RICS has launched a new research project into the effects of Empty Property Rates (EPR).

We encourage members to complete the survey. RICS will use the results of the research to influence the government.

EPR actively dampens the commercial property market

EPR is a tax on the ownership of empty properties. Its intention is to encourage owners to redevelop and use or let their empty properties. However, we think it fails in this aim, and instead dampens the development market and damages many businesses. Since its inception, we have actively campaigned against it. For more information on our views, see our summer edition of Rating in Brief.

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