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High Street Rental Auctions are a new power available to Local Authorities that enables them to work with landlords of vacant units to...

Shoplifting is not a victimless crime. It is a traumatic and violent act that ruins businesses and frightens staff every day. By BEN...

As the High Streets Task Force wraps up after five years, BEN STEPHENSON of BAS Consultancy writes about his experiences delivering...

The success of a visitor economy may rest on how well the assets of a place can be packaged and sold. As a result, tourism can change the...

The sub-postmasters scandal has been an important reminder of the position in the community those that work on the high street hold:...

Why do we get so annoyed at our neighbours playing loud music, but we can zone out the racket of traffic noise? Should we have a right to...

Authors Ben Stephenson – Director, BAS Consultancy; Senior Fellow, Institute of Place Management Dr Joanna Burch Brown – Senior Lecturer,...

High streets are complex and there are no simple solutions to addressing the problems, writes BEN STEPHENSON, consultant for BAS...

Town Visions and Action Plans BAS Consultancy has worked with a range of places, from city centres to rural communities to engage...

Amid all this transformation, reactionary forces seek to return us to the old ways - traffic choked towns, shopping monoculture, absentee...

The toppling of the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol in June was a monumental occasion, sending a clear signal that the object would...

Spring 2020 will be one for the history books as Covid-19 takes hold across the globe. But we need to start the thinking about what we...

We spend a lot of time thinking about how to improve the sense of place in high streets and town centres, but how are we doing when it...

The run up to a general election acts as a strategic focus for think-tanks, public institutions and trade bodies, who publish their own...

Reports of the 'death of the high street' are ubiquitous, unhelpful and beginning to compound the problem. However, examples abound which...

More Business Improvement Districts are becoming involved in developing neighbourhood plans for their communities, reflecting a growth in...

Communication channels between security agencies and businesses are inadequate and in times of crisis they are vital. Can Business...

As our cities become less affordable for artists and social enterprises, we need meanwhile spaces more than ever. But why are developers...

Case Study: Lower Marsh Market, SE1 Lower Marsh Market dates back hundreds of years and at one stage it was the longest in London,...