Useful links
Below is a list of websites that you might find useful. NES is not responsible for the content of any external website. To report a broken link or to suggest a website that should be listed here, please contact us.
NES elsewhere on the web
- NES one - our member portal, where you can access report writers and useful documents.
- NES Support - Access knowledgebases and helpful articles outside of office hours.
- NES on Delicious - Delicious is a social bookmarking service. Here you can see all the websites and articles we find interesting. See recent additions on the right hand side of this page.
- NES on Twitter - Twitter is a microblogging/social networking site. Follow us and join the conversation!
Government sites
- CLG – Department of Communities & Local Government
- DECC – Department of Energy & Climate Change
- Defra – Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- BIS – Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
- HCR/EPC Register – the official site for registration of all EPCs and Home Condition Reports, operated by Landmark Group on behalf of Government
- Non-domestic EPC Register - as above, for Commercial EPCs and Display Energy Certificates
- The Land Registry – the organisation that holds records for land ownership and interests in England and Wales
- Home Information Packs – Government information site about HIPs
- The Scottish Government
- Northern Ireland Executive
- Welsh Assembly Government
- DIAG – Directive Implementation Advisory Group, which advises the Government on the implementation in the UK of the EU’s Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
Professional institutes, associations, green groups and trade bodies
- RICS – Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
- CIOB – Chartered Institute of Building
- Independent Surveyors Association
- National Association of Estate Agents
- ARLA - Association of Residential Letting Agents
- The Law Society
- Council for Licensed Conveyancers
- Council of Mortgage Lenders
- UK Green Building Council
- Home Builders Federation
- Zero Carbon Hub
- ACE – Association for the Conservation of Energy
- AECB – Association for Environmentally Conscious Building
- National Energy Action
- National Energy Foundation
- Sustainable Energy Association
- Renewable Energy Association
- Consumer Focus
- Energy Saving Trust
- Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes
- The Carbon Trust
- Renewable Energy Centre
- Forum for the Future
Qualifications bodies
- ABBE – Awarding Body for the Built Environment
- Asset Skills – the Sector Skills Council for property services, housing
- Other training providers
- UWE – University of the West of England
- CEM – College of Estate Management
- Proinspect
Consumer protection organisations
- Trading Standards Institute
- Consumers’ Association
- Ombudsman for Estate Agents
- Consumer Direct
- Citizens Advice Bureau
- TrustMark
Professional and trade press
- Building
- CIBSE Journal
- Estates Gazette
- Property Week
- The Negotiator
- Estate Agency News
- Green Building Press
- Edie
- Sustainable Building
- Green Futures
- Property Drum
- Estate Agent Today
- Mortgage Introducer
- Law Society Gazette
Technical publishers and research bodies
Blogs, campaigns and discussion forums
- The Home Inspector Forum
- Energy Performance Certificates blog
- Property Blog
- The Domestic Energy Assessor Forum
- SPLINTA
Energy assessor groups and related associations
- Pro DEA
- IDEA - Institute of Domestic Energy Assessors
- AHIPP - Association of Home Information Pack Providers
- Devon & Cornwall Home Inspectors Association
- Somerset Energy Assessors Association
- Dorset Home Energy Association
- Association of Commercial Energy Assessors
- Institute of Home Inspection
- FPIP - Federation of Property Information Providers
- PEPA - Property and Energy Professionals Association