Empty shops double in north of England
The north of England has seen the number of empty shops double since mid 2008.
09:30 | 31.07.09
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Empty Threat

The north of England has seen the number of empty shops double since mid 2008.
09:30 | 31.07.09

A new petition has been launched on the No 10 website this week to campaign against empty rates.
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The property industry has reacted furiously to a budget that ‘ignores’ the industry.
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Alistair Darling has failed to deliver much needed relief to the beleaguered property industry by refusing to back down on the government’s reviled empty property rates tax.
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A huge 93% of respondents to a survey conducted by the RICS and Lambert Smith Hampton believe that empty rates are ‘exacerbating the financial difficulties of many property companies and occupiers.’
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