Ms Alison Harvey:

On compulsory sale orders, we held a webinar on what other countries in Europe do. The Scottish have a proposal on CSOs. To be fair to local authorities, a CPO is very hard to do. I dealt with them during arbitration hearings when I worked in the private sector. We need a range of tools. Clearly, if the vacancy rates are at the level I have said, which I want to highlight are not the norm, we need new and innovative ways of dealing with that. Economic theory backs up compulsory sale orders. Dereliction is an unproductive use of a building or land. Things need to shift.