Comments for Home seller packs legally avoid home seller pack. http://homemove.wordpress.com Avoid HIPs home seller packs save £700. Call your "Bedrooms - Rooms" be HIPs free on all property sizes. Avoid the home sellers pack and save.. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:52:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Estate Agent contract by Dr Kay http://homemove.wordpress.com/estate-agents/#comment-556 Dr Kay Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:52:20 +0000 http://homemove.wordpress.com/estate-agents/#comment-556 Hi Lorna, how much fees are you paying to the estate agent? Hi Lorna,
how much fees are you paying to the estate agent?

]]> Comment on B&Q staff out of pocket after snow by Jazz http://homemove.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/bampq-staff-out-of-pocket-after-snow/#comment-553 Jazz Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:11:38 +0000 http://homemove.wordpress.com/?p=125#comment-553 the half wit is 'Martin Phillips' one of the directors...it feels like your trust up like a turkey...you can tell he does no physical work during the day...what a dork! the half wit is ‘Martin Phillips’ one of the directors…it feels like your trust up like a turkey…you can tell he does no physical work during the day…what a dork!

]]> Comment on Domestic Energy assessor course provider by bryan beckham http://homemove.wordpress.com/2007/05/23/domestic-energy-assesor-courses/#comment-551 bryan beckham Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:46:37 +0000 http://homemove.wordpress.com/2007/05/23/domestic-energy-assesor-courses/#comment-551 I currently am looking into the process of starting one of these said courses, I now find myself horrified at your comments. However, what makes me unsure of your strong opinions is the fact that I can repay my course fees[loan] over a period of 12 months. I have been told this is achievable between 6-8 weeks??!!! I 'd appreciate it if i can hear from you I currently am looking into the process of starting one of these said courses,
I now find myself horrified at your comments.
However, what makes me unsure of your strong opinions is the fact that I can repay my course fees[loan] over a period of 12 months. I have been told this is achievable between 6-8 weeks??!!!
I ‘d appreciate it if i can hear from you

]]> Comment on Estate Agent contract by Alex http://homemove.wordpress.com/estate-agents/#comment-542 Alex Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:10:21 +0000 http://homemove.wordpress.com/estate-agents/#comment-542 Hi Lorna, Did you get this resolved. i am in the same situation. I agreed to a HIP pack, because i needed one. and then found out thast they wanted nearly £200 more than the average price. Need to find a way of getting out of it! Hi Lorna,

Did you get this resolved. i am in the same situation. I agreed to a HIP pack, because i needed one. and then found out thast they wanted nearly £200 more than the average price.

Need to find a way of getting out of it!

]]> Comment on Energy performance certificate by Mick http://homemove.wordpress.com/energy-performance-certificate/#comment-515 Mick Wed, 06 May 2009 10:49:33 +0000 http://homemove.wordpress.com/energy-performance-certificate/#comment-515 Tskk!! What a con. Wow thats like paying for an MOT on a car - it failing , then you having to fix it (i.e insulation in your drafty cold old house) and then having to get an MOT again. Tskk!! Bloody liberty! Sorry mate, have you dropped something? There, its there !- your copy of the Daily Mail. Tskk!!

What a con. Wow thats like paying for an MOT on a car – it failing , then you having to fix it (i.e insulation in your drafty cold old house) and then having to get an MOT again. Tskk!! Bloody liberty!

Sorry mate, have you dropped something? There, its there !- your copy of the Daily Mail.

