Yvette Cooper confirms HIPs avoidance

This question was asked in parliament on Monday the 25th of June, and confirms that HIPs packs can be avoided by describing bedrooms as rooms. 
Under planning law, it is about whether rooms are habitable, not whether they are bedrooms or not.
Which means a house contains rooms, what you use them for is up to you..But you can [...]

Estate agents can avoid HIPs.

Its quite simple really, Estate agents can avoid HIPs quite easily and legally, by a number of means.
David Marsden, the head of the property department at law firm Matthew Arnold and Baldwin, said that there was no official definition of a bedroom.
Under planning law, it is about whether rooms are habitable, not whether they are bedrooms [...]

Reduce home co2 emissions the easy way

There are several ways you can reduce your homes co2 emissions, the most obvious are extra loft insulation, double glazing, energy efficient light bulbs.
What you do not need is to pay someone to tell you, so don’t bother with the Energy performance certificate, just look at the options below.
Currently, the energy used to heat, light and run our [...]