Buying a business in the UK
Buying and leasing a property or business in the UK.
Our skilled Negotiators in our extensive network of offices across the UK, Finland, France, Germany and Spain have extensive experience of their local and national markets, as well as in-depth knowledge of current legislation and trends.
These skills and expertise, together with those held by the business mortgages and insurance experts at our sister companies, Christie Finance and Christie Insurance, help make the process of buying a business as smooth and easy as possible.
Buying a business in the UK is comprehensively covered in the Christie + Co book entitled How to Buy a Business (now in its second edition) which takes you through the process of buying a pub, restaurant, hotel, shop, care home or children's day nursery. It covers our specialist market sectors separately and includes case studies of people who have successfully bought their own businesses.
The book includes:
1) Finding the right property or business. Looking to see what businesses are available for sale, viewing businesses, and understanding the importance of location. Introductions to Structural Surveys Valuation Reports and business accounts.
2) The next stages. Think about why you want to run your own business, what skills and experience you can bring, and decide what kind of business you want to buy. Advice on raising the necessary finance, preparing a Business Plan and on understanding cash flow projections and a Balance Sheet.
3) Buying your business. How to negotiate your price, secure the deal and insure every aspect of your new business.
4) Specific business sectors. The range of property-based businesses available in the pub and wine bar, hotel and guest house, restaurant, retail, care and children's day nursery sectors.
5) Case studies. Information and advice from people who have succeeded in starting out on their own or in building up their business, enabling you to benefit from their experience.
6) Further information. At the end of the book are a number of useful appendices which cover statutory regulations and duties, freehold/leasehold/franchise, Structural Surveys and Valuation Reports, the legal foundation of your business, resources and other useful information.
Whether you're thinking of investing in a business, looking for a lifestyle change or expanding your existing business, How to Buy a Business is an invaluable resource.
