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Submitted by: MikeC (Admin) on 09-Oct-07 02:29:39 PM

Tom Parker - Quest MDTom Parker - Managing Director of Quest Associates Ltd - gives up his time to pass thoughts on recent HIP business news, politics, Quest's latest partnership with Close Brothers which enables them to provide a deferred payment solution for those of you in the HIP Provision sector, plus, of course, he takes your questions, for which, I thank you all.

Unfortunately, due to the number of questions received - and time available - I couldn't ask them all but Tom has kindly asked for me to pass them on for him to look into.

Listen: Tom Parker - Managing Director - Quest

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Many thanks to Tom for his time - And to everybody at Quest celebrating their 25th anniversary (celebrated Sun 7th October), congratulations!

Show-Notes

[Update: Quest answer all outstanding questions from the podcast, as Tom promised - Nice one Quest]]

Tom and I spoke of the deal between Quest and Close Brothers (pdf) which now affords users of the Quest system an opportunity to offer Home Information Packs as a deferred payment option.

(Apologies for my confusion in approaching this from the wrong "end" - I (incorrectly) assumed Quest was offering a HIP provision service with a deferred payment option; in the fullest sense of the meaning. In fact, they provide the technology for you to compile your own - a'la DIY HIP Packs - using your own local relationships to provide the key components (searches etc...). The Close Brothers deal means you can also additionally offer your HIP to clients with deferred payment from within Quest's Q-HIP interface. Hence the crossed wires - Sorry Tom (& Peppa))

Tom urges all DEAs to directly email Yvette Cooper and demand a full HIP roll-out! (Email addy forthcoming)

Unfortunately, Tom cannot plant any good news stories into the Daily Wail...er, Mail (Quest was recently bought by Landmark - the EPC Registry Operator - which in turn is owned by Daily Mail & General Trust Plc). Quest's traffic-management system!

In addition to sharing opinions on the latest published numbers of Domestic Energy Assessors, Tom listened to the questions you submitted and has promised to look at all those we didn't have time to air.

Pictured is Tom conducting a dry-run of Quest's new traffic-management system ;) 

Website: Quest

Telephone:01344 403450


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