You sound as if you have a business locally, Satvir? Where are you based?
I don't know anything about business rates but the tax system must be set up to benefit owners of these empty office blocks dotted around the area. Maybe they don't have to pay rates if they are left empty. It would be nice to see some of them put to community use and for owners to obtain tax concessions from doing so. Has anyone done a survey of how many are empty around us? There is a building opposite the Green school which looks as if it has been empty for years - could it maybe not house six form classrooms freeing up space at Brentford/Green school and Isleworth & Syon?
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