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The effect of voids on landlords' income during a downturn

The current commercial property occupier market downturn could run for another 12-18 months, and we think that, depending on the sector, rising voids over that period may take up to 5% off a typical landlord’s rental income stream. Clearly, that would be a significant blow. But by far the bigger problem is simply that new lettings are going to have to be done at lower market rents.

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