Just had the guy round to do the environmental assesment on the house for the HIP.
What a right load of government 'dangle berries'!
1) They dont actually make any calculations against your house, they cant consider cavity wall insulation or floor insulation etc as the software just works off the building regs at the time of construction!
2) The searches carried out are useless, only the water search is of any use legally, the rest all have to be re-done by the solicitor.
Whats more is nobody looks at the bloody reports anyway!
So, 300 quid for absolutley bloody nothing!
How much....christ ive just got a bill for my HIPS £450 and the guy who does the environmental assessment (who just turned up one day unannounced) found it highly amusing that we had a pile of energy light bulbs on kitchen table waiting too be fitted...complete tossers.
Oh and im not even selling the darn house now..... 
You were done, I could have got it for 50 quid less but was not impressed by the chap who was doing the work so paid the extra!
My estate agent did mine.....well actually an underling in his office came round.......made a few notes....stuck his head up in the loft.....and cleared off.......prolly in the house 10 mins or so.
The report came from a company bloody miles away tho :-/
I guess they get a kick back from the company for doing the legwork for them :-/
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