{"id":981,"date":"2008-11-24T16:39:14","date_gmt":"2008-11-24T16:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.easyoffices.com\/?p=981"},"modified":"2008-11-24T16:39:14","modified_gmt":"2008-11-24T16:39:14","slug":"commercial-office-space-empty-rates-campaign-gets-boris-johnson-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/blog\/business-advice-and-news\/commercial-office-space-empty-rates-campaign-gets-boris-johnson-support","title":{"rendered":"Commercial Office Space Empty Rates Campaign Gets Boris Johnson Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN;\" lang=\"EN\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><a title=\"BPF Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bpf.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">The British Property Federation<\/a> has continued to gain support for their campaign for the abolition of the government&#8217;s ever-unpopular empty rates tax this week having gained signatures from some 120 further politicians including London Major Boris Johnson.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN;\" lang=\"EN\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN;\" lang=\"EN\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">The empty rates tax has created havoc in the property industry since its introduction earlier in the year and growing anger from landlords, agents and campaigners\u00a0accumulated in an open letter to the prime minister last month.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN;\" lang=\"EN\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN;\" lang=\"EN\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">And so the saga continues with announcements expected to be made by Gordon Brown regarding the rates row at this afternoon&#8217;s pre-budget report.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><a title=\"Property Week Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.propertyweek.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Property magazine <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">Property Week<\/em><\/a> has speculated that although there is a chance that the government will shift its position on the tax, following pressure but on by the BPF and politicians from mixed parties, there may be only a part-relief from the legislation for those in regeneration areas.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN;\" lang=\"EN\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN;\" lang=\"EN\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Related Articles;\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN;\" lang=\"EN\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><a title=\"Link to related article\" href=\"http:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/blog\/index.php\/rebellion-against-commercial-property-empty-rates-tax-continues\/482\/p\" target=\"_blank\">Rebellion Againsst Commercial Property Empty Rates Tax Continues<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-language: 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Space in Wales under Threat from New Tax Legislation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><a title=\"Link to related article\" href=\"http:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/blog\/index.php\/serviced-office-industry-success-regus-%e2%80%9cdefies-downturn%e2%80%9d-and-avanta-office-enquiries-up\/505\/\" target=\"_blank\">Serviced Office Industry Success, Regus Defy Downturn and Avanta Office Enquiries Up<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The British Property Federation has continued to gain support for their campaign for the abolition of the government&#8217;s ever-unpopular 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