10/04/2026
It might be a sign of the times but there's lots of empty, derelict or void commercial buildings around these days.
Now that may be a function of so many businesses pivoting to more agile, smaller logistical operations over the last decade, changes in technology meaning that less space is required, moving to JIT methods or the fact that we don't make anything in this country anymore other than call centres, estate agents and AI bulls**t course trainers...
..or then again, it could be that the World has gone a little bit crazy and anyone looking to invest is sitting on their hands for a while whilst waiting to see if the last square on their 'Apocalypse Bingo' card comes up or not. (I just need 'Godzilla spotted wading up the Mersey' to get a full house incidentally...)
But if you have got a business building standing idle, you really should be looking after it. And it'd be a shame for it to burn to the ground wouldn't it? Now why does that make me sound like a Peaky Blinders style villain? 😁
But seriously, you'd do worse than check out the advice from the folk I know over at NW Fire Solutions about avoiding fire risks in your empty property. Give them a call, it's a much easier conversation than an awkward one with your insurance broker.
https://www.nwfiresolutions.co.uk/blog/what-are-the-fire-safety-risks-in-unoccupied-buildings/
