Clause 247
Housing and Regeneration Bill
3:15 pm
Iain Wright (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government; Hartlepool, Labour)
I accept that it is in the vendor’s interests to produce it, but not all information is always provided. Given that it is mandatory to provide a certificate, we need to have an enforcement element. It is similar to the situation with HIPs. I am sure that the hon. Gentleman wants to lead me down that route, but I shall go down it anyway. Home information packs are mandatory on all properties now, but in some cases they are not provided and we need enforcement. It is a natural part of business, and it seems reasonable.