Working assets
A running business is not bought for its square metres. It is bought for what it generates, for who keeps it going and for how much of that stays when it changes hands.
Property that works
A winery with its vineyard, an events estate, a guesthouse whose guests come back: assets where the building and the business are sold together.
That is why they are analysed twice: as a property, with the same review as any other, and as a business, with its accounts, its licences and its contracts.
We present few, and only when the information behind them is enough to make a decision.
A running business, from the inside
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Licences for the activity
That the business holds the permits it needs and that they can be transferred, or what it takes for them to be.
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Accounts and tax
What it bills and what it earns, with the documents that back it, and where it stands with the tax authorities and social security.
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Contracts and people
Suppliers, customers and staff: which contracts carry on with the buyer and on what terms.
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Brand and rights
That the brand, the domain and whatever gives the business its name are part of the sale and registered to the seller.
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Before buying a business
Do you buy the company, or the property and the business?
It depends on each deal, and it changes the taxes, the liabilities that are inherited and the contracts that carry on. Harvey Lawyers studies both routes before you make an offer.
What happens to the staff?
When the business is transferred, employment law usually requires the buyer to keep its people on their terms. You will know from the start, with what it costs.
How is the information protected?
With a confidentiality agreement before any accounts or contracts are shared, and access only to what each stage needs.
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