Sheer Labour government genius

This Labour government's passion for regulation, control and form-filling seems to have no end. In addition to the new internet access recording the Labour government have decided that when the property market is collapsing they should add some more bureaucracy to it. From today the Home Information Pack (HIP) gets more onerous, thanks to Grant Shapps, the shadow Hosuing Minister we know that the new rules mean:

"* New delays if you sell your home. The Government has cancelled the 'first day marketing' provision that allowed sellers to market their home if a HIP has been ordered but not yet been completed.
* New untrustworthy Property Information Questionnaires. All Packs must have a new questionnaire completed by the seller - but the buyer cannot be sure the answers are accurate on issues like past dry rot or damp, insurance claims and the history of flooding.
* Sellers sued for honest mistakes by the buyer: Disputes about the content of Property Information Questionnaires will end up in the courts, making buying and selling even more of a legal minefield.
* Heavy-handed town hall fines: Town halls have been instructed to "identify specific cases of non-compliance and enforce the requirements" - and start fining homeowners £200 a time if they do not follow the new rules."

This Labour government just "doesn't get it" and will regulate the Country into inactivity if it is not stopped and stopped soon.