Useful Links

Sava - A training and assessment centre which offer excellent support to candidates and a ready made market for home inspectors through their business exchange.

Pinnacle Home Inspector Training - a unique Home Inspector training programme tailored to your individual needs. Includes one to one tuition from one of the first qualified home inspectors who is now a home inspector assessor and is highly respected thoughout the industry.

Government sites

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) - Background and FAQs about the Housing Act 2004.

The Land Registry - the organisation that holds records for land ownership and interests in England and Wales.

Professional institutes, associations and trade bodies

The Consumers for Home Information Pack Support group - A Group of property industry professionals who support the introduction of Home Information Packs to improve the home buying and selling process.

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) - the professional institute for over 110,000 surveyors and property professionals worldwide.

Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) - the leading professional body for managers in construction with over 40,000 members worldwide, including surveyors.

Independent Surveyors Association - an association of independent surveying and valuation practices with members throughout England and Wales able to offer independent advice to property buyers and lenders.

National Association of Estate Agents - representing nearly 10,000 high street estate agents in the UK.

The Law Society - the regulatory and representative body for solicitors in England and Wales.

Council for Licensed Conveyancers - the regulatory body for Licensed Conveyancers who are qualified specialist property lawyers.

Council of Mortgage Lenders - the trade association for mortgage lenders in the UK.

Federation of Authorised Energy Rating Organisations (FAERO) - promotes the use of authorised and quality assured SAP energy ratings in all areas of the domestic housing market.

Home Inspector organisations

The Home Inspectors Certification Board - the organisation driving forward the establishment of a new regulated market for Home Inspectors.

Awarding Body for the Built Environment (ABBE) - the awarding body for the Home Inspector Diploma.

Asset Skills - the Sector Skills Council for property services, housing, cleaning services and facilities management (formerly PHFMS), and the organisation that is responsible for the National Occupational Standards for all Home Inspectors.

Technical organisations

BRE - a good source of technical information for property, construction and environment professionals.

NHBC - sets the technical standards for new homes and provides insurance on new homes.

RICS Books - the property professionals' bookshop.

EG Books - another good publisher.

NHER - provides information, software and training on the energy rating of buildings.

Consumer organisations

Consumers' Association - information on the Which? campaign to regulate estate agents.

Ombudsman for Estate Agents - a free, fair and independent service for buyers and sellers of residential property in the UK.

Consumer Direct - a telephone and online advice and information service for consumers in Great Britain, supported by the DTI.

Citizens Advice Bureau - its Advice Guide website provides up-to-date, independent advice on a range of consumer issues.

HipsXchange.com - Exchange for news, seminars, information and IT solutions.

Domestic Energy Assessors (DEA) and Home Inspectors (HI)

Training and Assessment Centres

Government sites

Professional institutes, associations and trade bodies

Home Inspector organisations

Technical organisations

Consumer organisations

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