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Academy of Experts (The)
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
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ACEA - Association of Civil
Enforcement Agencies |
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Action for Market Towns
Promoting the vitality and visibility of small market
towns |
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Acts of Parliament - Full texts of all
Acts of Parliament from 1988 |
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ADAS - the leading consultancy and
research organisation to the land-based
industries |
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Alliance of Independent
Retailers Bank Chambers,
5-9 St. Nicholas Street, Worcester, Worcestershire WR1
1UW Tel: 01905 612733 Web |
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Annuity Bureau (The) - Pensions Income
Drawdown Advisory Bureau |
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Arboriculture Association
(The) Ampfield
House Romsey Hampshire SO51 9PA
England Tel 01794 368717 - Tree Problems, Tree
Surgeons. |
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Asbestos Removal Contractors
Association (ARCA) Web |
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Association of
British Insurers (ABI) 51 Gresham Street, London
EC2V 7HQ Tel: 020 7600 3333 Web |
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Association of British Investigators
(AIB) - Professional association of
investigators |
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Association of
Building Engineers (ABE) Luytens House, Billing Brook Road,
Weston Favell, Northampton NN3 8NW Tel: 01604
404121 Web |
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Association of
Independent Inventory Clerks Web |
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Association of Planning Supervisors -
sets out to create the principles of best practice in
fulfilling the requirements of the Construction (Design
Management) Regulations 1994 |
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Association of Professional
Satellite Installers (APSI) Web |
| |
Association of
Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) Maple House, 53-55 Woodside Road,
Amersham, Bucks HP6 6AA Tel: 01923 896555 Web |
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Association of Relocation Agents 11
Malborough Place, Brighton Tel: 01273 624455
Web |
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Association of Residential Managing Agents
(ARMA) 178 Battersea Park Road, London SW11
4ND Tel: 020 7978 2607 Web |
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Auctions - Internet resources for UK
auctions - includes a section on
property |
| |
Bar Council (The) - The Bar Council ®
is the regulatory and representative body for barristers
in England and Wales |
| |
BBC Whatchdog - Consumer whatchdog
programme |
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Better Payments Practice
Campaign Collecting Debts, using the
courts |
| |
Boundary Problems - useful information
site on boundary problems |
| |
British Association of Entrepreneurs
Web |
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British Association of
Removers (BAR) 3
Churchill Court, 58 Station Road, North Harrow,
Middlesex HA2 7SA Tel: 020 8861 3331 Web |
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British Automatic Sprinkler Association
(BASA) Web |
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British Banker's
Association Web |
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British Board of
Agreement Standards in the
Construction Industry Web |
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British Chambers of Commerce (The)
Web |
| |
British Contract Furnishing Association (The)
(BCFA) Web |
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British Council for
Offices 38 Lombard Street,
London EC3V 9BS Tel: 020 7283 4588 Web |
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British Decorators
Association (BDA) 32 Corton
Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire CV11 5TW Tel: 024 7635
3776 Web |
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British & Irish Ombudsman
Association - Which ombudsman do you
need? |
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British Institute of Facilities
Management |
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British & Irish Legal Information
Institute - British
and Irish Public Legal Information |
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British Franchise Association - the
single regulatory body for franchising in the
UK. |
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British Insurance Brokers Association
(BIBA) |
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British Gas - Business Users
Website |
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http://www.buildingconservation.com/directory/ad387.htm
Urban regeneration and conservation
directory |
| |
Business Crime
Check Web |
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Business in the Community |
