Gov't just isn't Hip to housing market needs

Now while I know it may be hard to contain your surprise or even disbelief at the idea of the government falling out with two trade bodies in the same week, the fact it did suggests the fighting over Hips is beginning to get serious. Such bickering also (or once again depending on your viewpoint) suggests the government’s apparent lack of coherent joined-up thinking where the housing market is concerned. In the last few months we’ve had the government back away from compulsory home condition reports - mainly as a result of industry pressure - despite having earlier committed whole-hearte...