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Rent controls are at the heart of the local election manifesto of the Green Party of England and Wales. Co-leader Carla Denyer,...

Burnley council says it’s considered the findings of a six-week public consultation and is set to increase planning controls over the...

A landlord who illegally converted a property into six flats has been ordered to pay more than £220,000. A previous unlawful change...

A council says a new bond scheme designed to increase the quality and availability of affordable housing for private renters across...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to restrict Airbnb-style short lets do not go far enough, a group of activists has said. Yesterday...

The Fire Protection Association says a recent First-Tier Tribunal decision and appeal dismissal highlight the responsibilities that landlords hold in relation...

Another problem has emerged for the heat pump sector which had, until last week, anticipated rapid growth as part of the...

A new study of over 600,000 available properties on Rightmove reveals that homes in need of renovation are the most in...

Landlords don’t believe Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s planning reforms will help build a million new homes in England, claims a buy-to-let...

Conversions, often seen as a likely property type for private landlords, are likely to be more common if two groups of...

Next Thursday voters up and down the country will be casting their votes in a series of local elections which are...

West London landlord Shashibhushan Vyas, from Isleworth, has been fined over £115,500 for illegally converting a side extension into a separate...

West London landlord Shashibhushan Vyas, from Isleworth, has been fined over £115,500 for illegally converting a side extension into a separate...

The normally under-the-radar Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has made an unusually outspoken plea to the government to help landlords. In particular,...

New rules introduced by a council in south east England will prevent smaller homes from being converted into Houses of Multiple...

It’s the time of year when everyone is rushing to meet the self-assessment deadlines. Unfortunately, experience shows that there will be...

A London landlord has been fined and ordered to pay a confiscation order for ignoring planning rules Magistrates ordered landlord Zulfiqar Ahmed...

A public consultation is underway to get feedback on changes to rules which would prevent landlords and property developers turning some...

Housing campaigners want the government  to give English councils planning power to refuse Airbnbs Action on Short-Term Lets, a campaign group, has...

The lettings agency chain Winkworth says the attraction of buy to let is waning for both institutional and individual investors. This is...

Hounslow council in London has introduced new measures for conversions of family homes into HMOs for three to six tenants. Investors will...

A good broadband connection is one of the main amenities tenants expect from a rental property and something you, as a...

In the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, fire safety - particularly for residents - has increasingly taken centre stage in...

Politicians in a city with one of the UK’s most frenzied short lets markets are pledging to return Airbnb style units...

Around 20 per cent of landlords surveyed by a bank used a credit card or short-term finance to fund a recent...

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

Landlords are being invited to a free webinar that promises to bring them up to date with the new planning regime...

There’s a warning today that some office-to-resi and shop-to-resi conversions - often thought to be popular purchases by buy-to-let investors -...

Salford council in Greater Manchester is to introduce landlord licensing for HMOs where three or four tenants live - and the...

A property company and its sole director landlord have been convicted and ordered to pay more than £50,000 in fines and...

One of the most respected and experienced agents in Prime Central London has given an insight into the lettings market in...

A landlord who illegally turned a London property into 13 flats has been hit by nearly £200,000 in fines, costs and...

Two landlords have to pay almost £8,000 for letting their flats in defiance of a Prohibition Order.  The order came into force...

An investment company claims some investors who buy at auction lose money because of misrepresentations in the legal pack.  The Mistoria Group...

Two men have been ordered to pay almost £8,000 for letting out flats in defiance of regulations designed to keep tenants...

The government has launched an unexpected consultation which may indirectly highlight a new opportunity for landlords and other investors - converting...

A cluster of owner occupiers living near a city centre are demanding that landlords win planning consent before operating HMOs. The Gloucestershire...

A London landlord must pay over £280,000 in three months after housing eight people in a flat deems illegal for even...

A London landlord who ignored six enforcement notices served by his local council has been ordered to pay over £300,000. Salim Mussa Patel...

