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Buying Or Selling A Business Lawyers | Wollens Solicitors, Devon

We deal with all aspects of commercial property and business advice for individuals and companies.

Sale and purchase of freehold or leasehold property

We deal with the sale or purchase of an existing business as a going concern; acquisition of a franchise or a new start-up business; or the amalgamation or merger of businesses. This may involve the transfer of business property, equipment or other assets of the business; or the transfer and sale of the shares in a company. No business is the same, but we will guide you through the process, working with you and your other advisors where necessary, to better understand the business and deal with the many factors involved in a transfer of the business. This will take in to account any employment and TUPE advice, the transfers of Premises Licences or other regulatory authorisations or licences for a business in the relevant sector, and consideration for the transfer of any capital allowances or other tax considerations.

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Get in touch with our team of Buying or Selling a Business experts today to discuss your requirements. You can contact us via email Email or telephone us 01803 213251

Key Contacts

Ashley Bevans

Partner

ashley.bevans@wollens.co.uk 01803 225122

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Cheryl Bolt

Associate Solicitor

cheryl.bolt@wollens.co.uk 01392 539208

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Emma Reed

Partner

emma.reed@wollens.co.uk 01392 539207

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Testimonials

We approached David Morgan-Wynne for the purchase of a commercial building which we had hoped would be straightforward, however David uncovered different parts of the land around the building that were owned by other parties; his due diligence was not only appreciated but very impressive.

A very helpful and professional service by Cheryl Bolt. We were kept up to date the whole way through the process.

Trusted Wollens with the sale of my share of a business that I had started from scratch some 20 years ago so as you can imagine this was quite a sensitive journey for me. Have never done anything like this before so didn’t know quite what to expect, expectations and reality are quite different, but Wollens have your best interests at heart so you can’t rush a good job. The sale has now all gone through and I can move on with the next part of my life. I thank Wollens and both Emma’s very much for all their hard work.

Excellent service and efficient kept me up dated and made this very stress free for me would definitely use this service again.

Commercial and accurate – very easy to contact and gain the necessary advice in an industry that requires swift advice.

The whole team came across professional and personable. They were all responsive with every enquiry.

From the initial meeting the professionalism we received from the team was first class, and the communication was always prompt.

Ashley Bevans was very professional and an excellent communicator, he was very skilled and knowledgeable in the legality of buying a business and was extremely proactive in ensuring all our interests were taken care off.

We’ve recently worked closely with Emma Reed and her team, specifically Hayley Green, on several different deals. We found Emma to be very approachable, and diligent. We really valued Emma and Hayley talking a straightforward non-legal language, enabling us to understand the documents and make the decisions we actually wanted.

Cheryl Bolt was very friendly and made the whole process a breeze. She showed a real interest in my company and the reasons I was taking on commercial property too which really made me feel at ease and was very encouraging throughout the process. The people really make this practice unique.

Ashley Bevans is what I call a real solicitor – he is like a family friend despite the fact that I have only known him for a short time.

Cheryl Bolt is always willing to help with a smile on her face. You know you can rely on her to forge an excellent relationship with her clients. Always happy to help, knowledgeable, professional and reliable.