I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information. Please can you provide the following:

1. The total number of empty commercial buildings in February 2019.
Commercial buildings will include:
• Offices
• Retail – retail stores, shopping centres, shops
• Industrial – warehouses, factories
• Leisure – hotels, pubs, restaurants, cafes, sports facilities
• Healthcare – medical centres, hospitals, nursing homes
Commercial Property Investment & Estates Team advise they cannot provide the historic information because it doesn’t exist.

2. The total number of empty commercial buildings as of 25th February 2022.
Commercial buildings will include:
• Offices
• Retail – retail stores, shopping centres, shops
• Industrial – warehouses, factories
• Leisure – hotels, pubs, restaurants, cafes, sports facilities
• Healthcare – medical centres, hospitals, nursing homes
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