Ability Net
AbilityNet is a national charity and the UK's leading provider of expertise on computing and disability.

Access Funds
This site aims to provide free, current funding information from Central Government, National Lottery, regional bodies, EU and quangos as well as advice on making effective funding applications.

Acrobat Reader
Down load the adobe acrobat reader to enable you to read PDF files.

Addpro
Welcome to AddPro, FREE Site Submission to 20+ top search engines. Our automatic service is very easy to use.

Age Concern

Alpha works
Language translation in French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish & Korean

Altavista Babel
Language translations software

Anchor Housing Trust
Anchor Trust is a not-for-profit organisation, dedicated to helping older people to live safely, securely and independently with a choice of services to suit all needs.

Architect foundation
Britain's first independent architecture centre, the AF has been actively bridging the gap between decision-makers, design professionals and the public.

ASRA Housing Association
ASRA Greater London Housing Association is the leading Asian provider of rented homes. It is one of about 2,000 housing associations that provide homes in the UK. Our core business is to provide homes for people to rent at affordable levels.

Association of Charitable Foundations
Good grant-making practice

Asylum Aid
Asylum Aid is a charity which provides free legal advice and representation to refugees and asylum-seekers seeking safety in the UK from persecution. We also campaign for the fair treatment of refugees in the UK.

Asylum Support
Resource for asylum support information

Audit Commision
See how your housing provider did in their inspection. If your housing provider has been inspected there will be a report on this website.

Basic Skills Agency
the national development organisation for literacy and numeracy in England and Wales.

BBC Internet made simple.
The Internet made simple by the BBC.

BBC News
BBC news is available in different languages & clip sound.

BBC Relgious calendar
Contains religious calendar and information about different religions

Bengali software
Free downloadable software

Black Information Link
For Racial Justice, Equity and Sustainable Development for Black communities.

Bobby
check web site for accessability

British Airports Information

British media online
All national and regional UK newspapers publishing online, major news magazines and British computer monthlies

Broxbourne Council

BULB UK
UK Registered Charities Index

Campaign against racism & facsism

Centre for Comparative Housing research
The Centre for Comparative Housing Research brings together expert researchers who have an established and growing reputation in housing and related issues

Centrepoint
Housing young people at risk

Charities Information Bureau
Supporting voluntary organisations & community groups in funding their work & supporting advisors and Agencies in giving funding advice.

Charity Choice
Encyclopaedia of charities on the internet

Chartered Institute of Housing
The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) is the professional body for people working in housing. Our purpose is to maximise the contribution that housing professionals make to the well being of communities.

CHAS
Works to prevent homelessness by giving free confidential housing advice

China Town online
Our Chinatown Guides section has now been expanded adding major new sections on the history of the regional Chinatowns of Britain.

Citizens Advice Bureau

Civic Trust
Britain's leading charity devoted to enhancing the quality of life in Britain's cities, towns and villages: the places where people live, work, shop and relax

Coach information
Information about travelling by coach.

Commission for Racial Equality
The Commission for Racial Equality is a publicly funded, non-governmental body set up under the Race Relations Act 1976 to tackle racial discrimination and promote racial equality

Communities
Communities Online aims to address issues of sustainability, regeneration, social inclusion and healthier economies by focusing on the use of new communications technologies in communities and neighbourhoods.

Community Action Team
A team of Community Development Workers with many years experience of working on inner-city estates in London and in District Councils around the South East

Community Development Foundation
Strengthening Communities

Community Fund
Distributes money raised by the National Lottery to support charities and voluntary and community groups.

Community Involvement Solutions
Our service: web design, training & consultancy, project management...

Community Legal Service
Need information on a legal problem? Want to know who and where your local adviser is?

Community Matters
Community Matters is the nationwide federation for community associations and similar organisations

Community Work training

CORE
Monitoring housing: RSL's, lettings & Sales in the England

Council of ethnic minority voluntary sector organisations

Court of Justice
The Court of Justice ensures that European law is understood and uniformly applied in all member states.

CRASH
Details the various projects CRASH is involved in, news, events and general information about homelessness.

Credit Unions
Association of British Credit Unions

Crisis
Fighting for hope for homeless people

Cultural Co-operation
Cultural Co-operation is an independent arts charity that promotes cross-cultural contact, dialogue and understanding.

Department for work & pensions
Check this section of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) website for translations of leaflets in your languages.

Department of Social Security
Benefits advice

Department of trade & industry
Employment law

Dial
Welcome to dial UK, a national organisation for a network of 140 local disability information and advice services run by and for disabled people.

