Links . . .
Here we provide links to websites that may be interesting and useful to you. Please choose from the index below...
Index
- House buying & General Financial Information
- Regulation & Professional Bodies
- Publications
- Mortgage Providers
- Financial Services Providers
House buying & General Financial Information
www.aitc.co.uk
The Association of Investment Companies. Guide to investment companies produced by the Association of Investment Companies.
www.bbc.co.uk/homes/property
BBC Property section
www.channel4.com/money
Channel 4 Money section
www.checkmyfile.com
Check My File - Provides consumers with online access to their credit files.
www.equifax.co.uk
Check your credit report and history, improve your credit, manage your finances, get better credit.
www.expatnetwork.co.uk
A comprehensive resource for expatriates living and working abroad.
www.experian.co.uk
Obtain a copy of your credit report & learn about how to protect your identity
www.find.co.uk
One of the UK’s leading consumer finance portals, featuring the widest choice of market-leading financial products.
www.findaproperty.com
Search properties for sale through UK estate agents.
Hatched.co.uk – Online Estate Agent
www.Hatched.co.uk
Internet Estate Agents who can save you £1000s – How will you spend the difference? We offer a low cost solution to selling your house, using the latest technology and adverts on all the major property websites.
www.helptheaged.org.uk/en-gb/AdviceSupport/FinancialAdvice/
Great source of information, including benefits for the over 60's
www.hmrc.gov.uk
HMRC is responsible for collecting the bulk of tax revenue, as well as paying Tax Credits and Child Benefits, and strengthening the UK's frontiers.
www.homecheck.co.uk
The ultimate FREE guide to flooding, subsidence, pollution, landfill sites, schools, crime rates and planning information in your neighbourhood
www.hometrack.co.uk
Get online property valuations, whether buying property, selling property, re-mortgaging or tracking the value of a home, find out what a property may be worth.
www.laterlife.com
The UK site designed specifically for the over 50's.
www.mouseprice.com
Get an online property valuation from the same system used by banks and mortgage lenders. Unlimited access to the most recent Land Registry actual house selling price data - no need to register.
www.nethouseprices.com
Free public service providing access to UK house prices in England, Scotland and Wales, as recorded by the Land Registry(since April 2000) and the Registers of Scotland (since May 2000).
www.new-homes-direct.com
New Homes Direct, winners of the Daily Mail Property Portal of the Year (2006 and 2005), is the biggest directory of investment property, off plan, new homes and buy to let apartments direct from UK and overseas developers and estate agents. Many investment properties have discounts and incentives worth 10-20%. Search 1000´s of new homes, new houses, apartments, villas and holiday homes from all over the UK and overseas holiday hot spots.
www.nsandi.com
National Savings and Investments, backed by HM Treasury, offering a range of savings and investments to suit different people’s needs.
www.privatehealth.co.uk
Private Healthcare UK helps people make informed decisions about private healthcare services and providers.
www.propertyfinder.com
Search for properties online
www.rightmove.co.uk
Search for properties for sale in the UK & overseas
www.uknetguide.co.uk/finance
Money & Finance
www.upmystreet.com
To find out everything you could want to know about an area - from actual property prices to the neighbourhood's favourite newspaper.
www.which.co.uk
No advertising, no bias, no hidden agenda. Just expert advice from an independent source.
Regulation & Professional Bodies
www.abi.org.uk
Association of British Insurers
www.adviceguide.org.uk
National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux
www.bankofengland.co.uk
The Central Bank of the United Kingdom
www.businesslink.gov.uk
Business Link - Practical advice for businesses
www.cifas.org.uk
Credit Industry Fraud Avoidance System - The UK's Fraud Prevention Service
www.cml.org.uk
The Council of Mortgage Lenders. Trade association for the mortgage lending industry, and our members account for around 98% of UK residential mortgage lending.
www.direct.gov.uk
Uk Government - Public services all in one place
www.dwp.gov.uk
Department of Work & Pensions - To promote opportunity and independence for all through modern, customer-focused services. To help people achieve their potential through employment, so that they are able to provide for their children and to work and save for secure retirement.
www.eiris.org
Ethical Investment Research Services - Everything for the individual investor.
www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk
Financial Ombudsman Service. The independent service for settling disputes between businesses providing financial services and their customers
www.financialplanning.org.uk
The Institute of Financial Planning. The UK professional body of those committed to the development of the multi-discipline profession of Financial Planning
www.fsa.gov.uk
Financial Services Authority, An independent non-governmental body, given statutory powers by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
www.investmentuk.org
Investment Management Association, the trade body for the UK's £2800 billion asset management industry. The role of the IMA being to represent the industry and promote high standards
www.rics.org
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, The leading source of land, property, construction and environmental knowledge. Promoting best practice and advice to businesses, consumers, governments and global organisations.
www.tax.org.uk
The Chartered Institute of Taxation. The leading professional body in the United Kingdom concerned solely with taxation.
www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk
The Pensions Regulator. The UK regulator of work-based pension schemes.
