Government proposals would give councils the power to hold a rent auction
A think tank has said that forcing landlords to rent out empty high street shops could bring up to 58,000 premises back into use.
Onward’s director Will Tanner said the figures demonstrated the impact that Government proposals to hold compulsory rent auctions could have. Mr Tanner, who was one of Theresa May’s Downing Street advisers, said: “Empty shops are a blight on high streets right across the country. They aren’t only a very visible sign that the local economy is in dire need of levelling up, they are also a blow to civic pride.
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