Spare a thought for commercial landlords

The decline of the high street is hitting building owners as well – and now they’re fighting back.

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Retailers' woes hurt landlords too

Last month, high-street department store House of Fraser announced plans to close 31 of its 59 shops in the UK and Ireland as part of a company voluntary arrangement (CVA). While the fact that the UK high street is struggling will come as news to no one, the impact of this trend on the landlords who own buildings on the high street is less widely discussed.

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Sarah is MoneyWeek's investment editor. She graduated from the University of Southampton with a BA in English and History, before going on to complete a graduate diploma in law at the College of Law in Guildford. She joined MoneyWeek in 2014 and writes on funds, personal finance, pensions and property.