5 Buying and Selling Property
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3. Offers, exchange of contract and completion
4. What the price should include
5. Problems with solicitors and conveyancers
8. Leasehold, freehold and commonhold properties
9. Mortgage and money problems
10. Neighbour disputes and anti-social behaviour
11. Further Help
Shelter
Shelterline: 0808 800 4444
24 hours advice and information line covering the whole of the UK
Shelter also has a network of local Housing Aid Centres.
Details of centres in England are on the Shelter website
In Wales contact Shelter Cymru: 01792 469 400 (Swansea) or 01978 353646 (Wrexham)
The Law Society
phone: 020 7242 1222
Leasehold Advisory Service
Phone: 020 7374 5380
National Association of Estate Agents
Phone: 01926 496800
Ombudsman for Estate Agents
Phone: 01722 333306
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Phone: 0870 333 1600
Council for Licensed Conveyancers
Phone: 01245 349599
Solicitors Consumer Complaints Service
Phone: 0845 608 6565
National House Building Council
Phone: 01494 735 363 or 01494 735 369
The Home Information Pack
For information about the Home Information Pack, which sellers will need to provide
by law from June 2007.
The Community Legal Service
The Community Legal Service has been set up to help you find the right legal information and advice to solve your problems.
You can get help through a national network of organisations including Citizens Advice Bureaux, Law Centres, many independent advice centres and thousands of high street solicitors. All of these services meet quality standards set by the Legal Services Commission, look for the Community Legal Service logo:
Many of the organisations offer some or all of their services for free. If you cannot afford to pay for advice you may be eligible for financial support through the Community Legal Service Fund (Legal Aid). You can order leaflets about funding from the LSC Leaflet line on 0845 3000 343.
You can use the Directory on the Community Legal Advice website http://www.communitylegaladvice.org.uk/ to find details of quality assured advice providers.
The Legal Services Commission (LSC)
The Community Legal Service and the Community Legal Service Fund are managed by the Legal Services Commission. To find out more about us visit our website at http://www.legalservices.gov.uk/ or find the details for your local Legal Services Commission office in the phone book.
More about the CLS Quality Mark
Use the
Return to the Community Legal Advice Home Page
This leaflet was written by the Legal Services Commission (LSC). It was written in association with Shelter.
Leaflet Version: April 2006