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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.

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

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Type

Location

Instructions

100390

Solicitors

South Wales

UNDER OFFER Solicitors practice, SRA regulated partnership, in HNW area in rural South Wales, looking for a sale or merger. Multi-office practice, £1.9 million turnover, staff team including fee earners for TUPE. Mix of work is Commercial Property 17%, Wills & Probate 42%, Residential Conveyancing 20%, Corporate Commercial 11%, Litigation 8%, Insolvency 1% & Employment 1%. Estimated 12,000 will bank. One partner looking to retire, other partner happy to remain for up to 12 months. Leasehold premises in high street locations available if required.

100388

Solicitors

National

UNDER OFFER Law firm for sale as shell. SRA regulated limited company that has dealt solely with privately funded family law work. PII c£7.5k, no claims and renewal due in October 2025. Firm has operated remotely to date. No clients, assets or staff.

100387

Solicitors

Shropshire

Long established SRA regulated solicitors firm (partnership) in Shropshire town centre location looking for a sale or merger – all options considered. c£400k turnover, work mix is 31% residential & commercial conveyancing, 12% family & child care law, 57% wills & probate. Small team of staff for TUPE including fee earners. Family legal aid contract. SQM,  & major lender panels. PII £56k, claims free in last 10 years. Premises available if required. Partners looking to retire – will consider consultancy/employment.

100386

Solicitors

South Coast

UNDER OFFER Well established CLC limited company firm on the South Coast looking for a sale or merger. Turnover of c£450k. Locally based clients mainly from recommendations, but also paid referral arrangements in place with a local estate agency and mortgage broker. Firm is on most lender panels and has a 98% Residential Conveyancing and 2% Commercial Conveyancing caseload. Office available for leasehold. PII c£29k. UNDER OFFER AND IN EXCLUSIVITY PERIOD

100385

Solicitors

Cheshire

Well established SRA regulated firm (sole practitioner) in Cheshire looking for a sale or merger. Turnover c£200k. Locally based clients mainly from repeat business. Small team of fee earners and support staff. CQS accredited and on most lender panels. Mix of work – Residential Conveyancing 76%, Commercial Conveyancing 15%, Wills, Probate, LPA’s 9%. Office available for leasehold. PII £21k. Owner can be flexible about ongoing involvement.

100382

Solicitors

Hampshire

SRA sole practitioner solicitors firm looking for a sale or merger. Hampshire based practice. c£70k turnover, no premises, no staff. Approximately 1000 will bank. PII c£14.5k. Mix of wills, probate & LPAs (68%) and conveyancing (32%). No lender panels or CQS accreditation. Seller interested in a home for their clients and successor practice status.

100380

Solicitors

Surrey, England

UNDER OFFER Well established SRA regulated solicitors’ firm (LLP) in Surrey looking for a sale or merger. Turnover £1.4m. Locally based clients mainly from repeat business and recommendations. CQS accredited and on all lender panels where possible. Mix of work: Residential Conveyancing 45%, Commercial Property 8%, Family/Matrimonial 17%, Wills Probate Tax & Trusts 20%, Litigation 6%, Landlord and Tenant 3%. Office available for lease. PII £62k. Owners flexible and happy to remain involved in the medium term if required.

100377

Accountant

Cardiff

UNDER OFFER Cardiff accountancy practice for sale – established for over 90 years, GRF c£230k which includes 230 return form clients, 37 trading companies and 41 payrolls. Clients sourced from existing client recommendations. Small, loyal team of staff for TUPE – administration, accounts clerks and payroll. NB: this seller is looking for a local purchaser – reluctant to speak with buyers from further afield than South Wales.

100375

Solicitors

North East Scotland

UNDER OFFER 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

UNDER OFFER 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.

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100370

Solicitors

London

Private Client and Conveyancing work in the TW and KT postcode areas. Potential to acquire a caseload of clients. Buyers can either take over the existing premises and run cases on site or receive cases for external handling. Seller flexible on payment terms. All options open and current owners willing to assist as required.

100369

Solicitors

Surrey

Well established SRA regulated solicitors’ firm (limited company structure) in Surrey looking for a sale or merger. Turnover of £367k. Small team of staff for TUPE. Locally based clients mainly from repeat business and recommendations. CQS and Lexcel accredited, on most major lender panels. Mix of work 24% Family, 20% Commercial & Residential Conveyancing, 50% Wills, Trusts & Probate, 6% Other. The seller requires the buyer to take a lease of the office, terms are negotiable. PII £28k. Owner wishes for a clean break but will stay for a short period of time.

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

UNDER OFFER Specialist family law (children) practice for sale in South Midlands. SRA regulated limited company. Firm has not been trading in recent months as owner has moved into an employed position. Privately funded work – no legal aid. 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. For sale as a shell with potential to quickly start taking on new clients again.

100360

Solicitors

South Wales

UNDER OFFER 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.

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.

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

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.

100340

Solicitors

West Midlands

West Midlands solicitors’ firm trading as an SRA regulated partnership (presently converting to limited company) for over 35 years and looking for a sale or merger due to one partner retiring. £530k turnover with 20-25% profit margin. Small loyal team of staff for TUPE. Mix of residential conveyancing (35%), private client work (52%) family (12%). 5,500 will bank. Strong, established client base, mainly local and includes agricultural sector. Clients recommended, sourced from website or referred by IFAs. PII £30k.

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.

100335

Solicitors

Surrey

Well established Surrey solicitors’ firm (SRA partnership) looking for a sale or merger. Turnover c£200k. Mix of work 60% residential & commercial conveyancing and wills & probate, 40% family legal aid work. Locally based clients from recommendation and repeat users. SQM accredited firm. Will bank. Offices available as leasehold. PII £6k pa. One partner (legal aid supervisor) prepared to remain a consultant for a period of time.

100332

Solicitors

Hertfordshire

SRA regulated sole practitioner’s firm for sale in Hertfordshire. No staff. Work split of 90% Conveyancing and 10% other. Mainly local clientele but the ability to work nationally. Profit on average of £54k over the past two years. Seller open to discuss consultancy to stay on with the business. PII £11,200 in 2022. No claims. Great opportunity as a shell for a buyer.

100307

Solicitors

South West Wales

SRA Partnership firm available for sale or merger in South West Wales. Well established practice in market town location with one partner retiring and one remaining. 75% Conveyancing, 20% Family and 5% Wills & Probate. Turnover c£525k. PII £44k, small team of staff for TUPE including fee earners. Partner moving onto other business interests hence sale or merger. CQS accredited practice on all major lender panels. Office lease available.

100275

Solicitors

East Midlands

SRA regulated limited company solicitors and estate agents in the East Midlands looking for a sale. c£800k turnover, c25% profit margin. Mix of work 36% residential & commercial conveyancing, 36% wills & probate and 28% other contentious and non-contentious work. Directors looking to retire – will remain for limited period of consultancy if required. Team of staff (fee earners and support staff) for TUPE. CQS accredited, most lender panels. £42k PII. No referral arrangements in place – work from recommendations and walk-ins.

100256

Solicitors

West Midlands

Very well established West Midlands solicitors’ firm with connected estate agency looking for a sale due to the retirement of a partner. Mix of work includes residential conveyancing and associated estate agency services (90%) and wills & probate (10%). Locally sourced clients. One partner flexible about staying on for a period of time. Claims free history and low PII premium (£15k). CQS accredited and on all major lender panels. Great potential to expand and add other areas of law or to acquire a branch office in an area with low competition.

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