Adviceguide (the online CAB information service)
www.adviceguide.org.uk

Visit the Citizens Advice Bureau online information service for advice on a wide range of topics, including benefits and employment, and help on debt and legal issues. The site covers all four UK countries, and there is information available in Welsh and ethnic community languages. Checked by legal experts and updated regularly, this site can help you take the first steps in solving your issues.


Commission for Racial Equality
www.cre.gov.uk

Information for anybody who has been discriminated against or abused because of their race. The site offers a guide to your rights under the Race Relations Act and details on how to go about making a complaint if those rights have been attacked.


Council for Licensed Conveyancers
www.conveyancer.org.uk

Licensed conveyancers are specialists in all aspects of property law. They can help you to complete the transaction if you're buying or selling a house, a flat or a piece of land. The Council for Licensed Conveyancers website keeps a national database of approved conveyancers so you can quickly find one in your local area.


Equality Direct
www.equalitydirect.org.uk

This organisation gives business managers information on many issues of workplace equality. There is very little information on the website, but you can look up the number for the helpline and speak to one of their advisers.


Equifax UK
www.equifax.co.uk

Order a report on your credit history and you can find out why you might be having trouble getting a loan, mortgage or credit card. The website will help you to check and improve your credit rating, but you have to pay for all the services on offer.


Gardenlaw
www.gardenlaw.co.uk

Is your neighbour’s tree hanging over your fence? Can you cut back the branches? Can you eat the apples that are falling from it? This site will tell you all you need to know – you can even find out what rights an RAF fighter has when it flies over your lawn.


Information Commissioner
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

The information commissioner makes sure that people’s personal details are not misused. The website tells you what your rights are, how people might use your personal details and what to do if you think they’re being used inappropriately.


Landlord Zone
www.landlordzone.co.uk

Landlord Zone might say it’s a ‘vertical portal’ for landlords, but the site itself is nowhere near so baffling. It offers information, links, contacts and resources for landlords of all kinds.


National Landlords Association
www.landlords.org.uk

The NLA offers its members a telephone advice line on all matters of landlord and tenant law, factsheets, newsletters, a quarterly journal, and more.