Architect Practice Business for sale in United Kingdom

Review every appointment by project stage, agreed fee, invoices, cash received, unbilled time and cost to complete. Exclude speculative planning work and disputed variations, and apply realistic collection and cancellation assumptions rather than valuing the entire appointment balance.

Check assignment, novation and change-of-control clauses for each material appointment, consultant agreement and framework. Obtain required consents, and confirm whether the seller or acquired entity remains responsible for services, deliverables and liabilities arising before completion.

Review current and historic policies, exclusions, excesses, notifications, claims, collateral warranties and higher-risk sectors. Confirm continuous claims-made cover and any run-off arrangements with a specialist broker, including work performed by former principals and dissolved entities.

Identify the ARB-registered individuals responsible for architectural work and confirm who will remain after completion. If the company or LLP name includes ‘architect’, check the permission and control requirements before assuming the existing name can continue unchanged.

Trace enquiries, appointments and repeat work to the individual who originated and manages each relationship. Review client retention after earlier staff changes, then secure principal handovers and key-team continuity before assigning value to future stages or unappointed projects.

Confirm ownership and permitted reuse of drawings, specifications, models, surveys, photographs, templates and standard details. Check BIM and CAD licences, cloud access, consultant rights, client licences and record-retention duties so the team can service inherited projects lawfully.