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We specialise in the sale and purchase of law and accountancy firms including solicitors’ firms, accountancy practices, financial advisers, licensed conveyancers’ practices, tax advisers, legal start-ups, lawtech companies and claims management companies, usually within a range of £50k through to £5 million.

Jonathan Fagan is the Managing Director of the Ten Percent group of recruitment websites. He is a non-practising solicitor and has been recruiting solicitors and accountants for over 20 years.

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We keep an updated database of law firms and accountancy practices for sale.

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Type

Location

Instructions

100375

Solicitors

North East Scotland

Long established, North East Scotland solicitors’ firm for sale. LLP structure, 2 offices and small friendly staff team of fee earners and support staff. Turnover c£330k, net profit after tax £61k. Mix of work is Conveyancing 40%, Executry work 40% and Wills & Powers of Attorney 20%. Work sourced from existing client base plus recommendations from local estate agents and professionals. Members of all major lender panels including NatWest, HSBC, Bank of Scotland & Lloyds. PII £7.2k, no claims. Prime location premises available for sale or rent. Owner prepared to remain in the short term as required.

100374

Solicitors

London

Well established SRA regulated solicitors’ firm (partnership) in South East London looking for a sale or merger. Turnover c£180k. Locally based clients mainly from word-of-mouth referrals. CQS accredited and Lender Panels. Mix of work: 75% Conveyancing, 25% Probate, Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney. Freehold premises available to purchase. Partners open to consultancy roles post-sale if required.

To request details please contact us quoting Ref 100374.

100373

Solicitors

London

Well established SRA regulated private client solicitors’ firm (limited company) in London looking for a sale or merger. Turnover c£500k. Split of work is Court of Protection (49%) and probate (51%). One of the partners is a member of the Court of Protection Panel and the firm is recognised for its specialisation and strong reputation in these fields, with ongoing referrals from various sources. Claims free record. Pll £24,000. Partners willing to remain involved as consultants, subject to negotiation.

100372

Solicitors

London

Greater London solicitors’ firm for sale. £320k turnover. SRA regulated partnership in very desirable location close to the M25 and M40 junctions. Caseload includes wills & probate (35%), residential & commercial conveyancing (36%), family (7%) and other work (12%). CQS, CE & LEXCEL accredited and member of majority of lender panels. 2 partner practice. Both partners happy to remain involved as required to achieve a deal, including COLP/COFA in short term and consultancy in medium term. No other law firms within 2 mile radius. Lease of premises available. Firm gets work primarily from its excellent reputation and walk in trade due to its prime location. Established 25 years. PII £14k and no claims in last 10 years.

100371

Solicitors

Kent

SRA regulated limited company solicitors’  firm – one director/employee only –  with over 10 years trading history as an employment law firm available for sale due to upcoming retirement.  PII c£2k.  The firm has three 3 long established employer clients.  Likely to appeal to a buyer looking either for a shell or for a small going concern that an employment lawyer wanting their own practice could build up.  This is not an ABS.

100370

Solicitors

London

Unique situation with details on request once an NDA has been signed. Private Client and Conveyancing work in the TW and KT postcode areas. Potential for a start up to acquire a caseload of clients of good quality without high levels of investment (CQS accreditation may be available), or for an existing law firm to acquire caseload with minimal up-front expenditure. 2,000 wills & LPAs may also be available. Or for referral from longstanding CQS accredited firm of high reputation. Option to take over/acquire premises and run cases on site or receive cases for external handling. Seller flexible on referral terms, whether a fee per case or percentage split.

100369

Solicitors

Surrey

Well established SRA regulated limited company solicitors’ firm in Surrey looking for a sale or merger. Turnover of £328k. Small team of staff for TUPE. Locally based clients mainly from repeat business and recommendations. CQS and Lexcel accredited. Legal aid contract. Mix of work 5% Children, 17% Matrimonial, 15% Residential Conveyancing, 10% Commercial Property, 25% Trusts and Probate, 25% Wills, 3% Employment (non-contentious). Office available for rent. PII £28k. Owner wishes for a clean break but will stay for a short period of time.

