Retail Trade: Empty Property
Commons · Question 60963 · Tabled 18 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Max Wilkinson
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to require overseas landlords who own empty retail units to engage with local authorities.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 24 Jun 2025
This government has introduced High Street Rental Auctions, powers available to local authorities in England to require landlords, regardless of their country of residence, to rent out vacant commercial premises. As a deterrent it is a criminal offence fo...