Ryan Talks: Empty Property Rates – Risk, Investment, and Opportunity in a Changing Landscape

Overview

Empty property rates are becoming an increasingly important consideration for property investors and asset managers. Recent legal developments, the 2026 revaluation, substantial works considerations, and an evolving policy environment are changing how vacant assets need to be considered—creating both new risks and potential opportunities.

During this interactive webinar, Ryan’s experts will explore what is changing across the empty property rates landscape and what these developments could mean in practice for individual assets, investment decisions, and wider property portfolios.

What We’ll Cover:

• Understand the latest legal, valuation, and policy developments affecting empty property rates.

• Identify where risk and opportunity may sit across vacant assets and portfolios.

• Explore how empty property rates can influence investment, CapEx, occupation, and disposal decisions.

• Consider practical steps to align rating strategy with each asset’s route back to productive use.

The session will examine occupation-based strategies following the Court of Appeal judgment; the interaction between rating strategy, substantial works, and CapEx; and the potential impact of future policy reform—considering why the right approach should begin with the commercial and physical reality of the asset. Start with the asset, not the tax.

Register now to join the discussion and explore how an asset-first approach can help prepare for future change.