100368

Accountancy Practice

London

Very well established ACCA Accountancy practice with £1 million turnover in the Greater London area. Staff team for TUPE, established GRF client list. Asking price will be above £1 million. Huge scope for rapid expansion via untapped marketing channels. You must be willing to retain the staff team for a period of time and be in a position to buy at least 51% of the shares immediately (ie have access to a fully qualified ACCA or equivalent member to hold these shares). Full details on request, once terms and NDA signed. Firms usually sell quickly, so please get in touch asap if you are interested quoting reference 100368.

100367

Solicitors

East Midlands

Well established SRA regulated Family and Wills & Probate solicitors’ firm in the East Midlands looking for a disposal or merger. No legal aid. Turnover of c£480k. Small team of staff for TUPE. Locally based clients mainly from repeat business and recommendations. Very little local competition. Will bank with c1000 wills (firm is executor nominee in a significant number of these). Offices available for leasehold. PII £15k. Looking for a buyer to take successor practice status in return for a payment for WIP and a swift exit.

100365

Solicitors

East London

Specialist and well-established Family & Private Client Solicitors’ Firm in East London looking for a sale. Turnover c.£520k. Smaller sized, well-run practice. Small team of staff for TUPE. 90% family law, 10% private client. Spacious offices available for rent. LEXCEL accredited, PII £23.5k. Claims free history. One partner potentially remaining as a consultant.

100363

Solicitors

South Midlands

Specialist family law (children) practice for sale in South Midlands. SRA regulated limited company. Most recent turnover c£250k. Privately funded work – no legal aid. Exceptionally strong online presence with established links to a particular community (no language requirements) which generates consistent levels of work. Firm currently turning away business – huge potential for expansion. No staff, no lease commitments. The business can be operated fully remotely and has no specific geographical requirements – clients are located nationwide. Seller prepared to remain in short term as consultant if needed.

100360

Solicitors

South Wales

South Wales SRA regulated solicitors firm specialising in clinical negligence. Turnover £407k.  Local client base from recommendation, website and repeat business.  National work from website and occasional advertising. Artwork in place for national advertising of clinical negligence work. Small team of staff for TUPE.  Office premises if required are available freehold or leasehold.  Significant opportunities for growth and expansion as the firm has recently started to undertake conveyancing and private client work. CQS, Lexcel & Cyber Essentials. Firm is on major lender panels.  5 * google reviews.  PII 12.3 k.  Partners are flexible and willing to stay on as required.

100359

Solicitors

North West England

Well-established SRA-regulated limited company Road Traffic Solicitors’ Firm in the North West of England looking for a sale or merger. Turnover c.£270k. Small staff team for TUPE. PII £4k. 100% private road traffic crime work. Offices available for lease. Owner is willing to remain involved if required.

100358

Solicitors

East Midlands

Well established East Midlands SRA regulated solicitors firm looking for sale or merger. Turnover c£500k. Small team of staff covered by TUPE. Locally based clients from recommendations, repeat business and online sources. Limited competition in the local area. CQS accreditation and members of all major lender panels, directly and via LMS & Lender Exchange. Mix of work:  39% Wills and Probate, 27% Residential Conveyancing, 7% Commercial Property, 21% Matrimonial and 6% Other. Office available for lease or to purchase. PII £32k. One partner looking to retire, the other willing to stay involved as required.

100357

Solicitors

Cornwall

Very well-established SRA regulated solicitors’ firm in Cornwall with extensive business from its extensive Will bank and repeat clients, looking for a sale or merger. Turnover of £350k. Small team of staff for TUPE. Locally based clients mainly from repeat business. CQS accredited. Mix of work is wills & probate (42%), commercial property (18%), residential conveyancing (34%), family (6%). Offices available for lease. PII £30k. Owner willing to stay on as required as a consultant.

100356

Solicitors

Buckinghamshire

225 year old SRA regulated solicitors’ firm (partnership) in Buckinghamshire looking for a sale or merger. Turnover c£240k. Locally based clients mainly from repeat business and walk-ins. CQS accredited and on most major bank lender panels. Mix of work is roughly 76% Wills & Probate, 20% Residential Conveyancing, 3% Commercial Conveyancing, 1% Other. PII £28k + IPT. Seller happy to remain involved as a consultant on ongoing basis.

