Empty Property: Retail Trade
Commons · Question 36397 · Tabled 7 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the number of empty retail units in town centres; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing new (a) grants
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 17 Mar 2025
The commercial vacancy rate is 13.3% in England and 16.2% in the West Midlands. This government is committed to tackling high street vacancy and supporting small businesses. On 4 March, we launched the Plan for Neighbourhoods, a £1.5 billion investment to...