selling your business
Laughter is the Best Medicine
The pandemic has affected different people in very different ways. Sectors such as hospitality have been hit incredibly hard and many thousands of people have lost everything they own through no fault of their own. Other sectors including estate agents, letting agents and indeed business transfer agents have continued to trade very well and those…
Read MoreLettings agency sector will consolidate into a handful of players in ten years
Prediction is made by industry business acquisitions expert Adam Walker, who says he has seen huge surge during Covid. Lettings agency business acquisitions expert Adam Walker has predicted that the sector will eventually go the way of supermarkets during the 1970s and consolidate into a handful of major players. Speaking with The Negotiator for a…
Read MoreWhy CGT Rates Are Still Likely To Increase
In the last week before the budget we completed on the sale of more businesses than we usually complete in six months. The sales that have been reported are just the tip of the iceberg as many buyers prefer not to make announcements and other sales were between business partners. Why the rush? Well, business owners were…
Read MoreDon’t kill the golden goose
My marketing agency recently asked me to write to all of our clients to ask them why they had chosen to sell their business at this time. I found their replies to be very surprising. In fact, I found them to be quite disturbing. The main reason that people want to sell their business at…
Read MoreHow to sell your business
Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or a higher rent than they could achieve themselves. Then, at the end of their career, they try to sell their own business. I am constantly amazed by this and during the twenty-five years that…
Read MoreSale of three Lettings Agencies completed in 10 days
The market for successful lettings businesses is still strong according to one of the country’s leading business transfer agents, reported Letting Agent Today on the 28th May. Adam J Walker and Associates has sold Daisy Lets in Maidstone to (local competitor) Seekers, SD Lambert in Upton to Baker and Horner and Whites Independent Lettings in…
Read MoreHow we can help you sell your agency
Adam J Walker & Associates have over 25 years of experience as brokers for letting agencies and only letting agencies. Nothing else. This focus means you’re guaranteed unrivalled expertise and know-how, as well as a smooth, hassle-free sales process. We’ve sold over 1000 letting agencies. Our well-resourced 7-person team have worked within the letting agency industry and…
Read MoreGetting the best price for your agency
Follow these 3 golden rules to ensure your letting agency sells for the highest price possible: Review your agencyIf you’re thinking about selling in the near future, now is the time to get your agency ready for the market. Take stock of what’s working and what isn’t. Then make the changes you need to get…
Read MoreWhy 2020 is the Best Time to Sell Your Letting Agency
What has the recent election result got to do with selling your letting agency? A lot, as it happens. It doesn’t matter what you think about the result, just that we have one. Why? Because with a definitive election result, the cloud of uncertainty that has hung over the country since the Brexit vote has…
Read MoreWhy scrapping entrepreneurs’ relief would be such a bad idea
Entrepreneurs’ relief, which allows founders and investors in small businesses to pay a reduced 10% rate of Capital Gains Tax when they sell up, could soon be restricted or scrapped altogether, with rumours that Chancellor Sajid Javid will make an announcement in the Budget this March. At the moment if you sell a business you…
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