100354

Solicitors

South West England

Well established SRA regulated solicitors’ firm in the South West looking for a sale or merger. Turnover of £2.8 million. Team of staff for TUPE. Locally based clients mainly from repeat business, recommendations and referrals. CQS and Lexcel accredited. Family legal aid work included. Mix of work 42% conveyancing (mainly residential but with some commercial), 36% Family, 22% wills & probate. Office available to lease. PII £140k. 2 Partners willing to stay on for the medium term.

100353

Solicitors

West Midlands

SRA regulated solicitors’ firm in the West Midlands with 2 partners looking for a sale or merger. Turnover c£900k, 22% net profit margin. Team of staff for TUPE including fee earner and support staff. 2 office practice specialising in residential conveyancing and wills & probate. Freehold premises can be included in the sale, leasehold of 2nd premises also available. One partner (conveyancing) remaining post-sale. CQS accredited and on most lender panels. One partner willing to remain if required

100351

Solicitors

Warwickshire

Well established Warwickshire SRA regulated LLP solicitors’ firm looking for sale or merger. Turnover of c£630k. Small team of staff covered by TUPE. Locally based clients from recommendations & repeat business. CQS accreditation. Mix of work 11% family law, 26% wills and probate, 61% conveyancing and 2% other. Offices available to purchase or lease. Partners prepared to stay on post sale as consultants in the short to medium term.

100350

Solicitors

England

For Sale – ABS limited company law firm based in England with a continuous flow of UK-wide clients from guaranteed referral sources in a specialist field of property based litigation. Exceptionally rare opportunity to acquire a highly profitable, fully functioning ABS solicitors’ firm with ongoing regular guaranteed workflows and an established staff team. Cross referral work also generated which could allow for expansion. Turnover c£1.2 million, net profit margin c30%. PII c£24k. Claims free practice. Business able to operate on a fully remote basis. Founders happy to remain for a short period of time if required.

100349

Solicitors

Surrey

Well-established Surrey SRA regulated partnership looking for sale, merger or buy in. Turnover c.£400k. Mix of work is 63% Residential Conveyancing, 8% commercial conveyancing, 17% Wills and Probate and 12% other. Smaller sized, well-run practice with a small team of staff for TUPE. CQS accreditation and on lender panels. Office available freehold or lease. Partners looking to remain involved in short-medium term. PII £57K

100343

Solicitors

South Coast

SRA regulated partnership on the South Coast with £1 million turnover & 25% profit margins looking for a sale or merger. Team of fee earners and support staff for TUPE, clients locally based. One partner available to remain if required, other partners retiring. PII £67k, Family Legal Aid contract. Mix of work is Conveyancing 25%, Family & Childcare 44%, Wills & Probate 25%, 6% other areas. SQM & CQS accredited practice with lender panel membership.

100340

Solicitors

Staffordshire

Staffordshire solicitors’ firm trading as a partnership for over 35 years and looking for a sale due to partner retirement. Sellers will consider the option of a partner joining or a sale/merger. £500k turnover with 20-25% profit margin and scope for improving the profit ratio and further development of the firm. Small loyal team of staff for TUPE. Mix of residential conveyancing (and a bit of commercial) (35%), private client work (52%) family (12%). c4000 will bank. Strong, established client base, mainly local and includes agricultural sector. Clients recommended, sourced from website or referred by IFAs. Both partners prepared to stay on as required.

100337

Solicitors

South Coast

UNDER OFFER Specialist private client solicitors’ firm (SRA regulated limited company) based in two offices on the South Coast, looking for a sale or merger. Turnover c£290k, small team of support staff for TUPE. Locally based clients from recommendation, marketing and referral. Mix of work 90% wills, probate, tax & trusts and inheritance claims, 5% commercial and employment litigation, 3% company/commercial work. Will bank generating provable work. Two directors; one retiring and looking for part time consultancy work. The second director is keen to keep working on a full or part time basis and has his own sources of work.

100336

Solicitors

East Midlands

Well established SRA regulated sole practitioner’s firm for sale in the East Midlands looking for a sale or merger. Turnover of £335k. Team of staff for TUPE. Locally based clients mainly from repeat business and recommendations. CQS accredited. Mix of work 61% residential conveyancing, 5% divorce / matrimonial, 12% commercial conveyancing, 3% immigration, 7% litigation, and 12% probate / wills / trusts. Lease available on the freehold owned by seller.

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