WHY CHOOSE US TO SELL YOUR LETTING AGENCY OR ESTATE AGENCY?

WHY CHOOSE US TO SELL YOUR LETTING AGENCY OR ESTATE AGENCY?

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT?

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Outstanding
Experience. 

With over 32 years in the market and more than 700 letting agency sales completed, you benefit from proven expertise and insight that no other broker can match. This depth of experience helps ensure a smoother process and the strongest possible outcome for you.

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Unrivalled
Resources.

Our dedicated team of eight professionals has over 90 years with AJWL & over 140 years of property experience. This means you benefit from consistent support, strong continuity, and a knowledgeable team working proactively on every stage of your sale.

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An Accurate
Valuation.

You're business will be priced using real-world evidence from more than 700 completed sales, ensuring the valuation is realistic, robust, and achievable. As a result, almost all our clients sell within plus or minus 10% of our recommended guide price.

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Exceptional
Contacts.

We have a long-standing relationships with serious, experienced buyers who trust our process and complete transactions quickly and reliably. This mutual trust, built over many years, helps secure the best price, fair competition, and a smooth sale for you.

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The Best
Process.

Our tried and tested marketing process has been refined over 32 years to maximise results. All approved buyers receive details at the same time, have six weeks to engage fully, and then submit best and final offers in writing by an agreed closing date. This fairness, structure, and professionalism consistently achieves excellent prices and efficient completion.

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Integrity.

We have genuinely sold over 700 letting agencies during the last 32 years, and the names of most of our past clients are listed on our website. In every case we acted for the seller, not the buyer, and handled the sale from start to finish. Some of our  competitors  claim to have dealt with a large number of business sales but these often include cases where they have acted for the buyer not the seller.

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A Focus on Quality.


We choose to represent only strong, well-run businesses turning away more than half of the opportunities we are offered. This ensures we can dedicate our time, expertise, and energy to achieving the very best results for the clients we do take on.

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Confidentiality.

Protecting the business is vital. That is why details are only shared with carefully qualified and pre-approved buyers, always with your prior written consent. We do not widely advertise or release recognisable teaser details, helping minimise risk and safeguarding your interests throughout the process.

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Accountancy
Expertise.

Some buyers will agree a high price and then attempt to claw back money by using sophisticated accounting tricks which can reduce the price that you actually receive by as much as 20%. Our accounting expertise ensures the deal is structured fairly and protects the value of your sale, often saving far more than our fee.

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Legal
Knowledge.

Having completed over 700 transactions, we have encountered and successfully resolved almost every legal challenge imaginable. This experience significantly increases the likelihood of your sale completing smoothly, on time, and on the originally agreed terms.

More than 500 Businesses Sold

Industry
Knowledge.

Before founding the brokerage, Adam Walker founded and ran a major regional estate agency group, trained over 100,000 people trained, and advised many leading UK firms at a strategic level. This depth of understanding means your business is not just sold - it is positioned intelligently to maximise interest and value.

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Properly
Registered for AML.

HMRC clearly states that all business transfer agents must be registered for AML. Many brokers are not registered and trading illegally means they could be fined or even be shut down without warning. This could cause you serious problems if you were in the middle of a sale and your transaction could collapse, costing you time and money.

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Financial
Substance.

We are well-established firm with 32 years' trading history and a strong balance sheet exceeding £1 million in net assets. You can therefore feel confident that we will be here, both during your sale and afterwards, should you ever need further support in the future.

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No Sale,
No Fee.

Because our success rate is so high, we are happy to work on a no sale, no fee basis. This means you only ever pay from the proceeds of a successful sale, giving you confidence and protection from unnecessary cost.

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No Conflicts of
Interest.

We act only for sellers and never deal with acquisitions. This ensures you receive truly independent advice focused entirely on achieving the strongest price and best terms for your business, without divided loyalties.

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In Conclusion.

