Acts
Estate Agency
Financial Advisor
Government Departments
Home Inspectors
Home Information Packs
Legal Services
Lenders
Local Authorities
NLIS Channels
Regulators
Removal Companies
Surveyors
Useful Links
Utilities - Electricity
Utilities - Gas
Utilities - Telecom
Water Authorities
Water Companies
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Useful Links

This page has been compiled to provide useful links to other web sites either related to conveyancing, property or the law.  No guarantee is provided by Easy Convey for any of the web sites and any services they may offer.

Acts of Parliament and Statutory Instruments

Housing Act 2004 Part 5 - Home Information Packs
Land Registration Act 2002 Part 8 - Electronic Conveyancing
Stamp Duty Land Tax (Electronic Communications) Regulations 2005
Explanatory Memorandum to the The Stamp Duty Land Tax (Electronic Communications) Regulations 2005
     

Useful links for Conveyancing and Property

Coal Authority The Council for Licensed Conveyancers
  The body responsible for the exploitation of the nation's coal resources, providing information about coal mining.
The Online Mining Reports Service enables you to check if a property is affected by coal mining activity.
The regulatory body for licensed conveyancers responsible for education and training, licensing individuals, complaints investigation and disciplining conveyancers breaching the rules.
   
Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) HIPAG
The Council of Mortgage Lenders represent around 98% of the UK residential lending industry. Their goal is to promote a thriving environment for the housing and mortgage markets.   The main purpose of the Home Information Pack Action Group (HIPAG) is to obtain, for high street solicitors and independent estate agents, a high degree of control over the domestic conveyancing market and thereby help secure their futures.
HM Land Registry Land Registry Direct
The Land Registry guarantees the title to, and records the ownership of, interests in registered land in England and Wales. We do not hold information about interests in unregistered land. On-line access to Land Registry data for Land Registry account holders from your office PC.
   
Landmark Information Group The Law Society
  A provider of environmental risk information services and solutions. The regulatory and representative body for solicitors in England and Wales.
   
The National Association of Estate Agents National Land Information Service
With a membership in the region of 10,000 members, the National Association of Estate Agents is the leading - and by far the largest - professional body in estate agency and is represented through its members in more than 60 per cent of estate agency offices in the UK. NLIS is an example of the Modernising Government Initiative in action. It will allow people quicker and easier access to authoritative, accurate and comprehensive information on all land and property in the UK.
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Ordnance Survey
The ODPM's aim is to create prosperous, inclusive and sustainable communities for the 21st century, places where people want to live, that promote opportunity and a better quality of life for all. Britain's national mapping agency.  Provides a definitive reference to geographical information in Great Britain
   
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Royal Mail
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is the global professional body that represents, regulates and promotes chartered surveyors and technical surveyors. Look up a postcode for a building name or number and street.  Find the full address from the postcode. 

 

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Estate Agency

National Association of Estate Agents

 

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Finacial Advisors and Mortgage Brokers

British Insurance Brokers Association
The National Association of Mortgage Brokers
The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors
The Personal Finance Society

 

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Government Departments and Services

10 Downing Street
Adjudicator's Office
Bank of England
Benefits Agency
Companies House
Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)
Department for Constitutional Affairs
Department of Social Security
Department of Trade and Industry
Environment Agency
Financial Services Authority
Government Information Services
Highways Agency
HM Land Registry
HM Land Registry:  E-Conveyancing
HM Land Registry: The Land Registration Act 2002
Her Majesty's Stationery Office
HM Treasury
HM Revenue & Customs
Just Ask! The web site for Community Legal Service
Local e-Government
National Statistics
Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority
Office of Fair Trading
Office for National Statistics
open.gov.uk
Parliamentary Counsel Office
Registers of Scotland
Tailored Interactive Guidance on Employment Rights
The Housing Corporation
UK online
UK Parliament
Valuation Office

 

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Home Inspectors

Institute of Maintenance and Building Management (IMBM)
Safe As (RICS)
SAVA
Association Of Building Engineers (ABE)
BRE Assessment Centre
North Devon College
Adapt Assessment
University of Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC)
Morgan Whittaker
Preston College Onsite Assessment (OSAT) HGO6

 

