Ofsted
www.ofsted.gov.uk - Search by postcode for recent inspection reports on schools in any area.

Environment Agency
www.environment-agency.gov.uk - The Environment Agency provides a good online map of areas at risk from flooding.

Up My Street
www.upmystreet.com - Type in a postcode here and read a 'neighbourhood profile' that uses the ACORN classification system to describe the area by the people who live there.

Planning Consent
www.planningportal.gov.uk - Find case studies that will give you a good idea of what you can and cannot do without first acquiring planning permission.

Planning Offices
www.direct.gov.uk - Find out whether you are moving to a conservation area and what effect that may have.

BBC First Timers
www.bbc.co.uk/homes/property - Gives a simple explanation of the process for those who have never bought a house before.

Solicitors - Law Society
www.lawsociety.org.uk - Offers a 'Find a solicitor' link, as well as a series of online guides to common legal problems and languages.

Road Traffic Reports and Traffic News
www.frixo.com - Provides current Road Traffic Reports. It's a free service aimed at giving you up-to-date traffic news and information. Frixo specialises in traffic news and reports making it easy to use whether you're about to make a journey or out and about using their wireless service.

Who Owns What?
www.landregisteronline.gov.uk - The business end of the law registry for England and Wales. Lets you retrieve an entry in the title register and an accompanying title plan for £3 a time.