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Business Link
Web |
| |
Butterworths - Legal
publishers |
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Builders Merchants Federation
(BMF) 15 Soho Square, London W1D
3HL Tel: 0870 901 3380 Web |
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Buy to Let - ARLA (Association of
Residential Letting Agents) buy to let
section |
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British Geological Survey
(BGS) Kingsley Durham
Centre, Kenworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG Tel: 0115
936 3100 Web |
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British Pest Control Association (BPCA
- 01332 294288 |
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British Property Federation
(BPF) 1 Warwick Row, 7th
Floor, London SW1E 5ER Tel: 020 7828 0111 Web |
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British Retail Consortium
(BRC) 5 Grafton Street,
London W1S 4EG Tel: 020 7647 1599 Web |
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Building Control - This site provides
up to date information on Building Control
Regulations |
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Building Cost Information Service
(BCIS) - Current accurate information |
| |
Building Research
Establishment (BRE) Building Research Establishment Ltd, Garston,
Watford WD25 9XX Web |
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British Standards Institution
(BSI) Group Headquarters, 389
Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL Tel: 020 8996
9000 Web |
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British Tourist Authority Web |
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British Urban Regeneration Association
(BURA) Room 10, 4th Floor, Glen House, Stag
Place, London SW1E 5AG Web |
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British Wood Preservation & Damp
Proofing Association Damp, Rot,
Woodworm |
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Cambridge Econometrics -
a leading economic and industrial forecasting
group |
| |
Centre for Housing Policy (The)
University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD Tel:
01904 433691 Web |
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Centre for Economics and Business
Research (CEBR) A consultancy that applies economic and
statistical tools to business and policy evaluation
problems. |
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Certified Bailiffs Association - Civil
law enforcement for over 90 years |
| |
Confederation of British Industry
(CBI) Web |
| |
Chartered Institute of
Arbitrators Web |
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Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)
Octavia House, Westwod Way, Coventry CV4 8JP
Tel: 02476 851700 Web |
| |
Chartered Institute of Environmental
Health (CIEH) |
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Child Poverty Action Group - Useful
information on Housing Benefits & Council
Tax |
| |
Citizens Advice Bureaux
National Association of Citizens
Advice Bureaux (NACAB) Communications Department,
Myddelton House, 115-123 Pentonville Road, London N1 9LZ
Tel: 020 7833 2181 Web |
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Coal Authority
(The) 200 Litchfiled
Lane, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire NG18 4RG Tel: 01623
427162 Web |
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College of Estate Management (The) -
distance learning for property
professionals |
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Connecting Legal - on line legal
directory |
| |
Confederation of British
Industry (CBI) Centre
Point, 103 Oxford Street, London WC1 1DU Web |
| |
Companies House
Crown Way, Cardiff CF14 3UZ Tel:
029 2038 0801 Web |
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Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) -
tackles racial discrimination and promotes racial
equality |
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CORGI (Council for Registered Gas
Installers) 1 Elmwood, Chineham Business Park,
Crockford Lane, Basingstoke, RG24 8WG, Tel: 01256
372200 |
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Council for Energy Efficiency
Development (CEED) Web |
| |
Council of Mortgage Lenders
(CML) 3 Saville Row, London W1S
3PB Tel: 020 7437 0075 Web |
| |
Countryside Agency
(The) Web |
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Court Service The Agency is responsible for running the
court system (except Magistrates) in England &
Wales Web |
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Data Protection (Office of) -
Data Protection & Freedom of Information
Acts |
| |
Department of the
Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR)
Regional Development
Agencies Web |
| |
Department of Trade &
Industry Web |
| |
Department of Social Security (DSS)
(since 8/6/01 Department of Work & Pensions -
DWP) Web |
| |
Design for Homes Web |
| |
Disability Site - UK Gov - run by the
Disability Unit, in the Department for Work and
Pensions |
| |
Disability Rights Commission -
