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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,...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

  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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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