Useful links and Contacts:

Gloucester City Homes – Leasehold and Homeownership Department

Railway House
Bruton Way
Gloucester
GL1 1DG

Tel: 0800 408 2000 (freephone) or 01452 424344 (normal call rates apply)

Direct advice line: 01452 833113

e-mail: customer.services@gloscityhomes.co.uk
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Gloucester & District Citizens Advice Bureau

75-81 Eastgate Street
GLOUCESTER
Gloucestershire
GL1 1PN

Tel: 01452 528017 or 01452 527202 – Appointments

Fax: 01452 381507

http://www.gloucestercab.org.uk|

Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE)

The Leasehold Advisory Service provides free advice on all aspects of the law affecting leasehold property through their website. This also contains a lot of information on applying to a leasehold valuation tribunal.

The Leasehold Advisory Service
31 Worship Street
London
EC2A 2DX

Tel: 020 7374 5380

Website: www.lease-advice.org|

The Leasehold Valuation Tribunal (LVT)

The Leasehold Valuation Tribunal (LVT) is part of the Residential Property Tribunal Service.

The Leasehold Valuation Tribunal
10 Alfred Place
London
WC1E 7LR

Tel: 0845 600 3178

Website: http://www.rpts.gov.uk/|

Solicitors

To find a solicitor in England and Wales, visit the Law Society| website, or phone 0870 606 6575.

Finance

To get an idea of how much your mortgage payments| could be each month, or a leaflet about buying a home in England and Wales, visit the Council of Mortgage Lenders|' website, or phone them on 0845 373 6771.

To compare the cost of mortgages from different lenders|, or for information about what to check out| when you are taking out a mortgage, visit the Financial Services Authority website.

Visit other financial websites to compare mortgages, such as Moneyextra|, Moneynet|, Moneyfacts|, This is Money|.

Estate agents

For a guide to using an estate agent, visit the Office of Fair Trading| website.

To find an estate agent - The Ombudsman for Estate Agents Scheme|, The National Association of Estate Agents|, Rightmove|, UK Property Shop|.

Moving

To tell people about your move, visit the iammoving| website.

For advice about moving home and quotes, visit the helpiammoving| website.

For removal quotes, visit the reallymoving| website.

For removal companies, visit the British Association of Removers|, or the Yellow Pages|.

Miscellaneous

To view other local authority websites, visit the Directgov| website.

For information about the area you are moving to, visit the UpMyStreet| website.

For a guide to UK schools, visit the Schoolsnet| website.

For street maps of the UK, visit the Streetmap| website.

The Land Registry| website may have useful information.

Right to buy

Information about the Right to Buy from Directgov|

Freehold purchase

Download the CLG's leaflet about buying a freehold under the statutory freehold scheme.|

Information from The Leasehold Advisory Service's about buying a freehold|,or freehold valuations|, or consulting with lessees|, or contact them on 020 7374 5380, mailto:emailinfolease-advice.org|.

For information about buildings insurance, visit the Association of British Insurers|' website