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Abacus Construction Index - a directory of 2,000 recommended websites and online documents for UK construction professionals.

Academy of Experts (The)  Alternative Dispute Resolution

ACEA - Association of Civil Enforcement Agencies

Action for Market Towns  Promoting the vitality and visibility of small market towns

Acts of Parliament - Full texts of all Acts of Parliament from 1988

ADAS - the leading consultancy and research organisation to the land-based industries

Alliance of Independent Retailers  Bank Chambers, 5-9 St. Nicholas Street, Worcester, Worcestershire WR1 1UW  Tel: 01905 612733  Web

Annuity Bureau (The) - Pensions Income Drawdown Advisory Bureau 

Arboriculture Association (The)   Ampfield House  Romsey  Hampshire  SO51 9PA  England Tel 01794 368717 - Tree Problems, Tree Surgeons.

Asbestos Removal Contractors Association (ARCA)  Web

Association of British Insurers  (ABI) 51 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HQ  Tel: 020 7600 3333  Web

Association of British Investigators (ABI) - Professional association of investigators

Association of Building Engineers (ABE)  Luytens House, Billing Brook Road, Weston Favell, Northampton NN3 8NW  Tel: 01604 404121  Web

Association of Independent Inventory Clerks  Web

Association of International Property Professionals - 94 New Bond Street, London, W1S 1SJ   Tel: 020 7409 7061  Email: memberinfo@aipp.org.uk (industry)  enquiries@aipp.org.uk  (consumer)

Association of Planning Supervisors - sets out to create the principles of best practice in fulfilling the requirements of the Construction (Design Management) Regulations 1994

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

Association of Relocation Agents 11 Malborough Place, Brighton  Tel: 01273 624455  Web

Association of Residential Managing Agents (ARMA) 178 Battersea Park Road, London SW11 4ND  Tel: 020 7978 2607  Web

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 Approvals of Fire Equipment (BAFE) -  established in 1984, operates independent third party schemes of approval for fire protection systems and services

British Association of Entrepreneurs  Web

British Association of Removers (BAR)  3 Churchill Court, 58 Station Road, North Harrow, Middlesex HA2 7SA  Tel: 020 8861 3331  Web

British Automatic Sprinkler Association (BASA)  Web

British Banker's Association  Web

British Board of Agreement  Standards in the Construction Industry  Web

British Chambers of Commerce (The)  Web

British Contract Furnishing Association (The) (BCFA)  Web

British Council for Offices 38 Lombard Street, London EC3V 9BS Tel: 020 7283 4588  Web

British Decorators Association (BDA) 32 Corton Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire CV11 5TW Tel: 024 7635 3776  Web

British & Irish Ombudsman Association - Which ombudsman do you need?

British & Irish Legal Information Institute ( BAILII) - Access to Public Legal Information

British Institute of Facilities Management 

British & Irish Legal Information Institute - British and Irish Public Legal Information

British Franchise Association - the single regulatory body for franchising in the UK.

British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) 

British Gas - Business Users Website

www.Building Conservation.com  Urban regeneration and conservation directory

Building History - A guide to researching historic buildings in the British Isles

Business Crime Check  Web

Business in the Community

Business Link  Web

Butterworths - Legal publishers

Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) 15 Soho Square, London W1D 3HL Tel: 0870 901 3380   Web

Buy to Let - ARLA (Association of Residential Letting Agents) buy to let section 

British Geological Survey (BGS)  Kingsley Durham Centre, Kenworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG  Tel: 0115 936 3100  Web

British Pest Control Association (BPCA - 01332 294288

British Property Federation (BPF)  1 Warwick Row, 7th Floor, London SW1E 5ER  Tel: 020 7828 0111  Web

British Retail Consortium (BRC)  5 Grafton Street, London W1S 4EG  Tel: 020 7647 1599  Web

Building Control - This site provides up to date information on Building Control Regulations

Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) - Current accurate information

Building Research Establishment  (BRE) Building Research Establishment Ltd, Garston, Watford WD25 9XX Web

British Standards Institution (BSI) Group Headquarters, 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL Tel: 020 8996 9000  Web

British Tourist Authority  Web

British Urban Regeneration Association (BURA)  Room 10, 4th Floor, Glen House, Stag Place, London SW1E 5AG  Web

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

Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR)  A consultancy that applies economic and statistical tools to business and policy evaluation problems.

Certificated Bailiffs Association - Civil law enforcement for over 90 years

Confederation of British Industry (CBI)  Web

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators  Web

Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)  Octavia House, Westwod Way, Coventry CV4 8JP  Tel: 02476 851700  Web

Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) 

Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) - senior professional body in the United Kingdom concerned solely with all aspects of taxation

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

Coal Authority (The) 200 Litchfiled Lane, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire NG18 4RG Tel: 01623 427162  Web 

College of Estate Management (The) - distance learning for property professionals

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

Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) - tackles racial discrimination and promotes racial equality

CORGI (Council for Registered Gas Installers) 1 Elmwood, Chineham Business Park, Crockford Lane, Basingstoke, RG24 8WG, Tel: 01256 372200  

Council for Energy Efficiency Development (CEED)   Web

Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) 3 Saville Row, London W1S 3PB Tel: 020 7437 0075  Web

Council Tax Banding - Check which band a property is in through the valuation Office Site

Countryside Agency (The)  Web

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

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.

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

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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Facilities Management Directory - U.K. premises and facilities management information on the internet

Fair Rent Campaign

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 - Training/expertise for those wishing to make a career in residential lettings

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

Homelesspages - Bibliography & introduction to homelessness, plus database of resources, including research reports, directories, training courses and websites

House Builders' Federation (HBF)  56-64 Leondard Street, London EC2A 4JX  Tel: 020 7608 5100  Web

Housing Corporation (The)  Web

Housing & Housing Policy Links - Office of Deputy Prime Minister

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