The government’s planned home information packs were condemned last night as “expensive, deficient and dangerous” following government news that they will cost £1,000.
Details about the packs were revealed by the government this week. It emerged that they would not need to include information on flood risk, natural subsidence, radon gas or land contamination, leading to fears that many people would either not trust the packs or be left without the vital knowledge about their prospective homes.
References: Financial Times 17/06/06 page 16, Daily Telegraph 17/06/06 page 25
