Author Archives: Iain Nicholson

Wander your #highstreet in the late afternoon or early evening and look up. How many lights do you see on the upper floors…? Lots, hardly any…? Do the same a bit later just to check. Same result…? It’s not very … Continue reading →

It’d be great to get some ideas from #highstreet #property agent and legal colleagues on the subject of ‘assignments’. With apologies to anyone who’s thinking the inner tackling vacancy geek in me has escaped (again…?). Assignment becomes a thing (in … Continue reading →

Tackling #highstreet vacancy. It’s not just “an agent-landlords thing”. Seriously it’s not. And having spent much of the week talking to #property colleagues in 8 of the locations we’re working, you can easily see that.  If the vacancy rate in … Continue reading →

Morale and confidence and positivity are vitally important for the #highstreet. They impact resident enthusiasm for going into their town or city centres, decisions by existing businesses when their lease renewal comes up and of would-be new occupiers and their … Continue reading →

I may have said before how much I love to see #streetart when out and about on tackling #highstreet vacancy commissions with #TheVacantShopsAcademy. It’s especially the case when you happen across one unexpectedly and it’s sooooo vibrant. This we found … Continue reading →

How many of the visibly empty units in your town or city centre actually have a tenant still paying the rent…? It’s something we come across a lot on #TheVacantShopsAcademy tackling #highstreet vacancy commissions, and it’s typically one of the … Continue reading →

🥊 Neighbouring towns. What are they…? Rivals…? Competing for customers…? Or. Could they work together…? 🤝 Highlight each other’s strengths where they’re different. Promote each other, campaign together and encourage their businesses and town centre organisations to do the same. … Continue reading →

I’m going to add #history and #heritage to the list… …the one that goes: arts & crafts, creative, culture, community, leisure, education, health and health & wellbeing. 🎬 It’s the list of business and organisation use types that we suggest … Continue reading →

For reasons I cannot really understand I always like to see a clock when out & about with #TheVacantShopsAcademy on a tackling #highstreet vacancy commission or just visiting. Would be interested to hear if you have one or more on … Continue reading →