Credit and Financial Information
Financial

Council of Mortgage Lenders The CML is the trade association for mortgage lenders in the UK, and its members undertake around 98% of UK residential mortgage lending. Not a consumer organization but they do have a FAQ factsheet available.

Find Internet directory for financial services, featuring detailed sections on insurance, investments and information services, as well as offering advice on many aspects of finance, with particular detail paid to online stocks and shares.

Financial Services Authority (FSA) is an independent body which regulates the financial services industry in the UK. Lots of information on this site that you may find useful.

IFA Promotions will help you find an independent financial advisor in your area. Also has a links page.

Independent Association of Estate Agents The IAEA is a professional association open to all estate agents who meet the criteria of membership. Also has good section for general public on valuations, legal process, links etc.

Jonathan Smith & Partners IFA specialize in mortgages for the self employed and mortgages with adverse credit. All mortgages arranged including flexible, buy to let and self certification.

moneyeXtra   Site focussed on the financial aspect of homebuying. Site features include a property directory searchable by location, price range and number of bedrooms. Details of multiple lenders can be read through and compared online.

Moneyfacts Provide personal finance data. Very useful Best Buy Charts for Mortgages, Savings, Pensions etc. Importantly they say that these best buys are impartial and unpaid for entries.

Moneynet Website offering a compre-hensive overview of personal financial services. Detailed information available on all aspects of finance, ranging from mortgages to medical insurance and life assurance. One specific feature is a detailed mortgage search.

Money Supermarket  Look for a mortgage or a loan online through this useful Internet directory. Online mortgage tool allows you to sort through 4000 different mortgages using a highly effective 8-step system. Information finance, credit cards and insurance also available.

MoneyWorld  Site that allows you to comprehensively manage your investments online. Site features include detailed information on all aspects of finance, from shares to taxes and mort-gages. Information on the site is comple-mented by links to other useful sites.

The National Association of Estate Agents Although it is a site for members there is a substantial section for the public which covers lettings, valuations, complaints and much more.

Insurance

Association of British Insurers Advice and information on a wide range of insurances including health, holiday, home and contents, life and pensions, medical, mortgage protection (MPPI) and motor.

Financial Ombudsman Service If you have a complaint and you're had no success with your insurer – and you do need to give them a chance, then try the FOS "...an independent service for consumers with unresolved complaints about financial firms."

Legal

Freelawyer Follow your particular legal query (eg Housing Law) through a system of Q&A. They will also recommend a legal firm in your chosen area. Contact by email.

Landlord-Law Online With regular property law updates this site has plenty of information on tenancy agreements, your legal rights and more. Worth visiting if you are contemplating a move.

legalmove UK online conveyancing service brought to you by one of the UK's top firms of conveyancing solicitors, HammondsDirect.

Office of Fair Trading a goverment site that lays out the terms and conditions attached to buying and selling and between agents and sellers.


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