Directory of Social Change
An independent voice for positive social change Set up to help voluntary and community organisations become more effective

Disability Alliance
Details of Disability Alliance's publications, training courses, campaigns, advice services and membership. Also has downloadable factsheets, briefings and consultation

Disability Rights Commission

Downing Street - 10

East Herts District Council

East of England Development Agency
This site is dedicated to improving the prosperity of the East of England

Electronic Immigration Network
EIN is a voluntary sector organisation specialising in the provision of information on immigration and refugee law via the Internet, particularly in the United Kingdom and Europe.

Empty Homes Agency
an independent housing charity established in 1992. We exist to highlight the disgrace of empty, wasted and under used homes and property throughout England. We exist to devise solutions and disseminate good practice on how to tackle the empties.

Equal opportunities commission

European Council on Refugees and Exiles
ECRE is an umbrella organisation of 73 refugee-assisting agencies in 30 countries working towards fair and humane policies for the treatment of asylum seekers and refugees

European Court of Human Rights
Provides general information about the court, case-law, judgements and decisions, basic texts and press releases.

European funding
European funding

Find a home
Properties for sale & to rent

Fire safety leaflet
The leaflet (Make Your Plan. Get Out Alive) has been made available in various languages

Foreign Word
Language translations

Free Form
Free Form is unique in providing the full range of arts and creative services for the built environment to place art at the heart of urban regeneration.

Free Skills
Freeskills.com provides hundreds of professional online IT and soft skills training courses available for a variety of disciplines and skill levels.

Freelawyer.co.uk
First, it provides free legal information on thousands of topics using our freelawyer service. This is a vast database of law which is written by solicitors/barristers and provided on this website for free.

Friday Hill TMO
A Tenant Management Organisation

Fund raising UK
helps charities in the UK to use the Internet as a fundraising tool to enhance and extend their existing fundraising activities

Funders online
Grant seeking database

Google search engine

Government funding
funding available

Gradunet
Offers careers information, online library, workplacements and job vacancies for graduates.

Granta Housing Society

Grants online
the most extensive and up to date information on External Funding Opportunities

Grass Roots
Grass Routes - The one-stop information service which creates better community newsletters with less effort.

Hanover Housing Association
Planning for a better retirement.

Health & Safety Executive
HSE welcomes people of all nationalities and ethnic backgrounds to its web site. If you are looking for information, help or guidance and would like to speak to someone in a language other than English, HSE's Language Services Unit offers a telephon

Help The Aged
Help & advice for older people

Hertford
Information about Hertford

Hertfordshire Constabulary
Hertfordshire Constabulary have a lot of useful information on their website. Also see the library on this site for who to contact if you are a victim of Hate crime.

Hertfordshire Euro Info Centre
Provides details of the Tenders Alert Service, Grantfinder, European information and business opportunities.

Herts Direct
Herts County Council web site

Herts Interpretation Access Point
HISAP - interpretation & translation service

Home.co.uk
Property search

Homes
Housing Mobility and Exchange Services

Homes on Sale
Homes for sale. You can advertise your property to sell on this site

Housemate
Information about housing and homelessness issues, includes online exercises and downloadable regional Housemate guides.

Housing Connections
The Housing Connections web site provides the latest information regarding social housing, forthcoming events and latest jobs.

Housing Corporation
The Housing Corporation is a Non Departmental Public Body, sponsored by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Our role is to fund and regulate housing associations

Housing net
The Housing net web site provides the latest information regarding social housing and forthcoming events.

Housing Options
This site has been produced as a resource for everyone concerned with the provision of housing for people with learning disabilities

Housing Today Publication
The Housing Today web site provides the latest news, jobs and events within social housing.

Housing UK
Housing UK is the home on the internet for all things housing. There is a bias towards social housing issues although we hope that those from other sectors will also get something from the site.

Human Rights Watch
An independent organisation producing useful sources of information on particular countries and themes.

Immigration
We are part of the Home Office and our purpose is set out in Home Office Aim Six: "to regulate entry to, and settlement in, the UK effectively in the interests of sustainable growth, and social inclusion."

Impact factory
Impact Factory's work is all about people interacting with other people. It's definitely more than just training - it's personal.

Independent Housing Ombudsman
Information for tenants & Landlords, as well as information available in various languages

Inland Revenue
Tax and national insurance matters. Fill out your tax return on line here or claim tax credits.

Innovation into Action grant
Innovation into Action grant is available through the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) Tenant Empowerment Grant Programme, which aims to support and develop greater tenant participation in the management of council housing in England.

Inside Housing publication
The Inside Housing web site provides the latest news, jobs and events within social housing.

Institute of linguists
Interpreters, translators etc.

Interchange
InterChange provides training which gives you the knowledge and confidence that only comes form learning with and from other people who are in a similar situation to your own.

Involve online
A free to use web resource supporting community involvement. Includes: create your own website, training info, wordsearch and more.

