000 accredited assessors ready to go out to work on the date the packs are launched.
Currently the UK boasts 1,321 fully accredited Domestic Energy Assessors (DEAs) and 678 fully registered Home Inspectors who can legally produce the Energy Performance Certificated (EPCs) which comprise a compulsory part of each Home Information Pack.
Now this hurdle has almost been reached, the AHIPP are urging Housing Minister Yvette Cooper to lay down the commencement order which will extend mandatory HIPs to three bedroomed homes as well.
I would urge the Minister to lay down the commencement order next week to allow HIPs for three bedroom properties to go live on 1 September exactly one month after HIPs will be mandatory for homes with four bedrooms or more. At the present rate of progress the remainder of the housing stock should follow soon after.
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