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Home Information Packs

Allied Surveyors
CompleteHIP
First Title
Geodesys
GroundSure
Habitus
HIPAG
HIPSTAR
Homepackgroup
Lending Solutions
LMS
MDA Advantage
MoveMachine
movingwith.biz
mysalepack.com
OpenBook
Pack Provider
The Property Search Group
Quest Associates
Richards Gray
Rightmove HIPS Limited
Searchflow
Simply HIP
Spicerhaart Group

 

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Legal Services

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers
JCS Computing Solutions
HIPAG
Just Ask! The web site for Community Legal Service
Law Gold
Law Society, The
Law Society Gazette, The
Lawyer, The
Lawyer Locator
Legal Ledger (legal accounting software)
Legal Marketing Services
Lexicon, legal information for the courts online
Lord Chancellors Office
Martindale Hubbell
Practical Solutions
Richards Gray
Solicitor Sole Practitioner Group (SSPG)
Stat Plus
Society of Construction Law
Solicitors-online
The Law Society
The Law Society Gazette
The Lawyer
The Society for Computers in Law
TEAL Consulting

 

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Lenders

Bank of England
Council of Mortgage Lenders

Select a Lender from the drop-down list to go the the web-site.

 

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Local Authorities

Select a Local Authority from the drop-down list to go to the web-site.

 

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NLIS Channels

 
National Land Information Service
MDA Searchflow (Transaction Online)
   

 

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Removals

British Association of Removers
Federation of International Moving Companies

 

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Regulators

Civil Aviation Authority - CAA
Office of Gas and Electricity Markets - Ofgem
The Postal Services Commission - Postcomm
Office for the Regulation of Electricity and Gas (Northern Ireland) - Ofreg
Office of Rail Regulator - ORR
Office of Telecommunications - Oftel
Trading Standards
Office of Water Services - Ofwat

 

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Surveyors

Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
Find a Surveyor by location
Surveyors and Valuers Accreditation (SAVA)

 

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Trade and Professional Associations

Association of British Insurers
Association of Independent Financial Advisers
Association of Residential Letting Agents
British Bankers Association
Building Societies Association
Chartered Institute of Bankers
Chartered Institute of Housing
Confederation of British Industry
The European Mortgage Federation
The House Builders Federation
The Housing Forum
International Union for Housing Finance
Law Society of Scotland
Mortgage Code Compliance Board
National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers
The National Association of Estate Agents
National House Building Council
National Housing Federation
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

 

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Utilities - Electricity

BNFL
British Energy
East Midlands
ESB
First Hydro
Fortum
Hyder
London Electricity
Manweb
Midlands Electricity
National Grid
National Power
Northern Electric
Northern Ireland Electricity
Norweb
Powergen
Scottish Hydro Electric
Scottish Power
Seeboard
Scottish and Southern
TX Energi
Yorkshire Electricity

 

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Utilities - Gas

British Gas
Eastern Natural Gas
Hyder
Natural Gas Northern Ireland
npower
Quantum Gas

 

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Utilities - Telecommunications

British Telecom
Cable and Wireless
Dial 1602
Energis
Kingston Communications
NTL
Telecom Plus

 

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Water Authorities - (Water and Sewerage Services)

Drainage and Water
Anglian Water Services Limited
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
East of Scotland Water Authority
North of Scotland Water Authority
North West Water Limited
Northern Ireland Water Service
Northumbrian Water Limited
Severn Trent Water Limited
South West Water Services Limited
Southern Water Services Limited
Thames Water Utilities Limited
Thames Water (Searches)
Wessex Water Services Limited
West of Scotland Water Authority
Yorkshire Water Services Limited

 

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Water Companies - (Water Supply only)

Bournemouth and West Hampshire Water Plc
Bristol Water Plc
Cambridge Water Plc
Cholderton and District Water Company (Tel 01980 629 203 Fax 01980 629 307)
Dee Valley Water Plc (Tel 01978 846946 Fax 01978 846888)
Essex and Suffolk Water Plc
Folkestone and Dover Water Services Ltd (Tel 01303 298800 Fax 01303 276712)
Hartlepool Water Plc (Tel 01429 868555 Fax 01429 858000)
Mid Kent Water Plc
Portsmouth Water Plc
South East Water Plc
South Staffordshire Water Plc
Sutton and East Surrey Water Plc
Tendring Hundred Water Services Ltd
Three Valleys Water Plc