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| UK and London Property: Useful Links |
UK property prices and UK and London areas
UpMyStreet - independent resource providing detailed information about UK and London areas, property prices, property buying advice, mortgages, etc
Property market prospects
Liam Bailey, the Head of Residential Research Department at Knight Frank, expresses his view on property market prospects.
Property investment
Property investment information, including investment in UK property and an opportunity to subscribe to property magazines from The Property Investor - Property Magazines.
Buying, selling and letting UK property
The government's website offering information and advice on buying and letting a property in the UK.
Buy-to-let investment
The website of the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
Buying a UK property with a mortgage
Financial Services Authority provides information and advice on getting a mortgage for buying a UK property.
Mortgages in the UK
The section of the government's website offering information and advice on mortgages in the UK, including types of mortgages, how to choose a mortgage, application process, etc
UK property taxes
The section of the government's website offering information and advice on taxes arising when buying, letting and selling a UK property. Please note that non-residents of the UK do not pay capital gains tax on property price appreciation and can reduce a tax on rental income to zero under certain conditions.
Buying property in the UK
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, which has 140,000 members in 146 countries, publishes advice on buying a UK property, and gives an access to a wealth of other valuable information.
Solicitors Regulation Authority
The Solicitors Regulation Authority deals with all regulatory and disciplinary matters and sets, monitors and enforces standards for solicitors across England and Wales. It acts solely in the public interest. You can search for a solicitor specializing in property transactions.
UK property ownership
The website of the UK' Land Registry offering information on UK property prices and property ownership details.
Information about strategic areas of London
Stratford
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4734433.stm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford_City
http://www.futurestratford.com/project.php
http://www.london2012.com/
http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/olympics/slideshow/
http://www.newham.gov.uk/Services/RegenerationProjects/AboutUs/stratfordcity.htm
http://www.newham.com/2012games/
Canary Wharf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Wharf
http://www.canarywharfoffices.com/
Greenwich
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich
http://www.greenwichpeninsula.co.uk/index.php4
http://www.greenwichwhs.org.uk/
http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich/YourEnvironment/Regeneration/
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/
http://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/greenwich_park/
http://www.the02.co.uk/web/guest/home
Websites about the UK and London
www.visitlondon.com
Fantastic website of the London's Tourism Department offering rich information on London, including city guide, places to go, hotel reservations, practical tips, tickets for events, reserve a restaurant, etc.
www.visitbritain.com
Website of the UK's Tourism Department - guide for regions, attractions, tour recommendations, etc.
www.yourlondon.gov.uk
Practical information for people having business in London, for London residents, and business and leisure visitors.
UK and London maps
You can find any UK or London area on Live Maps and see its satellite picture as well as calculate a distance between any two points. The same functionally is offered by Google Maps (maps.google.co.uk). It is exciting to see a satellite picture of a development, house or a plot of land.
www.londontransport.co.uk
An excellent guide on the London's public transport where you can figure out an optimum root and its duration to any place in London.
www.timeout.com
A respectable guide on everything happening in this fantastic city.
UK and London property
UK property investment
UK off plan property
UK prime property
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