The Rat and Mouse has been watching the arrival of Home Information Packs with considerable interest. Not least, we've been amused by the creative bent shown by the fast-growing HIPs service provider sector. We've seen The PartnersHIP (geddit?), Hipstar, Superhips and (our personal favourite) HipHipHooray. Just launched, and one to watch, is TheHipExchange, which bills itself as a kind of "Ebay for HIPs" - in which potential vendors can register, mark their property on an interactive map, and wait for HIPs providers to bid for the job.

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