The government’s decision to grant new housing applications in England “automatic” consent as part of planning reforms should lead to a...

Landlords should be aware that eight estate and letting agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme (TPO), which means...

More than 100 residents in east London have been refused a rent reduction by their letting agent.  Residents living at Tower Quay in...

With the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) coming into play last year, it's now more important than ever to ensure the...

The National Homebuilding & Renovating Show takes place at the NEC exhibition centre in Birmingham later this month and you can now claim...

There will be eight Homebuilding & Renovating Shows taking place across the UK in 2020 and you can claim a free pair of free tickets for...

Following on from the successful South West Homebuilding & Renovating Show that took place at the Bath & West Showground in Shepton...

A number of key regional housebuilders across England, Scotland and Wales have signed up to Zoopla, offering consumers, including buy-to-let landlords,...

  The Northern Homebuilding & Renovating Show takes place at the Harrogate Convention Centre in Harrogate next month and you can now claim a free pair...

With the government consistently missing its housebuilding targets, Britain’s housing shortage has now reached crisis point, with the number of prospective...

A landlord who converted a house in north London into flats without consent could face legal action. Javad Aghababazadeh was given permission...

Following on from the successful Glasgow Homebuilding & Renovating Show that took place at the SEC Centre earlier this month, the...

Paragon has expanded its product range with the introduction of short-term finance for landlords to fund property refurbishment. The short-term finance products...

A buy-to-let landlord who converted a flat in London Bridge into ‘cramped bedsits’ without planning consent has been ordered to pay...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  My name is Daniel and I’m a director at...

Estate agents, property surveyors, interior decorators, an online services marketplace and other housing experts have teamed up to reveal home renovations...

A buy-to-let landlord in Stevenage has been fined £14,000 and told to pay Stevenage Borough Council’s legal costs of £2,845.50 and...

Following on from the successful South East Homebuilding & Renovating Show that took place at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate Agent Today,...

The South East Homebuilding & Renovating Show takes place at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre later this month and...

Panoramic views of London, little noise pollution, three generous sized bedrooms and the prospect of a near 9% gross rental yield...

Private landlords are being offered money to help encourage them to restore their empty homes in the London borough of Barnet.  Empty...

Property developers are looking to profit from the growing number of private renters by investing further in purpose-built rental accommodation. The Build...

Rogue landlords are profiting from the housing benefit system by enticing desperate local authorities to place single homeless people into small...

Remortgaging activity has increased significantly in recent months, helped in no small part by record low mortgage rates and continued house...

A pair of landlords in Dagenham have been slapped with a hefty fine for renting out two illegally converted flats over...

Paul Cooney's sales team has had a flying start. Opened only six months ago and modelled on Horton and Garton's successful...

The policy focus of the upcoming election will be on Brexit, but political parties will do well to remember that housing...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are diversifying their portfolios by investing in semi-commercial property in order to protect their investments...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £108,000 within three months or go to jail. Mohamed Omar Hassibi was refused consent to...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are looking to boost rental profits to help cope with pending tax hikes by converting...

Converting houses into flats is becoming increasingly popular. There’s a high demand for flats in London, and splitting a property into...

Thanks to the chancellor’s tax measures, many landlords now have to review their portfolios to find ways to protect their profits....

A Cricklewood landlord who was ordered in September to pay more than £700,000 after he breached Barnet Council’s planning enforcement rules...

A man claiming not to be a landlord has been ordered to pay more than £7,000 for putting the lives of...

One of UK’s leading developers of homes for private rent is calling on the government to exempt the build-to-rent sector from...

LendInvest’s latest Buy-to-Let Index has revealed that you will stand to profit most from buy-to-let in London than anywhere else in...

A landlord has been banned from renting out a converted garage after environmental health officers found a family living in sub-standard...

Two million homes have changed tenure in the last decade, either switching from home owners to landlords or vice versa when...