Fighting group launches to salvage HIPs industry
Submitted by Steve Chadwick on Thu, 10/12/2009 - 16:15
"The HIP Reform Group, which is also launching a fighting fund in a bid to raise £30,000 to fund any possible legal action, has mobilised in the wake of the Conservatives’ promises to ditch HIPs." Click here for the article as seen in "Estate Agent Today"; http://www.estateagenttoday.co.uk/News/ ... &type=hips For information regarding the legal "fighting fund" click on this link; http://www.hipreformgroup.com/legalfund.aspx and this link for their press release; http://www.hipreformgroup.com/pressrelease.aspx
I am not quite sure what
I am not quite sure what legal action could be taken.
They must be thinking of a Judicial Review but if the government of the day repeals Part 5 of the Housing Act 2004 then a Judicial Review would be not available to overturn the will of Parliament expressed in an Act.
Of course the relevant Minister does have power under section 162 of the Act to suspend the operation of the HIPs' regime. If this were to happen then this decision would be open to review by the courts but such an application is not likely to succeed if the Minister followed the proper procedure in making his decision.
Costs would in all likelihood exceed £30000.00.
This group appears to
This group appears to organised by David Pett, a solicitor in Norwich, with whom I have traded handbags in the past when he made unsubstantiated allegations about the way solicitors charge disbursements.
Here are his proposals for reform.
I do not think any comment is needed.
At a seminar today it was
At a seminar today it was confirmed that AHIPP would attempt a judicial review if a new conservative government used section 162 to suspend the compulsory element of the HIP legislation.