About the coalition

We are a broad coalition of trade bodies, small, medium and large businesses (landlords and tenants), MPs, local councillors and other public bodies.

Has your local MP supported the campaign? - Click the following numbers for each of the Commons motions opposing empty rates: EDM 2045, 2271, 2373 and EDM 534 to see if your MP has signed up!

Key supporters of this campaign include:

Trade bodies

• British Property Federation
• British Retail Consortium
• CBI
• RICS
• British Chambers of Commerce
• Federation of Small Businesses
• Locate in Kent
• North East Chambers of Commerce
• British Council for Shopping Centres
• British Beer and Pub Association
• British Hospitality Association
• Business Centre Association
• Thanet and East Kent Chamber

Key politicians

• Boris Johnson, Mayor of London
• Vince Cable MP (LibDem), Shadow Chancellor
• Linda Riordan MP (Lab)
• Bob Neill MP (Con), Shadow Planning Minister
• Roger Gale MP (Con)  (Rogergale.com)
  
• Lord Mayor of London, Ian Luder

Public bodies

• Welsh Assembly
• Greater London Authority
• Birmingham City Council
• All 19 English Urban Regeneration Companies
• Yorkshire Forward, Regional Development Agency
• Swindon Council
• Suffolk County Council

Businesses such as:

• ASDA (retailer)
• Aviva (insurance)
• British Land (property company/landlord)
• British Airways (transport)
• EDF Energy (utilities)
• Land Securities (property company/landlord)
• Legal and General (life/pension funds)
• McDonalds (food)
• Prudential (life/pension funds)
• SEGRO (industrial developer/landlord)

In October British firms worth a massive £370 billion signed an open letter to the Prime Minister. The list includes almost every large landlord and tenant in the UK, small landlords, agents, surveyor's firms, industry bodies and many more. <See Letter to Prime Minister & Petition for all companies involved>