You only sell your business once, so it deserves to be handled properly. Avoid unnecessary risk by selling privately or using a less experienced broker. Put your sale in safe, highly experienced hands with Adam J Walker & Associates.

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John Lipper
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We engaged Adam J Walker & Associates to support the sale of our agency business, and the experience was excellent throughout. Their advice on pricing and positioning was clear and well judged, ultimately resulting in us achieving a value above our original expectations. Just as importantly, their guidance on the right buyer profile proved accurate, ensuring a strong commercial outcome and a good long term home for the business and team. Adam and his team were highly engaged from start to finish, were proactive, responsive, and not afraid to step in when needed to keep the process moving. Their support extended beyond completion, which was particularly valuable. A professional, well-managed process backed by genuine market insight and hands-on support. I would highly recommend them.
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Simon Burton
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Having spent a long time wrestling with the decision to sell my business - and with real concerns about it being absorbed by a corporate giant - I spoke at length with Adam and we agreed on a clear, thoughtful plan of action. Finding a buyer who would protect the company’s identity, as well as its staff and clients, was no small task, yet they achieved this with what felt like remarkable ease. Throughout the process, Adam was knowledgeable, reassuring, and consistently available when I needed guidance - something invaluable for a first-time seller navigating what can be a fairly torturous experience. At times when I felt (perhaps unfairly) that the buyer’s solicitors appeared to overcomplicate matters and my hackles were rising, Adam stepped in to calmly diffuse the situation, drawing on his experience of having seen it all before. Now that I’m through the process and able to look back and reflect, I cannot recommend their service highly enough to anyone considering the sale of their estate agency. Simon Burton Goodwin Residential Limited
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Thank you Adam for your knowledge and experience in supporting our transaction to a very successful conclusion in a difficult market
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I have gone to Adam for advice on a couple of occasions and have always found him to be extremely knowledgable and very generous with his time and expertise. I would not hesitate to recommend.
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We recently sold our lettings business with the assistance of Adam J Walker and his team, and I cannot recommend them highly enough. Adam has been in contact with us for the past 7 years, always taking the time to advise us and ensure that when the time came to sell, we were in the best possible position. We did speak to others in the industry, but Adam and his team are on a completely different level, far more experienced, professional, and clearly masters in their field. The whole process was broken down into clear, manageable steps, with excellent advice at every stage. It was evident that obtaining the best price was their priority, and their track record shows why they’re trusted not only by sellers but by buyers too. If you are considering selling your lettings business, my advice would be to speak to Adam early. Setting the right foundations makes the process so much smoother when a buyer is found. I can’t rate Adam and the team higher than 5 stars but if I could, I certainly would.
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I recently entrusted Adam J Walker & Associates with the sale of our business, and we couldn't be more pleased with the outcome. Their expertise was evident throughout the process. From the initial valuation to the many negotiations, they provided invaluable guidance and support for what was quite an extended and stressful process. Their structured approach attracted multiple potential buyers, leading to a successful sale. I would highly recommend Adam and his team to anyone considering selling their estate agency business.
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Ian Lamb
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Julie handled the Sale process from inception and added guidance and professionalism throughout the whole transaction. From initial negotiations to final Heads of Terms, her advice was invaluable along the way. I would highly recommend A J Walker.
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Selling a business is quite a time consuming and emotional process. Julie at Adam Walker guided me through it all with ease. She is clearly very experienced and was always on hand to answer any questions or concerns. Once we found a buyer it all went smoothly and this was largely down to the team. Thank you!
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Very pleased with, and grateful for, the service received from Adam and Julie. Thank you.
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OUR 6-STEP PROCESS

Want to enjoy a smooth, trouble-free sale and achieve the best possible price for your business?

That’s exactly what you’ll get with our streamlined 6-step process, which is supported by professional advice from our panel of carefully chosen solicitors, accountants, due diligence consultants and tax advisers.

