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The removal of Empty Property Relief (EPR) is doing great harm to all sectors of the commercial property industry in this country. Buildings are being demolished and property companies are being placed in financial difficulties. Many property organisations are having difficulty staying within their banking covenants, which in turn is putting pressure on the banking sector, as loans become toxic. The government should help all types of property owners across the sector especially, in view of the deepening recession, by extending the length of the Empty Rates Void Period to twelve months, before empty rates need to be paid. The extension of the void period to twelve months would be of particular benefit to retail and office premises which currently are only granted a three month exemption. These sectors are being hit particularly hard at the moment made evident by the ‘Bombsite Britain’ landscape.

Current signatories

David Flood, the Petition Creator, joined by:

• Jane Burgess
• Nigel J S Steward
• Brian J Baldock
• Tracy Muir
• Robert Shetliffe
• Will Flood (will.flood@rateablevalue.co.uk)
• Peter Cosmetatos
• Joel Browne
• c hughes
• Paul Clark
• David Hough
• Daniel Roberts
• James Cartmell MRICS
• David Tudor-Morgan
• Christopher Mathias
• James Smih MRICS
• Alex Wildman
• Paul Clipstone
• MARC CLARK
• Stephen Cooke
• Roland Williams
• Peter Bearpark
• Punjab Bubalicious
• Patrick Conroy
• Scott O'Donnell
• Will Monk MRICS
• Tim Struth MRICS
• Christine Deane
• Peart Whearty
• Philip Cridge
• Stuart Rider
• Chris Storey MRICS
• Neil Thomas
• Ian Price
• Robert Blyth
• Christina Massos
• Melanie Omirou
• Jennifer Brooke
• Phil Hill
• Richard Grayshon MRICS
• David Clancy
• John Tunnicliffe
• sally cornish
• Richard Smith
• Kurt Mueller
• Freddy shepherd
• Martyn Harris
• Michael Blank
• phillip rogers
• Sharon Golding
• Grant Hudson
• Hollie Kendrew
• Grant Watson
• Paul Miles
• Christopher Haworth
• Richard Williams
• Philip Pratt
• Jonathan Rodaway
• Tom Dugay
• Michael Irving
• anthony hawkins
• Rashmi Vyas
• Tom Stokes FRICS
• Julie Calder
• Jack Scherer
• Pamela Dance
• David posgate
• Paul Franklin
• Anthony C Smith MRICS
• Edward Towers
• Barry Crooks
• Ray Ellis
• Paul Taylor
• Keith Atkinson
• Nigel Edwards
• david Lucas
• Ian Digger
• Paul McCreadie
• Malcolm hillary
• katleen leach
• alan powell
• Anthony Leach
• John Price
• john williams
• LINDA J LORD
• David Maddison
• Christopher Wright
• Mick Williams
• John W Martins
• Harry Middleton
• n warner
• Jon Wootton (Cheshire Safety Solutions)
• Lucy Flood
• Mark Turnbull
• John Thurston
• jeffrey miles
• Geoffrey Miles
• Kevin Miles
• jeff miles
• Paul Carlisle
• Russell Miles
• Gordon Brown
• Alister Darling
• Michael Miles
• Gary Miles
• Marlyn Miles
• Gordon Miles
• Andrea Miles
• Raymond Miles
• Elaine Miles
• Hayleigh Miles
• merton miles
• June Miles
• EthelMiles
• Malcolm miles
• Eileen Miles
• Stuart Miles
• Geoff Miles
• Syd Miles
• Margaret Miles
• Alan Miles
• Leonard Miles
• Marcia Miles
• Arnold Miles
• Sandra Miles
• Jerry Fagelman
• Barbara Fagelman
• Antony Fagelman
• Howard Fagelman
• Henry Fagelman
• Helen Fagelman
• Cyril Martel
• Gertrude Webber
• Jean Brent
• Ronnie Brent
• Jeffry Brent
• Lysle Carter
• Peter Mandelson
• Harry Miles
• Nicholas Miles
• Michael Atkinson
• Caroline Atkinson
• maureen hunt
• Richard Williams (Helional UK)
• Sana Khan
• Patricia Wright
• Wayne Scholter FRICS
• Steve Hallett
• Joan Flood
• John Flood