]]> Comment on Domestic Energy assessor course provider by Jed Smith http://homemove.wordpress.com/2007/05/23/domestic-energy-assesor-courses/#comment-511 Jed Smith Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:04:40 +0000 http://homemove.wordpress.com/2007/05/23/domestic-energy-assesor-courses/#comment-511 WARNING! DOMESTIC ENERGY ASSESSOR COURSES, BE VERY CAREFUL! I completed an interview with one of these training colleges in a large city in the midlands in April 2009. I am 45 years old and have been out of work for some time, so when I saw this advert in the paper, I thought I would like to have a go at becoming a qualified domestic energy assessor. So I called them and arranged an interview. The offices were very nice and the staff were friendly, I was quite impressed. However, The first unusual thing that struck me was… in all the interviews that I’ve been to since I left school in the late 70’s,I have NEVER had to share an interview with another prospective candidate alongside me, but here I was in an interview to commence a DEA’s course with a total stranger. I was uncomfortable with this arrangement but went through with it anyway, since I was already there in the interview room. We were asked a number of questions in turn and then were shown a couple of video clips about what we were likely to be doing as a qualified DEA. Of course the focus was on the earnings potential and figures starting at around £37,000 per annum were quoted. It all looked very impressive but alarm bells started ringing from the moment I entered the interview room. On the plus side, the qualification that you gain once you pass the course is recognised and legitimate, I understand that you even get ‘letters’ after your name. What these DEA training colleges/companies are doing may be legal, but they are also very misleading. What they don’t tell you is that there are way too many qualified DEA’s out there already (government figures say well over 11,000) chasing far too few clients. In the interview, I was told the total opposite, and that in fact there were not enough DEA’s for the work available. The most disturbing thing of all is that they were willing to take over £3800 from me the very next day after I completed the interview. There was no offer of financial help or advice whatsoever, bear in mind many of the people that were applying for these courses would have been unemployed or on a low income. I am so glad that I did my research because I was more than willing to get a loan from somewhere to pay for the course, because I didn’t have that sort of money just lying around. There is way too much competition from other qualified DEA’s who have alot more experience and contacts than any new-comer to the business. Just be aware that you have to generate most of your contacts yourself, and you would not have clients waiting as it was implied at the interview. My advice? Stay well clear of these courses. These are not fly-by-night ‘Del boy’ type operations, these are slick, very well crafted money making schemes in my opinion. It doesn’t appear to concern these people how you get the money to pay them,they just want it as quickly as possible. If there is so much work out there, then why can’t you pay them back in installments after you get all this work that they say is available? It just horrifies me to think of the all the money I would have owed, and that I would’ve had no way of paying it back. I would’ve been screwed twice over… Not enough work, and I would’ve been nearly £4000 in debt at least! We all know the saying “If it looks too good to be true, then it probably is too good to be true” Just remember a diamond is very valuable, but if everybody had lots of diamonds then the value plummets. No different with the qualified DEA’s that are out there now. The market is saturated and they are trying to undercut one another in order to get clients. Don’t waste any money on these courses, you’ll regret it. Just look at all the horror stories you can easily find online of all the out-of-work DEA’s that there are around. WARNING! DOMESTIC ENERGY ASSESSOR COURSES, BE VERY CAREFUL!
I completed an interview with one of these training colleges in a large city in the midlands in April 2009.
I am 45 years old and have been out of work for some time, so when I saw this advert in the paper, I thought I would like to have a go at becoming a qualified domestic energy assessor. So I called them and arranged an interview.
The offices were very nice and the staff were friendly, I was quite impressed.
However, The first unusual thing that struck me was… in all the interviews that I’ve been to since I left school in the late 70’s,I have NEVER had to share an interview with another prospective candidate alongside me, but here I was in an interview to commence a DEA’s course with a total stranger. I was uncomfortable with this arrangement but went through with it anyway, since I was already there in the interview room.
We were asked a number of questions in turn and then were shown a couple of video clips about what we were likely to be doing as a qualified DEA. Of course the focus was on the earnings potential and figures starting at around £37,000 per annum were quoted.
It all looked very impressive but alarm bells started ringing from the moment I entered the interview room.
On the plus side, the qualification that you gain once you pass the course is recognised and legitimate, I understand that you even get ‘letters’ after your name. What these DEA training colleges/companies are doing may be legal, but they are also very misleading.
What they don’t tell you is that there are way too many qualified DEA’s out there already (government figures say well over 11,000) chasing far too few clients.
In the interview, I was told the total opposite, and that in fact there were not enough DEA’s for the work available.
The most disturbing thing of all is that they were willing to take over £3800 from me the very next day after I completed the interview. There was no offer of financial help or advice whatsoever, bear in mind many of the people that were applying for these courses would have been unemployed or on a low income.
I am so glad that I did my research because I was more than willing to get a loan from somewhere to pay for the course,
because I didn’t have that sort of money just lying around.
There is way too much competition from other qualified DEA’s who have alot more experience and contacts than any
new-comer to the business. Just be aware that you have to generate most of your contacts yourself, and you would not
have clients waiting as it was implied at the interview.