Publications
www.bloomberg.co.uk
Bloomberg is the leading global provider of financial data, news and analytics.
www.business.timesonline.co.uk
Business, Market & Finance news from the Times & Sunday Times
www.ft.com
The Financial Times. World business, finance & political news
www.guardian.co.uk
Guardian Newspaper Online. Money section available via site
www.money.independent.co.uk
Independent Newspaper Online - Money & Finance
www.telegraph.co.uk/money
Telegraph Newspaper - Your money
www.thisismoney.co.uk
This is Money - Money & Financial Information
www.yourmoney.com
Your Money. The personal finance site that goes right to the heart of the matter – with plenty of attitude.
Mortgage Providers
www.abacuspermanent.com
Abacus Permanent Limited
www.abbey.com
Abbey National plc.
www.accordmortgages.com
Accord Mortgages
www.alliance-leicester.co.uk
Alliance & Leicester plc
www.bankofscotland.co.uk
The Bank of Scotland
www.barclays.co.uk
Barclays Bank
www.bim-online.com
Bank of Ireland Mortgages
www.bmsolutions.co.uk
Birmingham Midshires
www.cambridgebs.co.uk
Cambridge Building Society
www.cheltglos.co.uk
Cheltenham & Gloucester plc
www.chlmortgages.co.uk
Capital Home Loans Limited
www.coventrybuildingsociety.co.uk
Coventry Building Society
www.dunfermline.com
Dunfermline Building Society
www.firsttrustbank.co.uk
First Trust Bank
www.freedomlending.co.uk
Freedom Lending
www.future-mortgages.co.uk
Future Mortgages
www.gmacrfc.co.uk
GMAC Residential Funding
www.halifax.co.uk
Halifax Plc
www.hsbc.co.uk
HSBC Bank
www.ibs.co.uk
The Ipswich Building Society
www.if.com
Intelligent Finance
www.infinitymortgages.co.uk
Infinity Mortgages
www.kmc.co.uk
Kensington Mortgage Company
www.lambeth.co.uk
Lambeth Building Society
www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk
Leeds Building Society
www.lloydstsb.com
Lloyds TSB Bank
www.londonscottishmortgages.com
London Scottish Mortgages
www.mortgage-express.co.uk
Mortgage Express
www.mortgagesplc.com
Mortgages Plc
www.mortgagetrust.co.uk
Mortgage Trust
www.nationwide.co.uk
Nationwide Building Society
www.natwest.com
Natwest Plc
www.ncbs.co.uk
National Counties Building Society
www.northernrock.co.uk
Northern Rock Plc
www.npbs.co.uk
Norwich & Peterborough Building Society
www.oneaccount.com
Royal Bank of Scotland One Account
www.paragon-mortgages.co.uk
Paragon Mortgages
www.platform.co.uk
Platform Home Loans
www.preferredmortgages.com
Preferred Mortgages
www.principality.co.uk
Principality Building Society
www.rbs.co.uk
Royal Bank of Scotland
www.saltfinance.co.uk
Salt Finance - Specialist Lending
www.scarboroughbs.co.uk
Scarborough Building Society
www.scottishwidows.co.uk
Scottish Widows
www.thechelsea.co.uk
The Chelsea Building Society
www.thecheshire.co.uk
The Cheshire Building Society
www.theloughborough.co.uk
The Loughborough Building Society
www.themanchester.co.uk
The Manchester Building Society
www.themarsden.co.uk
The Marsden Building Society
www.thetipton.co.uk
The Tipton & Coseley Building Society
www.theuniversal.co.uk
Universal & Newcastle Building Society
www.t-m-b.co.uk
The Mortgage Business
www.ucbhomeloans.co.uk
UCB Homeloans
www.woolwich.co.uk
Woolwich Plc
Financial Services Providers
www.aberdeen-asset.com
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
www.axa.co.uk
AXA
www.brightgrey.com
Bright Grey
www.bupa.com
Bupa
www.canadalife.co.uk
Canada Life - UK Division
www.canadalifeint.com
Canada Life - International
www.clericalmedical.co.uk
Clerical Medical Investment Group Limited
www.friendsprovident.co.uk
Friends Provident
www.invescoperpetual.co.uk
Invesco Perpetual
www.landg.com
Legal & General Group plc
www.newstarinvest.com
New Star Asset Management Limited
www.norwichunion.co.uk
Norwich Union
www.pru.co.uk
Prudential
www.scottishequitable.co.uk
Scottish Equitable
www.scottishlife.co.uk
Scottish Life
www.scottishwidows.co.uk
Scottish Widows
www.skandia.co.uk
Scandia UK
www.standardlife.co.uk
Standard Life
www.thechildrensmutual.co.uk
The Children's Mutual
www.unumprovident.co.uk
Unum Limited trading as UnumProvident

