New powers for local authorities to rent out vacant high street premises

Compulsory powers to take control of empty high street premises

The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (Act) will give a local authority powers to arrange for a rental auction to be carried out in respect ...

The surprise arrival of High Street Rental Auctions - Lexology

For anyone who needs a reminder, a High Street Rental Auction is a mechanism which enables Councils to auction tenancies of vacant premises in ...

High street rental auctions – latest developments - Dentons

The government has announced that it anticipates that local authority powers in England to hold high street rental auctions will come into ...

Impact of new council powers to let empty high street premises

The good news is that its impact is not immediate. Further regulations are required to bring into effect the new power given to local authorities to force ...

New powers for local authorities to rent out vacant high street premises

The Act empowers Councils to hold rental auctions and then let out vacant town centre premises, without the consent of the owners, their Superior Landlords, or ...

Concern over 'untested' powers to tackle empty high street shops

From next month High Street Rental Auctions (HRSAs) will give local authorities the power to take action against properties that are ...

Local councils to receive new powers in December to force ...

Local authorities will receive new powers in December that allow them to auction long-term empty high street properties.

New powers for local authorities to rent out vacant high street premises

The final notice period is 14 weeks (subject to extension in some circumstances, such as the landlord appealing the FLN). During that time, the ...

Local authority powers and high street rental auctions | DWF Group

Local authorities will have the power to oblige landlords to rent out persistently vacant commercial properties to new tenants.

Power to hold high street rental auctions to come into force on 2 ...

It added: “The move will stop disengaged landlords from sitting on empty properties for more than 365 days in a 24-month period, before councils ...

Councils to get more powers over landlords of empty properties

The government statement says: “This will boost the high street through 'right to rent' commercial lots for businesses and community groups, ...

High street rental auctions - GOV.UK

High Street Rental Auctions will be a permissive power for local authorities which aim to tackle the problem of persistently vacant property on ...

Levelling Up the High Street? - Burges Salmon

Amongst other things, the Bill gives local authorities the power to put empty high-street premises into mandatory rental auctions. They are ' ...

New levelling up powers to fill empty shops across England - GOV.UK

High Street Rental Auctions, a new local authority power to combat high street vacancy, will allow local leaders who know their area best to ...

Minister confirms plan to make landlords fill empty shops

A Government minister has confirmed that Labour is to force landlords of commercial units on high streets to rent out their premises if they ...

St. Louis Hosts National Conference Focused on Vacant and ...

City of St. Louis is honored to host the national Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference (RVP)

Councils in England to get new powers to fill empty shops and boost ...

Where a retail premises has been empty for over a year, the new high street rental auctions rule will mean local authorities can step in and ...

What the Levelling-up And Regeneration Act 2023 means for empty ...

This new legislation includes a mechanism whereby the owner of vacant commercial premises will be bound to grant a lease to a successful bidder, ...

MP welcomes 'right to rent' powers hoped to breathe new life into ...

The move will stop disengaged landlords from sitting on empty properties for more than 365 days in a 24-month period, before councils can step ...

Lot on the High Street: auction powers for local authorities over ...

The Bill underpins the UK Government's levelling-up agenda and gives local authorities greater powers to help regenerate their local areas. The ...