Finally after months of u-turns, uncertainty and controversy, Home Information Packs (Hips) become compulsory tomorrow for people selling four-bedroom homes. Unsurprisingly, the story has elicited huge interest on Times Online. Here are some of your comments:

- "Are the same people who are wailing about Hips also of the opinion that food labelling is a left wing conspiracy? Would they want dubious chemicals and mechanically recovered meat slurry in their food, without them knowing? I suggest they stop trumpeting and look at the facts. Having the buyer fully able to see what they are being offered is A Good Thing. It is no different to food labelling and can be regarded as a statement of the 'health' of the property, just as on burgers or beans." Roy Ellor, Salford, UK

- "Hips are typical of London-based legislation. In my village it can take several years to find a buyer and six months is typical. The Hips package will need to be redone many times before a sale." Peter , Swindon, UK

- "We have a five-bed terrace but now we wish to downsize to a three-bed in a village - our buyers will have the benefit of Hips but not us." Tracy, Newark

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• Home Information Packs branded as 'ridiculous'

- "This arrogant government always believes it knows better than us and must therefore force its wishes on us. We don't need Hips, we don't want Hips. What a total waste of money!" William, Nottingham, GB

- "The average buyer and/or his mortgage company will not believe a set of documents prepared by the seller and will doubtless request independent searches, thus doubling the costs involved in house sale & purchase." Adrian Friendship, Totnes, Devon UK

- "Can someone please explain to me why having the information a buyer was going to collect during the sale process available to the buyer before the sale process is such a big deal? If the info is bad, the buyer pulls out anyway. if the info is good then you have more confident buyers. I can't see the problem." Pete, Edinburgh

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