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Shop vacancy rate at lowest level for five years

Britain’s shop vacancy rate has fallen to 12.9 percent in September, which is the lowest level since April 2010, according to new figures released by the Local Data Company. The figures also revealed that town vacancy rates also dropped by 0.1 percent in September, with Wales and the West Midlands improving by 0.3 percent and 0.4 percent...

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Shop vacancy rates continue to drop

The UK’s shop vacancy rate has dropped to its lowest level since July 2010 in April, according to the Local Data Company. The latest figures show that vacancy rates are continuing to decline and that the rate fell by 1 percent to 13.5 percent in April, compared to 14.1 percent a year ago. Matthew Hopkinson, director at The Local Data Company,...