independent body set up by the Government to help secure
civil rights for disabled people |
| |
Draught Proofing Advisory Association
(DPAA) PO Box 12 Haslemere, Surry GU27 3AHTel: 01428
654011 |
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Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI)
Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London, SW1E
6DE Tel: 020 7944 5956 Web |
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Electrical Contractors Association
(The) The ECA assists and encourages its members to
provide high quality, good value and safe electrical
installation. |
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Empty Homes Agency (The) 195-197
Victoria Street, London SW1E 5NE Tel: 020 7828
6288 Web |
| |
Energy Efficiency Advice Centres
There are nearly 50 Energy Efficiency Advice Centres
(EEACs) in the United Kingdom which give free and
impartial advice |
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Energy Efficiency - Government best
practice programme |
| |
Energy Saving Trust Web |
| |
energywatch - Gas & Electricity consumer
champion operating independently of the regulator
Web |
| |
Environment
Agency Tel: 0845
9333111 Web Flood Areas Web |
| |
Expert Witness Institute (The) Web |
| |
ExpertSearch - On-Line directory of
expert witnesses |
| |
Equal Opportunities Commission -
agency working to eliminate sex
discrimination |
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Fair Rent Campaign |
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Federation of International
Furniture Removers 69 Rue
Picard B5, 1080 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 2 426
51 60 Web |
| |
Federation of Master Builders
(FMB) Gordon Fisher House, 14-15
Great James Street, London WC1N 3DP Tel: 020 7242
7583 Web |
| |
Federation of Plastering and Dry Wall
Contractors (FPDC) is the independent
professional voice of the plastering industry committed
to raising quality and standards. |
| |
Federation of Small
Businesses (FSB) Whittle Way,
Blackpool Business Park, Blackpool, Lancashire FY4
2FE Tel: 01253 336000 Web |
| |
Financial Ombudsman Service Web |
| |
Financial Services Authority Web |
| |
FireNet - Electronic Pages for the
British Fire service Web |
| |
Forum of Private Business Web |
| |
Fraud Prevention Website - This site
is a world first on fraud. It brings together material
on prevention, detection and information on
fraud. |
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Garden Law - useful site for legal
problems concerning gardens |
| |
Glass & Glazing Federation (The)
44-48 Borough High Street, London SE1 1XB, Tel: 020 7403
7177 Web |
| |
Guild of Letting Management (The) 15
Briscoe Road, Hoddesdon, Herts. EN11 9DG Tel:
01992 420022 Web |
| |
Guarantee Protection Trust (The)
Guarantees the guarantees of members of BWPDA |
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Health & Safety
Executive Web |
| |
Her Majesty's Stationery
Office (HMSO)
Web |
| |
Highways Agency Web |
| |
HM Customs & Excise Web |
| |
HM Treasury Web |
| |
Home Office - The
Home Office is responsible for internal affairs in
England and Wales |
| |
Home Safety Network
(DTI) - web site on home
safety Web |
| |
House Builders' Federation
(HBF) 56-64 Leondard
Street, London EC2A 4JX Tel: 020 7608 5100
Web |
| |
Housing Corporation
(The) Web |
| |
Housing Forum
(The) Tel: 0207 691
0220 Web |
| |
Housing & Housing Policy - DTLR
Site on Private Rented Sector Housing
Policy |
| |
Housing Law - Virtual Law Library on
Housing matters |
| |
Housingnet - UK Housing
Information |
| |
House of Commons Home
Page Web |
| |
House of Lords Home
Page Web |
| |
Human Rights Unit - Lord Chancellors
Department - main responsibility is to ensure the
successful implementation of the Human Rights Act
1998 |
| I |
ICSTIS - Independent Committee for the
Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information
Services |
| |
Immigration and Nationality
Directorate - responsible for immigration
control |
| |
Independent Surveyors' Association
ISA) An association
of independent surveying and valuation practices with
members throughout England and Wales |
| |
Information Society - National
Inventory Project (NIP) on-line database, a web-based
database of UK projects and initiatives concerned with
the Information Society |
| |
Inland Revenue
Web |
| |
Insolvency Service
(The) Web |
| |
Insolvency - The UK Bankruptcy &
Insolvency Website - useful links including
auctions |
| |
Insolvency Advice - Free
advice |
| |
Institute of Credit Management
(The) The Water Mill, Station Road, South
Luffenham, Leicestershire LE15 8NB Tel: 01780
722900 |
| |
Institute of Business
Advisors Web |
| |
Institute of Professional
Investigators - Professional Association of
Investigators |
| |
Institution of Business Agents - sustaining professional standards for Business
Transfer Agents and Commercial Estate Agents across the
UK |
| |
Institution of Occupational Health &
Safety - Representing safety & health
professionals |
| |
Institute of Plumbing (The)
64 Station Lane, Hornchurch,
Essex RM12 6NB TeL: 01708 472791 Web |
| |
Institution of Structural Engineers