1

Laying the groundwork

We will compile a comprehensive and accurate information pack that showcases your business in the very best light. The way in which the numbers are presented will have a huge impact on the price that you achieve for your business and by ensuring the numbers are accurate we will avoid problems later in the sale.

2

An accurate valuation

Setting an accurate guide price is essential in order to achieve the best price for your business. Our unrivalled experience will enable us to give you an accurate and achievable valuation. Unlike some of our competitors we will not give you an inflated value to win your business then reduce it later. We sell over 90% of our business for within plus or minus 10% of the original guide price.

3

Buyer
approval

Our database of over 12,000 qualified buyers built up over the last 30 years, means that we never need to advertise that your business is for sale. Many of these prospects will be buyers that you would not have found yourself. We will use our experience to grade these buyers in order to ensure that the best and most reliable buyers get the details first We will then send you a list for your approval.

You will retain the absolute right to veto who receives your business details and no-one will be sent details without your written consent in advance.

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Powerful marketing

We will run a highly proactive marketing campaign over a six week period with a formal closing date for offers at the end of it. This ensures that all the potential buyers have a fair chance to make offers for your business. Bringing all the horses to the finishing line at the same time is essential in order to ensure that we achieve the very best price for your business and You will never be pressed to take an offer from the first buyer that comes along. At the end of the six week marketing campaign you will know that you achieved the best possible price for your business because of the transparency of the process that we used.

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Negotiation of terms

The best buyer isn’t necessarily the one who offers the highest price. We will help to negotiate all the other terms of the offer such as the payment terms and how much of the purchase price will be deferred. We will also use our experience to advise on the experience and track record of each of the buyers in order to ensure that you do not accept an offer from a buyer with a reputation for trying to reduce the price that they have agreed later in the process.

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Proactive sales progression

For every hour that we spend agreeing a sale we will spend several more hours progressing the sale once it has been agreed. Hundreds of things can go wrong with a sale. The most common problem is that buyers will often try to reduce the price that they have agreed to pay by claiming that they have found problems with the business during the due diligence process or by using sophisticated accounting tricks to try to cheat you out of money that should have been yours. Our job is to use our experience and technical knowledge to prevent this and to ensure that your sale completes on time and most importantly on the terms that were originally agreed.

Plus, once your sale completes, we’ll still be there to ensure the acquisition smoothly integrates into the buyer’s business and that any deferred consideration is paid to you in full.

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DON’T RISK USING A LESS EXPERIENCED BROKER

Are you thinking of using a less experienced broker?
They will never be able to achieve the same results as us, for the reasons given above.

Over the last few years and number of new brokers have begun to compete with us. However, none of them can compete with our track record of 700 completed sales with a total value of over £1 billion. This unrivalled level of expertise will enable us to achieve the very best possible price for your business and a smooth and trouble free sale in a way that no one else can do.

DON’T RISK SELLING YOUR BUSINESS YOURSELF

By selling your business yourself you will not be able to access the full buyer pool and bring buyers to submit offers on the same closing date. Without this, competition is not created, and the best price can not be achieved.

We know of many cases where a business owner has been approached directly by a buyer and has sold their business for significantly less than its market value. Several of these cases have been featured in the trade press. We have also dealt with many cases where a business owner has received an offer of £X from a private buyer and we have later achieved an offer of as much as 30% more. It is almost impossible to achieve the best price for your business unless you generate multiple offers for it. Even if you do achieve a good initial price there is a very high probability that the buyer will reduce it later in the process. If you have received a direct offer for your business do not accept it without speaking to us first.

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MEET THE TEAM

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Adam J Walker

Managing Director
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Julie Drake

Senior Broker
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Jo Nicholson

PA to Adam Walker
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Claire Paradise

PA to Julie Drake
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Kate Hern

Compliance Manager
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Lisa Symes

Marketing Liaison Manager
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Helen Ruby

Purchaser Liaison Manager
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Becky Palmer

Administrative Coordinator

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

Frequently Asked Questions