At a time when there is a severe shortage of housing across the UK, this redevelopment is one project which will provide more than 30 affordable rental units.

Specialist lender Together has provided a six-figure sum to breathe new life into a disused office block, as a South Yorkshire-based development company expands its buy-to-let portfolio.The finance company is providing a total of £806,000 to buy and part develop the 1960s-built Fell House in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.Property investors Paul Rothwell and Emma Thompson are set to embark on a major conversion project to turn the previously empty block into 32 self-contained one bedroom flats under permitted development rights - introduced to encourage the creation of housing from empty buildings.Mr Rothwell has built up an impressive £33 million property portfolio in just 13 years, with his Doncaster-based company Empire Property Concepts investing heavily in buying disused commercial buildings, renovating them, and letting the properties as rental homes.For this latest venture, Together provided a £300,000 short-term loan for the purchase and another £506,000 towards the cost of developing the disused four-storey office block.Barry Dillon, Together’s regional development director for Yorkshire, said: “This just shows how popular buy-to-let remains among forward-thinking property investors, despite changes to the sector.“We were delighted to provide this loan and are pleased to be associated with such a successful property investment company. News Six figure sum to turn disused Yorkshire office block into one bedroom flats

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