Links
Using our broad experience we have put together a list of sites that may be of use to you if you are using the services of a Chartered Surveyor. If you cannot find the information you require using the sites below, please contact us.
1. Local Authorities - For planning, building regulation and listed building enquiries
Cambridge City Council - www.cambridge.gov.uk - Local information on Cambridge City
East Cambridgeshire District Council - www.eastcambs.gov.uk - Local information to the east of the county.
Fenland District Council - www.fenland.gov.uk/ - Local information on the fenland areas.
Huntingdon District Council - www.huntsdc.gov.uk - Local information on the Huntingdon, St. Neots, St. Ives areas.
South Cambridgeshire District Council - www.scambs.gov.uk - Local information on the South Cambs areas
Uttlesford District Council - www.uttlesford.gov.uk - Local information on the North Essex area.
2. Service Providers
Gas - www.trustcorgi.com - Corgi, the UK's Gas safety watchdog
Electricity - www.niceic.org.uk - the electrical contracting industry's independent voluntary body for electrical installation matters throughout the UK.
Water - www.anglianwater.co.uk - Provider of water and drainage in the region
www.cambridge-water.co.uk - suppliers to customers in South Cambridgeshire.
3. Specialist advice and information on historic buildings
Conservation officers of the Local Authorities above
The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings - www.spab.org.uk - helps homeowners understand and care for their old buildings.
EARTHA - www.eartha.org.uk - Earth Architecture and Conservation in East Anglia.
4. Other Useful Sites
RICS - www.rics.org - The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors - the leading source of land, property, construction and related environmental knowledge.
Environment Agency - www.environment-agency.gov.uk - UK government agency concerned mainly with rivers, flooding, and pollution.
Land Registry - www.landregistry.gov.uk - register title to land in England and Wales and record dealings (for example, sales and mortgages) with registered land.
Law Society - www.lawsociety.org.uk - The representative body for solicitors in England and Wales.
Federation of Master Builders - www.fmb.org.uk - the UK's leading building trade association.
British Wood Preserving and Damp Proofing Association - www.bwpda.co.uk/ - Premier trade body for British timber and building preservation industry. |