Involvement
specialises in public, community and voluntary sector organisational development and community regeneration and involvement

Joint Council for the welfare of immigrants
JCWI is an independent national voluntary organisation, campaigning for justice and combating racism in immigration and asylum law and policy.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is one of the largest independent social policy research and development charities in the UK. It supports a wide programme of research and development projects in housing, social care and social policy

Journey Planner
Journey planner using tube, national rail bus etc

Just ask
Need information on a legal problem? Available in a variety of languages

KEL Sound and Vision
Design and install inductive loops, infrared system, and other such audio systems for the use of the hard of hearing

Language exchange
Find a partner at the online community and practice your second language (any language) with a native speaker who is learning your language.

Language Line
Interpretation, translation & telephone conference services.

Law Commission for England & Wales
Reports & consultation papers on law reforms.

Law Society
The Law Society is the professional body for solicitors in England and Wales. We serve society by working to improve access to the law.

Learn Direct
study at home free and impartial information and advice on over 500,000 courses nationwide

Learning Skills Council
Responsible for funding and planning education and training for over 16-year-olds in England

Leaseholders advice
Advice for leaseholders

Legal advice

Lemos&Crane website
From our website you can download Lemos&Crane's publications and reports about our innovative work in social policy, as well as read news and updates on current projects

Life long Learning
Lifelong Learning is supported by the Access to Learning for Adults Division of the Department for Education and Skills.

Life's better together
Our purpose is to provide quality homes and related services to people in need, at rents they can afford, in communities they can enjoy

Local Performance Indicators Library
Performance measurement can help organisations improve performance by identifying good practice and learning from others.

Local translation
Free translation software

London Careers
Find a job, access the top London agencies, or obtain advice on careers and jobseeking.

London Development Agency
Regeneration, equality etc.

Lynx
text only browser to download

Mamma search engine

Map Quest
Maps & directions

Multi-cultural Matters
An invaluable aid for professionals communicating with minority ethnic groups in the UK

Multikulti
The Multikulti website aims to support citizenship through the delivery of culturally appropriate and accurately translated information in the following areas of welfare law — debt, employment, health, housing, immigration and welfare benefits.

Multimap
Provides maps and driving directions within mainland Great Britain. Also provides European and Worldwide maps.

National Association of Citizen's Advice Bureaux
For on-line advice and information, access the CAB Adviceguide website. For free and confidential advice search the CAB directory for your nearest bureau. It includes details on languages offered, advice by e-mail, text phone facilities and speci

National Energy Action
NEA develops and promotes energy efficiency services to tackle the heating and insulation problems of low-income households.

National Housing Federation
The Federation is funded by membership fees and commercial services such as conferences, training and publications.

National Statistics

National Tenants Resource Centre
Trafford Hall, home of the National Tenants Resource Centre is a charity offering training and support to all those living and working in low-income communities around the United Kingdom to develop their skills, confidence and capacity to tackle prob

Neighbourhood Statistics

Neighbourhoods Initiatives Foundation
Delivering excellence in community development

NHS Wales
Information available in various languages

NUS Online
Resources for students, including financial, legal and medical advice. Some services are exclusive to registered NUS members.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was created on the 29th May 2002 taking responsibility for policy areas from both the old Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions and Cabinet Office.

Omfax Systems
Omfax specialises in making information easily accessible for customers and staff of social housing organisations. Our aim is to help such organisations improve front-line service to their tenants.

Omniglot
Download free foreign fonts

Orbit Housing Association

Partnerships
Communities on line

PEP
PEP is a national, not-for-profit company. We work with statutory and voluntary agencies and with local communities, to improve services and make sure they meet the needs of local people. We provide advice, hands-on project work, training and researc

Plumworks
Free information and advice for adults living or working in Hertfordshire. Provides working and learning information, job searching, courses and training.

Property people magazine
Property People is the weekly, independent voice of housing covering news and views from every sector without fear or favour. We seek a better deal for all residents and homeless people as well as for housing professionals and others involved in hous

Prospects
The UK's official graduate careers website. Includes careers advice, job vacancies, post-graduate study.

Queen Elizabeth Foundation
We are here at DISS to help you with your questions. DISS is a disability information service. We give free, confidential and impartial information on anything to do with living with disabilities.

Quest net
Information about Tenant Compacts & the role of tenant board members

Race for racial justice
Our campaign aims to unite communities across Britain against racism.

Red Smoke
A smart and simple system for putting an organisation's policies and procedures online.

Refugee Council
The Refugee Council is the largest organisation in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees. We not only give help and support, but also work with asylum seekers and refugees to ensure their needs and concerns are addressed.

Refugee Housing association
RHA aims to facilitate the resettlement of refugees in England through the provision of high quality, affordable, supported and general needs housing. Many RHA staff are themselves refugees.

Registered Social Landlords
The Social Housing web site RSLs.co.uk provides the web's first and foremost "Gateway to Social Housing" dealing exclusively with Social Housing.

