Details of the number of properties on which empty property business rate relief was claimed in each region in England as at 31 December 2008, the latest date for which data are available, are given in the following table:
Number of properties claiming empty property relief as at 31 December 2008 (Thousand) North East 7.6 North West 27.6 Yorkshire and the Humber 17.1 East Midlands 12.2 West Midlands 18.2 East of England 15.0 London 20.8 South East 15.8 South West 13.6 Total England 147.9
Data as at 31 December 2009 will be available later in 2010.