High Street Rental Auctions

Published On: 11th June 2025

Councils are empowered to take action where landlords have not taken sufficient steps to rent property by auctioning off leases on premises that have been vacant for more than a year and granting local businesses and community groups the ‘right to rent’ empty commercial lots at market prices.

The Government has updated guidance on the way auctions should be conducted, as here.

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