Good and bad news re buildings at risk.

[Nemesis]

Look at the little used bits of legislation which Allerdale has put into effect.

It's not quite the same as the plain old CPO.

And sometimes it works. Give Mr Dawson a ring if you want more details (he gave a very well received talk at the SAVE BaR conference a couple of years' ago):

Lairds Shop, Grasslot, Maryport -Following informal approaches over a number of years notice has recently been served on the owners under Section 79 of the Building Act 1984 requiring a ruinous or dilapidated property to be dealt with.

The hard part is the persuasion of elected officials of course, to do something.