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The sale of OpenRent to CVC was a watershed moment for the letting industry. It proves that there is still a huge amount of confidence in the long-term future of the UK letting market. However, some letting businesses are in much more demand than others.  The Renters Rights Act has had a significant impact on…

The sale of Henry Adams which completed on the 1st of September is very significant. The reason is that the majority of its income comes from residential sales not residential lettings. Until recently it was very difficult to sell a business that earned less than half its income from lettings but the market for sales…

We have recently completed the sale of yet another good-quality independent letting business,Shaws, an established  West London sales and lettings agency with approximately 250 fully managed properties. Using our extensive knowledge of the acquisitions market and our established relationships with serious buyers, we ran a competitive tender process and Dwelly were the successful buyer. The…

Having seen a huge increase in the value of residential letting agencies over the last few years, we are now experiencing growing demand from buyers for more specialist businesses operating within the property sector. We have just completed the sale of CBGA Property Management, a specialist commercial property management business operating from London and Birmingham.…

The government set a much publicised  target to build 1.5 million new homes before the next election. The target was always ambitious but it is now clearly unachievable. There would be more chance of me running a 4 minute mile tomorrow! So why are so few new homes being built and why does this matter…

Those exiting and selling their property businesses are getting younger, lured by opportunities in different sectors, says business sales broker Adam Walker. I spent a few days this month ringing all the people whose business we sold during the past few years. I must admit that my original reason for making these calls was to…

Agency sales consultancy Adam J Walker and Associates has hit the milestone of £1 billion worth of business sales.  Walker made his name in the late 80s and early 90s as an industry trainer and management consultant. In this capacity, he trained over 100,000 agency staff and worked for many of the industry’s best known…

People often ask me why we don’t act for buyers. It’s a fair question. After all, if you understand how to sell a business, surely you understand how to buy one? And wouldn’t it double the opportunity if you sat on both sides of the table? The answer is very simple. It would create conflicts…

HMRC recently announced that they had fined 167 estate agents almost £1 million for failing to comply with the AML regulations.  They are obviously stepping up their enforcement of the regulations, but I wonder how many more estate agents still do not comply with the rules. This is a problem that we frequently pick up…

There have been a lot of articles in the national press recently about the tax changes that will affect farmers after the 5th of April. These changes will stop them from passing their farm on to their children free of tax, and the tax bill that they will incur after the deadline would in many…

The government has just announced that it is going to offer to pay businesses £3000 to take on a young apprentice. There are almost a million young people aged between 18 and 24 who are classed as NEETS (not in education employment or training) and something needs to be done urgently. So, should your business take…

In 2025, we recorded the strongest year in our 32-year history. Activity levels were exceptional. Instructions were up, completions were up, and the appetite for acquisition across the sector was stronger than at any point we have previously experienced. We were so focused on delivering for our clients—bringing buyers and sellers together, structuring transactions and…