Free Guide

Why Most Businesses Don’t Sell
And What To Do About It

The honest guide every business owner should read before they go to market.

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This is not a marketing brochure. It is a straightforward account of why most business sales in the UK fail, written from the buyer’s side of the table. It will tell you things your broker will not.

What’s inside:

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  • ●Why 90% of businesses never sell — the real reasons, not the broker version
  • ●How brokers are paid, and why the commission structure works against you
  • ●The valuation methods serious buyers actually use
  • ●Why tax-efficient books may be your biggest obstacle at point of sale
  • ●The buyer drought — what it means for your asking price right now
  • ●Deferred consideration: the deal structure nobody mentions to sellers
  • ●What “exit ready” actually means, and a practical checklist to assess it
  • ●Real stories from the buying side — what kills deals at the last minute
  • ●What to do differently if you want your business sale to actually complete

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About the Author

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Silas J. Lees is a chartered surveyor, property investor, author, and trainer. He has worked alongside Robert Kiyosaki, Robbie Fowler, and Martin Roberts of Homes Under the Hammer.

He spent six years trying to acquire businesses in the UK property services sector. In that time he has seen more deals collapse through broker incompetence, inflated valuations, and undisclosed liabilities than most people encounter in an entire career.

This guide is not a marketing document. It is what he wishes sellers had known before he met them.