The Association of Home Information Pack Providers (AHIPP) is now renewing its attempts to set the record straight.
It has been reported that around 7,500 trained up, full-time energy assessors will be needed for when the packs go live on 1 June, however the real figure is much smaller at just 2,500. This means that the current total of over 3,500 trained and accredited operatives is more than enough to meet homeowners needs.
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Mike Ockenden, director general of the AHIPP said: The training and assessment centres surveyed have told us that there will be at least 1,130 Home Inspectors and over 2,400 Domestic Energy Assessors ready to undertake inspections for June.
The AHIPP survey did not include statistics from Safe As, the RICS training and assessment centre which can be expected to significantly supplement these numbers.
Ockenden also adds that the supposed fee of £1,000 for a HIP is not correct and that: The actual figure will be between £300 – £400, inclusive of the cost of an Energy Performance Certificate, in some cases regardless of whether the title is registered or unregistered. The whole range of price options can be verified by checking our website where the majority of our members who are pack providers have listed their charges.
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