(The) - concerned with the safety, efficiency and
elegance of buildings and engineering structures -
loadings and structural stability. |
| |
Investment Property Forum (IPF)
Information exchanging group of investment
surveyors |
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation The
Homestead, 40 Water End, York, North Yorkshire, YO30
6WP Tel: 01904 629241 Web |
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Law on the Web - useful legal
information site |
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Land Registry
HM Land Registry
Headquarters, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London Tel: 020
7917 8888 see Web for regional offices and
FAQ |
| |
Law Society
(The) 113 Chancery Lane,
London WC2A 1PL Tel: 020 7242 1222 Web |
| |
Law Teacher - a useful resource aimed
at students and others interested in legal
topics |
| |
Leasehold Advisory Service
8 Maddox Street, London W1R 9PN
Tel: 020 7493 3116 Web |
| |
Leaseholders.Co.UK
Leaseholders Site for Leasehold,LVT and Freehold
help |
| |
Legal Services Commission - The LSC is
an executive non-departmental public body created under
the Access to Justice Act 1999 to replace the Legal Aid
Board |
| |
Legal Services Research Centre - the
research Division of the Legal Services
Commission |
| |
Local Government Association
(LGA) Local Government
House, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HZ Tel: 020 7664
3000 Web |
| |
Liberty - independent human rights
organisation which works to defend and extend rights and
freedoms in England and Wales. |
| |
Lloyds of London - Lloyd's is a
unique insurance provider. It is not a company but a
brokered market in which 108 underwriting
syndicates |
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Master Locksmiths Association 5D
Great Central Way, Woodford Halse, Daventry, Northants,
NM11 3PZ, Tel: 01327 262256 Web |
| |
Mortgage Code Compliance
Board A Code of Practice which sets
standards of good mortgage lending practice in the
buying and selling of mortgages |
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National Approved Letting
Scheme (NALS) PO Box 1843,
Warwick CV34 4ZA, Tel: 01926 496683 Web |
| |
National Approvals Council for Security
Systems (NACOSS) |
| |
National Assembly for Wales
(The) |
| |
National Association of
Estate Agents (NAEA) Arbon
House, 21 Jury Street, Warwick, Warwickshire CV34 4EH
Tel: 01926 49680 Web |
| |
National Association of Loft Insulation
Contractors (NALIC) PO
Box 12 Haslemere Surrey GU27 3AH Tel: 01428 654011 |
| |
National Cavity Insulation Association
Ltd PO Box 12 Haslemere, Surrey GU27 3AH
Tel: 01428 654011 |
| |
National
Centre for Social Research (Natcen)
35 Northampton Square, London EC1V
OAX Tel: 020 7250 1866 |
| |
National Consumer Council - a non-departmental
public body, set up by the UK government |
| |
National Energy Action (Campaign for Warm
Houses) Web |
| |
National Energy Foundation - practical
advice and help in installing energy saving
measures |
| |
National Farmers Union (NFU) - Farmers
& Growers in England & Wales |
| |
National Federation of
Builders (NFB) 56-64
Leonard Street, London EC2A 4JX Tel: 020
7608 5150 Web |
| |
National Federation of Residential Landlords
(NFRL) Web |
| |
National Federation of Roofing Contractors
(NFRC) Web |
| |
National Home Building
Council (NHBC) Buildmark House, Chiltern Avenue, Amersham, Bucks
HP6 5AP Tel: 01494 735363 or 735369 Web |
| |
National
Housing Federation 175 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8UP Tel:
020 7278 6571 Web |
| |
National Inspection Council for Electrical
Installation Contracting (NICEIC) Vintage
House, 37 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7UJ Tel:
020 7564 2323 |
| |
National Land Use Database -
previously developed land that may be available for
redevelopment |
| |
National Pest Technicians Association
- 0115 952 4333 |
| |
National Register of Inventory Clerks,
Parallel House, 32 London Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU1
2AB Web |
| |
National
Radiological Protection Board (NRPB)
Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11
0RQ Tel: 01235 831600 Web |
| |
National Trust - guardian for the
nation in the acquisition and protection of threatened
coastline, countryside and buildings |
| O |
Occupiers Property Databank (OPD)
Property performance measurement for
occupiers |
| |
Ombudsman for Estate Agents
Scheme |
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Ombudsman
Scheme (Independent Housing) - deals with disputes
between landlords and tenants - The Independent Housing
Ombudsman, Norman House, 105-109 Strand, London WC2R 0AA
Tel: 020 7836 3630 Web |
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Office of Fair Trading
Fleetbank House, 2-6 Salisbury
Square, London EC4Y 8JX Tel: 020 7211 8000 Web |
| |
Office of National Statistics Web |
| |
Ofgem - Office of the Gas &
Electricity Markets (UK Regulator) Web |
| |
Oftel - Office of Telecommunications (UK
Regulator) Web |
| |
Ofwat - Office of water Services (England
& Wales Regulator) Web |
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