Calls for rates reform as shop vacancies peak 14th August 2019. Shop vacancy rate worst since 2015 The number of empty shops in town centres is at its highest for four years, according to a British Retail Consortium and Springboard

One in ten firms issued summons for non-payment of business rates 6th August 2019. Research by business rates consultancy Altus estimates that almost one in 10 businesses in the UK has been issued a summons by their local council for

CVAs have led to 1,000 store closures 19th June 2019. A new study suggests the use of company voluntary agreements (CVAs) has led to the closure of almost 1,000 stores over the last two years. The research from global property

Boots to close 200 stores as High Street crisis continues. 03/06/2019. UK chemist chain Boots has announced plans for a review that could see more than 200 stores close over the next two years, as problems for high street businesses

Retailers seek online sales tax amid high street crisis 20/05/2019 Retailers have called on the government to introduce an online sales tax in order to fund a reduction in business rates for brick-and-mortar retailers, as the number of high street