The introduction of the government’s Home Information Packs - or Sellers’ Packs - has been delayed indefinitely after ministers bowed to concerns about the ability to make them work. A lack of sufficiently trained home inspectors and satisfactory insurance arrangements, plus claims that the costs of the packs to vendors would be £800 rather than the government’s estimate of £350, prompted the climbdown. Opening the second reading of the Housing Bill, housing minister Keith Hill, said the packs would be brought in only when “we’re fully satisfied that all the conditions are in place to make this a success”.