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Upward-only rent review ban: a headline-grabbing proposal, but does it even solve a problem for high-street retail?

There are other, better ways to reinvigorate the high street
By Mark Gauguier
Farrer & Co
August 12, 2025 | 6:51 AM

The government’s seismic surprise proposal to ban upward-only rent reviews in business leases is a masterclass in bad policy-making. No consultation. No warning. And no consideration of the wider consequences.

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