Dear Mr Sanford

Further to my last note on HIPS, may I thank the many members who have expressed their support and relief at the suspension and subsequent abolition of HIPS.  
  I have been receiving questions as to whether there is still a need to put the EPC graph or the EPC itself on the on-sales particulars.  I can confirm that, at present, the written particulars must either contain details of the EPC rating or a copy of the EPC must be attached to the particulars.  In future, where written particulars are produced before the EPC rating is known, the particulars will need to be updated once the EPC becomes available.
  I hope that this explanation clarifies the situation.
  Can I also confirm that, as the Housing Act relates to England and Wales, the announcement with regard to HIPS does not change the situation in Scotland.
 
 
 
  Peter Bolton King Group Chief Executive ARLA.