Public sites of general relevance to the book

http://www.bailii.org/
Access to freely available British and Irish legal information, including legislation, case law and Law Commission publications. Provides links to the equivalent resources in other jurisdictions.

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/
Legislation accessible both as originally enacted and with subsequent revisions.

http://services.parliament.uk/bills/
Current bills before parliament, with information on current progress.

http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/
Official website of Her Majesty’s court service.  Includes access to judgments and court listings.

http://www.parliament.uk/judicial_work/judicial_work.cfm
Information on the judicial work of the House of Lords, including current business and copies of judgments since 14 November 1996.

http://www.echr.coe.int/echr/
Official site of the Europe Court of Human Rights, including access to judgments.

http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/
Access to recent Law Commission publications together with information on current projects.

http://www.landregistry.gov.uk/
Official website of the Land Registry that is responsible for maintaining the register of title. Includes guidance and updates on the operation of the register.

www.communities.gov.uk/housing
Information from the Government Department with responsibilities for housing and planning.

Public sites of particular relevance to parts D-F of the book

www.cml.org.uk
Website of the Council of Mortgage Lenders. Provides up-to-date information concerning the UK mortgage market.

www.fsa.gov.uk
Website of the Financial Services Authority, which regulates many mortgage lenders.

www.oft.gov.uk
Website of the Office of Fair Trading, including e.g. guidance about unfair terms in leases and mortgages outside the jurisdiction of the FSA.

http://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/
The Financial Ombudsman Service, which settles individual complaints between consumers and businesses providing financial services.

http://www.civiljusticecouncil.gov.uk/
Official site of the Civil Justice Council with information on pre-action protocols on possession actions based on rent arrears and mortgage arrears.

http://www.landstribunal.gov.uk
The lands tribunual covering jurisdiction for the modification of restrictive convenants under s84 LPA 1925.

http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
Citzens advice for consumer advice on housing and mortgages.

http://england.shelter.org.uk/
Official site of Shelter, a charity that works to alleviate the distress caused by homelessness and bad housing. Advice on housing and mortgage repossession.

http://www.rpts.gov.uk/index.htm
residential property tribunal service providing advice and dispute resolution for domestic long leases & short term tenancy agreements.

http://www.lease-advice.org
Government funded body that provides free legal advice to leaseholders, landlords, professional advisers, managers and others on the law affecting residential leasehold and commonhold. Of particular interest to long leases.

Commercial subscription sites

The following databases provide access to a range of primary and secondary materials, including journal articles. Access is through subscription, but many Law schools have student access.

http://www.heinonline.org/

http://www.lawtel.com/login/default.aspx

http://web.lexis-nexis.com/professional/

http://uk.westlaw.com/signon/