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Abacus Construction Index - A directory of 2,000 recommended websites and online documents for UK construction professionals. Also covers case studies and newsletters.	www.construction-index.com
Building Research Establishment (BRE)	www.bre.co.uk
Centre for Housing Policy (CHP) - Housing research in the UK for a range of government and non government departments.	www.york.ac.uk/inst/chp/
Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) - CIH's role is to encourage the provision of good quality affordable housing for all.	www.cih.org
Design For Homes - characterised as "The leading showcase for excellence in residential architecture, construction and planning". Hosts the Housing Design Awards and other architectural competitions.	www.designforhomes.org
House Builders Federation (HBF) - Represents the housebuilding industry in England and Wales.	www.hbf.co.uk
Housing Today - Bringing you the latest social housing news from across the UK.	www.housingtoday.org
HousingConnections - A social housing website providing links to around 600 housing related sites. Also provides news, best practice, jobs, events and forums.	www.housingconnections.com
Housingnet - Social Housing Resources - A useful resource to locate housing related sites around the web.	www.housingnet.co.uk
HousingUK - A Housing Resource Guide for Internet users to a range of housing sites and also to educate and inform the housing sector about the advantages of the Internet and information networking technology.	www.housinguk.org
Inside Housing - introduced as "The national voice for housing".	www.insidehousing.co.uk
Joseph Rowntree Foundation	www.jrf.org.uk
LEASE - To provide advice on residential landlord and tenant law (leasehold).	www.lease-advice.org
Local Government Association	www.lga.gov.uk/
National Association of Homebuilders	www.nahb.org
National Housing Federation (NHF) - The National Housing Federation is the body that represents the independent social housing sector. They have around 1400 non-profit housing organisations currently in their membership and it is growing all the time.	www.housing.org.uk
National Tenant Resource Centre - A national charity aiming to help tenants.	www.traffordhall.com
ROOM, the National Council for Housing and Planning	www.room.org.uk/
Scottish Homes - Housing research.	www.scot-homes.gov.uk
Shelter - A charity working with the homeless and those in housing need.	www.shelter.org.uk
Tai Cymru - is the national body responsible for promoting the development of affordable homes by Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) in Wales.	http://www.housing.wales.gov.uk/index.asp?task=content
The Empty Homes Agency - A charity that advises Local Authorities, Registered Social Landlords and Private Sector property interests on returning empty homes to use.	www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~eha/
The Planning Exchange	www.planex.co.uk
UK Housing Ltd - The website is home to two widely read journals, Housing Monthly Diary and Legal Update, as well as free information services including research archives.	www.uk-housing.co.uk

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