Towns and cities in the north of England have twice as many empty shops as those in the south — with the North-East boasting the highest rate of vacancies in the country. The latest figures from the Local Data Company (LDC) — which monitors 3,000 town... Read More
The high street was one of the big casualties of the financial crisis with town centres nationwide recording steep increases in vacancy rates. Fortunately, this trend appears to be reversing thanks to the ongoing economic recovery, with July’s shop vacancy... Read More
Whenever you visit the high street, no matter what town you live in, you are bound to walk past a number of boarded up shops. Since 2009 the number of vacant retail properties has slowly increased, but 2012 saw the first promising drop. Last year,... Read More