Information Links

We would encourage you as either a seller or a buyer to browse the following sites:

www.OurProperty.co.uk
UK property prices! Find out how much a property within the UK has sold for the in past. For public or trade use!

www.homeinformationpacks.gov.uk
From 14 December 2007, properties marketed for sale in England and Wales will need a Home Information Pack (HIP), which includes a home energy rating.

www.landreg.gov.uk
The government’s website with all manner of useful information on house prices, land ownership etc. Some information has to be purchased but for only a very small fee.

www.hipsdirect.com
Home Information Packs (HIPs) - Scotland.

www.nethouseprice.co.uk
A great site which covers all house prices! very usefull for buying or selling homes in the UK.

www.multimap.co.uk
Very useful for locating addresses in any area or just being nosey. Good search facility by a number of criteria.

www.earth.google.com
Big brother is watching you but you can watch back. Macro/Micro views of the whole world. For house purchases, quite useful as an alternative location search, as you can see the surrounding area. You will need to download Google Earth to your PC but it only takes a few minutes and is worth it.

www.direct.gov.uk
Lists county councils, borough and district councils and unitary authorities throughout England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

www.turkisheconomy.org.uk
Information about the property taxes within turkey. Very helpful when buying property within Turkey.

www.spanish-living.com
A website packed with very useful info for when buying property in Spain

www.thisfrenchlife.com
Advice and information if you are interested in buying a house in France.

www.bulgarianembassy.org.uk
The official web site of the Bulgarian Embassy in London, some very interesting info and tips about living in Bulgaria

www.thailandguru.com
Info about owning property within Thailand and Bangkok, covering all aspects from getting a mortgage and what scams complications to watch out for!

www.fco.gov.uk
Foreign and commonwealth office.
This website has information and news about traveling between countries,
Laws and rights in each country and much much more.

www.ros.gov.uk
The Government Department responsible for Scotland's land and property registers.

www.gibraltar.gi
This website contains financial information for persons wishing to purchase property within Gibraltar.
Within this website you will find everything from tax amounts, registration fees and
government requirements.

www.schofields.ltd.uk
Schofields Ltd are a UK based insurance brokers for many different countries around the world including
UK, France, Italy and many more!

www.escapeartist.com
Overseas Buyer’s Guide to Real Estate in Ireland.

www.franceinenglish.com
The Directory of businesses that embraces all aspects of life in France including buying & maintaining property, finance, the law, services, tourism for English-speakers living in or visiting France The guide to service providers for residents, property buyers and tourists listing contacts to resolve your everyday problems.

www.irlgov.ie
The Government of Ireland website.
This site will help you to find government organisations or information by providing links, indices of recent publications and a search engine that searches all government sites.

www.bioa.org.uk
British and Irish Ombudsman Association

www.homesabroad.uk.com
( Naea )  Homelink Overseas Property Agents

postcode.royalmail.com
RoyalMail - PostCode and Address Finder.

Web-Ref
Free url directory

EmigrateNZ
A Guide to Living in New Zealand and Buying Real Estate.

NAEA
Information on buying and selling property, homes and houses in the UK.