Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 109203

Retail Trade: Empty Property

Tabled: 28 January 2026

Answered: 5 February 2026

Question

Neil O'Brien

Conservative — Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's publication entitled High Street Rental Auctions: Non-statutory guidance, updated 5 June 2025, what steps her Department has taken to commence

Answer

Miatta Fahnbulleh

This Government is firmly committed to tackling high street vacancy. Since publishing the non-statutory guidance on 2 December 2024, we have continued to work closely with the 12 early adopters and other local authorities to implement High Street Rental A...

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