Articles

43 articles. The dated archive runs from January 2025 to the present; the reference guides below it are kept current rather than dated.

Dated archive

2026

• Mon 7th Sep 2026Contract Season: The Anatomy of a Valuable FM Book
• Mon 3rd Aug 2026Who Is Buying UK FM in 2026, and What They Pay For
• Mon 6th Jul 2026Earn-Outs in FM Deals: How the Second Payment Is Earned
• Mon 1st Jun 2026Self-Delivery Versus Subcontracting: What Buyers Pay More For
• Mon 4th May 2026What Multiple Does a Facilities Management Business Sell For
• Mon 6th Apr 2026The New Rate and What It Means for FM Owners
• Sat 21st Mar 2026Specialist vs General Business Broker: Which Is Right for Your FM Business?
• Sat 21st Mar 2026UK Facilities Management Industry: Market Report 2026
• Mon 2nd Mar 2026Customer Concentration in FM: When One Contract Caps the Price
• Sun 1st Mar 2026Why Use a Specialist Broker to Sell Your FM Business?
• Sun 1st Mar 2026UK Facilities Management Market Report 2026
• Mon 2nd Feb 2026Confidentiality in an FM Sale: Clients, Staff and the Order of Telling
• Mon 5th Jan 2026If This Is the Year: The Sequence an FM Sale Follows

2025

• Mon 1st Dec 2025The Estate You Run and the Business You Own: December Questions
• Mon 3rd Nov 2025Budget Month and the FM Owner's Year-End Timetable
• Mon 6th Oct 2025Multi-Service Contracts: Why Breadth Is Priced Differently From Scale
• Mon 1st Sep 2025Contract Start Season: The Month an FM Book Proves Itself
• Mon 4th Aug 2025Who Buys Facilities Management Companies in the UK
• Mon 7th Jul 2025Summer Mobilisation Season and the Case for Preparing Now
• Mon 2nd Jun 2025The People Question: TUPE, Retention and What a Buyer Inherits
• Mon 5th May 2025Hard FM and Soft FM: Why the Mix Moves the Multiple
• Mon 7th Apr 2025Reading an FM Contract Book the Way a Buyer Reads It
• Mon 3rd Mar 2025The 5 April Line for Facilities Management Owners
• Mon 3rd Feb 2025What ISO Certification Is Worth When Someone Buys Your FM Business
• Mon 6th Jan 2025Why January Is When FM Owners Start Asking What It Is Worth

Guides and references

• BADR relief when selling an FM business before April 2026
• Capital gains tax on selling a facilities management company
• Do SIA licensed staff transfer when selling an FM company?
• FM business sale due diligence checklist for UK owners
• How ISO 9001 and 14001 accreditation affects FM business valuations
• How long does it take to sell an FM business in the UK?
• How to find buyers for a facilities management company
• How to keep the sale of my facilities management business confidential
• How to prepare my FM business for sale
• How to value a facilities management business with SLA contracts
• Is now a good time to sell a facilities management business?
• Should I tell my staff I am selling my facilities management company?
• TUPE obligations when selling a facilities management company
• What Is My FM Business Worth?
• What do buyers look for in a facilities management acquisition?
• What happens to my FM contracts when I sell?
• What is an earn-out when selling a facilities management business?
• What multiple do facilities management companies sell for in 2026?