Professional Contacts

A collection of sites for the key professional bodies in the property business. Many of these have useful information for the consumer.

WebsiteDescription
Council for Licensed ConveyancersThe body that certifies Licensed Conveyancers like Mundy's. The site includes basic information, plus details of the complaints procedure.
Inland RevenueThe taxman has several guidance notes of interest to homeowners and property investors. The website also has a section on council tax calculations from the Valuation Office.
Council of Mortgage LendersThe trade association for mortgage lenders in the UK; its members undertake around 98% of UK residential mortgage lending. For facts on buying a home, and help with mortgage repayments and tax, check out the FAQ section on this helpful website.
The Law SocietyThe professional body for solicitors in England and Wales. There's not much here for the general user, but sometimes it may be helpful to see the profession's point of view on matters of policy and practice in legal dealings ...
The Royal Institute of Chartered SurveyorsA professional body that "represents, regulates and promotes" 110,000 chartered surveyors and technical surveyors. The website is mostly for members, but the public pages have useful information on consumer protection, dispute resolution, finding a surveyor and buying and selling at auction. The RICS also publishes quarterly surveys of the residential property market.
National Land Information ServiceNLIS is a government service that aims to provide an on-line link to various sources of information physically held at disparate and unconnected locations. Initially, only conveyancing professionals such as solicitors and licensed conveyancers can use these services; but the intention is that one day it will be available to the general public as well.
National Housebuilders CouncilNHBC in an independent non-profit provider of warranties and insurance for new homes. The website includes its charter regulating the construction of houses, plus a guide to logging a complaint.
National Association of Estate AgentsThe larger of the professional bodies for for estate agency, representing more than 60% of estate agency offices in the UK.
Independent Association of Estate AgentsA professional organisation for estate agents, effectively in competition with the NAEA.
Web LawIndependent source of information about business and commercial law.

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