function validate() //Function with a parameter representing a form name.
{
	

if (formCheck.title.value ==0)
    {
        alert("Please provide your Title!"); 
		formCheck.title.focus();
        
        return false;
    }
	
	if (formCheck.first_name.value ==""||formCheck.first_name.value ==" "||formCheck.first_name.value =="  "||formCheck.first_name.value =="   ")
    {
        alert("Please provide your first name!"); 
        formCheck.first_name.focus();
		formCheck.first_name.style.background = "#CCE6FF";
        return false;
    }
	
	if (formCheck.surname.value ==""||formCheck.surname.value ==" "||formCheck.surname.value =="  "||formCheck.surname.value =="   ")
    {
        alert("Please provide your Surname!"); 
        formCheck.surname.focus();
		formCheck.surname.style.background = "#CCE6FF";
        return false;
    }
	
	if (formCheck.amountreq.value==null||formCheck.amountreq.value==""||formCheck.amountreq.value==" "||formCheck.amountreq.value=="   "||formCheck.amountreq.value=="  ")
    {
        alert("Please provide the amount you require to borrow!"); 
        formCheck.amountreq.focus();
		formCheck.amountreq.style.background = "#E6EAF0";
        return false;
    }
	
if (formCheck.homeowner.value ==0)
    {
        alert("Please tell us if you are a homeowner!"); 
		formCheck.homeowner.focus();
        
        return false;
    }

if (formCheck.house.value ==""||formCheck.house.value ==" "||formCheck.house.value =="  "||formCheck.house.value =="   ")
    {
        alert("Please provide house number!"); 
        formCheck.house.focus();
		formCheck.house.style.background = "#CCE6FF";
        return false;
    }
	
	if (formCheck.postcode.value ==""||formCheck.postcode.value =="  "||formCheck.postcode.value =="   ")
    {
        alert("Please provide your post code!"); 
        formCheck.postcode.focus();
		formCheck.postcode.style.background = "#CCE6FF";
        return false;
    }
	
	if (formCheck.contact_number.value ==""||formCheck.contact_number.value ==" "||formCheck.contact_number.value =="    "||formCheck.contact_number.value =="     ")
    {
        alert("Please enter a correct contact number!"); 
        formCheck.contact_number.focus();
		formCheck.contact_number.style.background = "#CCE6FF";
        return false;
    }
	
	
var checkEmail 
    checkEmail = formCheck.theemail.value


if (checkEmail =="")
	 
	 return true;
	 
	 else if ((checkEmail.indexOf('@') < 0) || ((checkEmail.charAt(checkEmail.length-4) != '.') && (checkEmail.charAt(checkEmail.length-3) != '.'))) 
{alert("You have entered an invalid email address. Please try again.");
        formCheck.theemail.focus();
		formCheck.theemail.style.background = "#CCE6FF";
        return false;
    }

	
	

	
return true;

}