Landscape Gardening for sale in United Kingdom

Separate signed contracts from estimates and informal enquiries. For each accepted job, confirm scope, price, deposit, start date, expected margin, cancellation rights and delivery capacity; do not value pipeline revenue that is uncommitted or underpriced.

Each completed and live project should show labour, materials, plant hire, subcontractors, waste and overhead recovery against the quoted price. Review work in progress, approved variations, delays and remedial work before accepting reported margins.

Verify status, rates, availability, insurance, qualifications and dependence on key individuals. Review Construction Industry Scheme records where applicable and confirm that labour has not been treated as self-employed merely to reduce payroll costs.

Read contracts to establish responsibility for design, measurements, drainage, structural work, utilities, planning and building requirements. Confirm the business has suitable competence and insurance for every responsibility it accepts, including work designed by others.

Reconcile every deposit to a specific job, remaining work and materials already purchased. Agree whether cash, stock and completion obligations transfer to you, and identify non-refundable supplier orders or price changes that could erode the margin.

Review complaints, callbacks, guarantees, insurance claims and unresolved snagging by project. Inspect the contract wording and reserve enough value for likely repairs, especially for paving, retaining structures, drainage, planting failures and subcontracted work.