Data

Shops-to-homes applications surge but nearly half are rejected

By 2022-04-28T00:00:00

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Local authorities denied 45% of applications to turn shops into houses between 2020 and 2021, research by commercial law firm EMW has shown, as the number of applications for such conversions leapt 37% year on year.

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