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This page keeps you up-to-date with the latest legislative developments affecting the property industry, presented in a succinct and concise manner through our debriefs.

Download latest issue Empty property rates: an avoidable tax >>

From 1 April 2008, those with vacant factories and warehouses in England and Wales will pay full rates once their property has been empty for six months. Read here for some of the options available to avoid or mitigate empty property rates.

• Other issues
• Our opinion on the impact of the 2010 revaluation >>
• What you need to know about the Regulatory Reform
  (Fire Safety) Order 2006 >>
• What you need to know about International Financial Reporting Standards >>
• What you need to know about the Lyons Review
  and 2007 Budget >>
• Abolition of Empty Property Rates Relief - the juggernaut rolls on >>
• Energy Performance Certificates were introduced in April 2008. Does it affect you? >>