Right move
Search for a property to purchase

Rights Net
The welfare rights website for advice workers

RNID
RNID representing deaf & hard of hearing people in the UK

Roof magazine
ROOF aims to provide a wide variety of in-depth comment and analysis plus hard-hitting features and revealing interviews with government ministers and other leading figures.

Room
Room is a unique forum bringing together all those involved in housing planning and regeneration on an equal footing, to share information, debate the issues, influence policy and contribute to best practice

Routes to Involvement
This site is a source of practical examples and good practice ideas to help housing associations implement the Housing Corporation's Involvement Policy for the Housing Association Sector.

Royal national Institute of the Blind
RNIB offers practical support and advice to anyone with a sight problem

Runnymede Trust
Runnymede is the foremost UK-based independent think tank on ethnicity and cultural diversity.

Safer communities
How to create a community & make your community safer

Samaritans
Need to talk to someone?

Schneider Ross
The business of diversity. Diversity makes business sense

Shelter
Shelter is a national organisation working to improve the lives of homeless and badly housed people. Shelter is the national organisation with local solutions. Some information in other languages

Social Exclusion Unit

Stonham Housing
As one of the largest providers of housing, care and support services in England, Stonham is strongly ommitted to helping people with specific needs, to live independently.

Street maps
Street maps for anywhere in the UK, you can use the street name or post code.

Student Loans Company
Information on applying for a student loan, with advice on repayment and the management of existing loans.

Sure Start
Promoting the development of children

Sustainable Homes
promotes awareness of sustainable development issues and good practice, and encourages housing associations to adopt sustainable and environmental policies and practices

Swan Housing association

Tagish
Tagish maintains the most comprehensive and up-to-date directory of UK local government web sites down to Parish level, and also provides links to central government web sites as well.

Television Licencing
Inform TV Licencing if you change your address or pay on line

Tenant Participation Advisory Service
The Tenant Participation Advisory Service for England web site provides information, advice, training, consultancy, seminars and conferences on all aspects of involving tenants in their housing management.

Tenant Participation Certfiicate, Bristol
University of the West of England, Bristol

Tenant participation Certfiicate, Oxford
Oxford

Tenants-online.
Links to RSL's & other housing bodies throughout the UK

The A.A.
Route maps for planning your journeys.

The big project
Regional, National & International newspaper web sites

The British Association of Settlements and Social Action Centres
Supporting people sustaining communities

The Glass House
We are delighted to announce our new Community Design Advice Service, a programme to give face-to-face advice to community groups who want to get involved in improving how their neighbourhood looks and works.

The Housing Corporation
The Housing Corporation’s mission is ‘raising the standard for homes and neighbourhoods’.

The Open University
Website includes details of courses and qualifications, local centres, TV listings and programme information.

The Watchword technique
Watchword is an aid to psychological understanding. Its purpose is to help you to identify important psychological forces and tendencies operating within your own being.

Total Jobs
Provides details of job vacancies, skills and training, CV register, and salary checker.

TPAS
TPAS training, information etc for tenants & staff

Train Line
Transport information

translation 1-800-translate.com
a complete range of multilingual services for any language or media, backed up by a global network of language experts committed to your satisfaction

Transport for London
Transport information

UK National News
UK National News

uk social housing
A Place to have your say about Social Housing Issues In The UK!

Unilang
Free Language Resources

United Nations

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
This website contains a huge amount of information that can be searched on several different criteria, such as country and subject.

Universities and Colleges Admissions Service
Advice and resources for prospective students, including a course search and links to university websites.

Up My Street
Discover your local shops and services, schools, childcare, public transport, property prices, crime figures, search classified ads and much more

V & A
Sikhs & Arts of the Panjab

Visual
Human resources information website

Volnet
supporting community action. Training anong other items

Voluntary Action Camden
Rooms, equipment hire, training & funding assistance.

Voluntary and Community Sector Grants
Use our grant finder to find out about particular government grants for voluntary and community organisations

Ware online
Information about Ware

Welwyn Garden City Housing Association

What Support
Welwyn & Hatfield Community Portal

Wheelchair lifts
Offers wheelchair lifts for indoor, outdoor and commercial use.

Word 2 word
free translation web site

Worktrain
National Jobs and Learning Sites developed by the DfEE. Provides details of jobs, training courses and information on a range of occupations.

World Language translations
Language translation software

World lingo
Language translation site includes Dutch, Portugese and Russian among others

World Tenant
A tenants world wide web site. On this site we aim to provide links to other groups and information on the laws which affect tenants, information on tenants rights, where to get help, and articles on best practice.

Yahoo search engine

Yellcom
Yellow pages on line

Your Rights
Liberty's online guide to human rights law for England and Wales.

You're able
Information, products and services for disabled people