My advice? Stay well clear of these courses. These are not fly-by-night ‘Del boy’ type operations, these are slick, very well crafted money making schemes in my opinion.
It doesn’t appear to concern these people how you get the money to pay them,they just want it as quickly as possible.
If there is so much work out there, then why can’t you pay them back in installments after you get all this work that they say is available? It just horrifies me to think of the all the money I would have owed, and that I would’ve had no way of paying it back.
I would’ve been screwed twice over… Not enough work, and I would’ve been nearly £4000 in debt at least!
We all know the saying “If it looks too good to be true, then it probably is too good to be true” Just remember a diamond is very valuable, but if everybody had lots of diamonds then the value plummets. No different with the qualified DEA’s that are out there now. The market is saturated and they are trying to undercut one another in order to get clients.
Don’t waste any money on these courses, you’ll regret it. Just look at all the horror stories you can easily find online of all the out-of-work DEA’s that there are around.

]]> Comment on Energy assessors show “true colours” by Mark http://homemove.wordpress.com/2007/07/18/energy-assessors-show-true-colours/#comment-510 Mark Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:14:12 +0000 http://homemove.wordpress.com/2007/07/18/energy-assessors-show-true-colours/#comment-510 of course you have a standard pattern for occupancy, its an average usage. Occupier 1 may be an energy waster as my occupier 2 the idea of the EPC is to show the performance of the fabric of the building and its fixed applicances. Building are difference shapes and sizes hence them being measured and this being used in terms of heat loss and building area to give an accurate heat loss assessment. Plus building regs are used (in terms of building ages) to give standard information based on regulations at the time of build. latter additions in terms of insulation heating is added to the report to give an up to date report on the building current performance not when it was built. of course you have a standard pattern for occupancy, its an average usage. Occupier 1 may be an energy waster as my occupier 2 the idea of the EPC is to show the performance of the fabric of the building and its fixed applicances. Building are difference shapes and sizes hence them being measured and this being used in terms of heat loss and building area to give an accurate heat loss assessment. Plus building regs are used (in terms of building ages) to give standard information based on regulations at the time of build. latter additions in terms of insulation heating is added to the report to give an up to date report on the building current performance not when it was built.

]]> Comment on B&Q staff out of pocket after snow by Lynne http://homemove.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/bampq-staff-out-of-pocket-after-snow/#comment-483 Lynne Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:57:56 +0000 http://homemove.wordpress.com/?p=125#comment-483 Thanks for the headS up, my son works for B&Q and they are the worst payers, so this comes as no real surprise, that hardworking staff will not be paid if they could not get into to the store due to snow. I would also like to say that the new uniforms, make the b&q staff look like idiots, with that bib worn over the jackets, what half wit dreamt that up... Keep up the good work their is a need for a b&q forum so staff can let of steam against generally incompetent management. Staff should be paid if due to extreme weather they cannot get into the store, Thanks for the headS up, my son works for B&Q and they are the worst payers, so this comes as no real surprise, that hardworking staff will not be paid if they could not get into to the store due to snow.

I would also like to say that the new uniforms, make the b&q staff look like idiots, with that bib worn over the jackets, what half wit dreamt that up…

Keep up the good work their is a need for a b&q forum so staff can let of steam against generally incompetent management.

Staff should be paid if due to extreme weather they cannot get into the store,

]]> Comment on Energy performance certificate by Richard Nussey http://homemove.wordpress.com/energy-performance-certificate/#comment-477 Richard Nussey Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:24:21 +0000 http://homemove.wordpress.com/energy-performance-certificate/#comment-477 Very detailed information. Keep it up. Very detailed information. Keep it up.

]]> Comment on Estate Agent contract by lorna lord http://homemove.wordpress.com/estate-agents/#comment-475 lorna lord Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:31:35 +0000 http://homemove.wordpress.com/estate-agents/#comment-475 unfortunately i got into free hips and signed the contract which i now want to pull out of as the agents are simply not doing their job.have found out they are charging me £100 more than the advertised price of the hips.they will not negotiate and i cant afford to pay.Am almost ready to cancel in writing and let them take me to court,but am a bit scared of consequences. moneys tight,but means cant go with a better agent and need to sell the house.I can buy a hips on internet for £250 LESS!! unfortunately i got into free hips and signed the contract which i now want to pull out of as the agents are simply not doing their job.have found out they are charging me £100 more than the advertised price of the hips.they will not negotiate and i cant afford to pay.Am almost ready to cancel in writing and let them take me to court,but am a bit scared of consequences. moneys tight,but means cant go with a better agent and need to sell the house.I can buy a hips on internet for £250 LESS!!

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