How long does a sale take?

Usually 6 to 9 months, from the first call to completion. The fastest is about 3 months.

Do I have to show buyers round?

Yes, because you know the business best. Every buyer is vetted before they visit, so you only show round people we have checked.

The valuation is free and comes with no obligation. Stuart talks you through his terms in person when he visits, before you decide anything.

Yes. We cover the whole of Scotland, islands included, and Stuart visits every business.

Your recent trading accounts, so Stuart can value the business the way a buyer will. He tells you what else helps when he visits.

Our director, Stuart Drysdale MRICS, values your business and leads the sale to completion. Most sales take 6 to 9 months.

Free: valuation, with no obligationvaluation, with no obligation
All of Scotland: islands included, visited by Stuartislands included, visited by Stuart
6 to 9 months: for most sales, about 3 at the fastestfor most sales, about 3 at the fastest

Who leads your sale
Our director, Stuart Drysdale MRICS, at every stage of the sale.
What we sell
Hospitality businesses only. From £100,000 pubs to £8.5m hotels, anywhere in Scotland.
How long it takes
Usually 6 to 9 months, from the first call to completion. The fastest is about 3 months.

1,000+ RICS Red Book valuationsDirector-led

Before he sold a single hotel, Stuart spent ten years valuing hotels, pubs and guest houses. That came to more than 1,000 RICS Red Book valuations.

Stuart visits your business and gives you a realistic price. He then leads the sale through to completion.

On the Drysdale website and the national property portals we pay for. Stuart also takes it straight to buyers he already knows.

Usually 6 to 9 months from the first call to completion, in six steps. Stuart leads every one.

Step 1: A call, then a visit
It starts with a phone call. Then Stuart visits your business, anywhere in Scotland, to see it the way a buyer will.
Step 2: A price you can sell at
A realistic figure from a valuer with more than 1,000 RICS Red Book valuations behind him. He won’t inflate it to win the instruction.
Step 3: Three ways to reach buyers
Your brochure goes on the Drysdale website, the national property portals we pay for, and to buyers Stuart already knows.
Step 4: Vetted viewings
Every buyer is vetted before they visit, so you only show round people we have checked.
Step 5: Offers and missives
Stuart negotiates the offers. Once you accept one, the solicitors exchange missives, the letters that make a sale binding in Scotland.
Step 6: The date of entry
Stuart works with both sets of lawyers until the keys change hands. On the day, the premises licence and your staff pass to the buyer, and the stock is counted.