In the past couple of years many have felt there have been numerous constraints in the UK impacting jobs in construction and other related services such as surveying. The new government will have some tough decisions to make in the coming months about spending cuts, but many in the industry will be hoping that they can provide help for businesses in order to generate jobs in construction.

One piece of legislation brought in by the previous government was compulsory Home Information Packs (HIPS) for house sellers. When these were introduced three years ago in England and Wales, the idea was to speed up house selling by forcing sellers to provide much of the required conveyancing information when putting their properties up for sale.

Some groups were critical of HIPS including surveyors and estate agents, who claimed the cost of these packs would make house owners reconsider selling their properties. Others argue the process of exchanging has speeded up under the scheme and reduced the risk of gazumping.

The new government has moved swiftly to suspend the use of HIPS with a view to scrapping the scheme altogether to the delight of surveyors in England and Wales. Gillian Charlesworth, of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said: ?Hips have failed to address the significant problems in the home buying process they were originally supposed to tackle.?

Whether you agree with the government?s decision or not it seems they might be keen to tackle the problems in the housing market head on. Experts hope that the chronic housing shortage will also be addressed soon, as well as incentives given to private investors and developers to help boost jobs in construction and associated trades.