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Moving home
Moving
home can be one of the most stressful events in life. Make it easier by looking
at the links to practical advice on this page. You'll find links to useful
material on mortgages, areas of the UK, local information and more.
Details of council services :
Other links within our website :
- Moving house - Are you moving out of, into, or within the Adur District?
- Up my road (pages of information from rubbish collections to schools nearby.)
- Energy conservation
- Environmental health
Links to external web sites :
- Council of Mortgage Lenders (www.cml.org.uk/cml/home)
- Financial Services Authority (FSA) website : Gives answers to some common questions on mortgages (www.fsa.gov.uk)
- HM Land Registry's Residential Property Price Report gives in-depth information on property prices sorted by region, postcode or Local Authority (www.landregistry.gov.uk)
Things to consider when moving home :
- BBC website : BBC Homes - a guide to everything about moving home (www.bbc.co.uk/homes/property)
- BBC website : Mortgage calculator (www.bbc.co.uk/homes/property/mortgagecalculator.shtml)
- BBC website : Adding value to your property (www.bbc.co.uk/homes/property/improving_extendingyourhome.shtml)
- British Association of Removers website : Gives information on removers in your area (www.bar.co.uk)
- Choose ISP website : Compare broadband (and telephone, TV and mobile bundle) providers (www.chooseisp.co.uk)
- CLS Direct website : Legal Advice (www.communitylegaladvice.org.uk)
- DirectGov website : Moving to your new home (www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndCommunity/BuyingAndSellingYourHome/SellingYourHome/DG_10018035)
- DirectGov website : DVLA : Change address on your driving license (www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/NeedANewOrUpdatedLicence/DG_4022088)
- DirectGov website : DVLA : Change address on your vehicle registration certificate (www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/ChangesToYourRegistrationCertificate/DG_4022055)
- Help I am moving website: A free, independent advice site which aims to make the whole process of moving as straight forward as possible (www.helpiammoving.com)
- House price websites :
- House Prices website : Provides a simple search into the Land Registry database of house sales since 2000 (www.houseprices.co.uk)
- Our Property website - Find out UK house prices for free! (www.ourproperty.co.uk)
- Zoopla! - House prices (www.zoopla.co.uk)
- Nationwide Building Society House Prices webpage (www.nationwide.co.uk/hpi)
- House Price Maps (www.housepricemaps.co.uk)
- Mouseprice website : provides the monthly House Price Index and market commentary to HM Land Registry (www.mouseprice.com)
- Royal Mail website : Redirecting your mail (www.royalmail.com/portal/rm)
- Southern Water website : Address Change (https://www.southernwater.co.uk/domesticCustomers/movingHouse/)
- TV Licensing website : TV License Address Change (www.tvlicensing.co.uk/details/index.jsp)
Other places to find information
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