How Fair Handover works
Whether you are selling your business or looking to buy one, here is exactly what happens at each step, with no jargon and no surprises. Take a look before you start, so the whole process feels familiar when you do.
Listing your business, step by step
Creating a listing takes about ten minutes. You answer a few straightforward questions, we draft the listing for you, and you stay in control of every word and every detail before it goes live.
Tell us about your business
Start with the basics: what your business does, where it is, how long you have been trading, and the size of your team. You pick from simple options, so there is nothing to write from scratch.
About 2 to 3 minutes
Set your asking price
If you already have a figure in mind, enter it. If you would rather, we will suggest a sensible market range based on your sector and your numbers, and you can take it from there. The price is always yours to set.
A price in mind, or we suggest one
Review your ready-written listing
This is the part most sellers like best. From everything you have told us, we write a clear, honest listing for you, set out in sections. Read it over, change any wording you like, and make it sound like you. Nothing is published until you are happy.
Written for you, edited by you
Decide what buyers see, and when
This is what makes Fair Handover different. For every detail, a simple toggle lets you choose what shows to everyone, what a buyer only sees once they have signed the confidentiality agreement, and what stays hidden. Sensitive things like your full address stay protected until you are ready to share them.
Show to everyone, after the NDA, or hide
Add your photos
Add a main photo and up to ten images so buyers can picture what they are buying. Listings with photos get far more enquiries, but you can always add them later from your dashboard if you would rather get started first.
Up to ten, add them anytime
Choose how you pay
Pick the option that suits you; both give you exactly the same service. Pay £19 a month with no success fee, or nothing upfront and 1% only when you complete a sale. Publish when you are ready, and we will let you know the moment a buyer is interested.
£19 a month, or 1% on completion
Finding and enquiring, step by step
Browsing is free, and so is enquiring. You only share your details when you are genuinely interested, and the seller's private information stays protected until a simple confidentiality agreement is in place.
Browse businesses for sale
Search by type of business, location, and price. Every listing comes from a real owner or their broker. You do not need an account to look around.
Free, no account neededOpen a listing
Each listing shows a clear summary: the type of business, the area, the asking price, and headline figures shown as ranges. More sensitive detail, like the exact name and address, stays hidden until the seller has agreed to share it.
Private detail stays protectedCreate your free buyer account
When you want a closer look, confirm your email with a short code. There is nothing to pay, and it simply lets the seller know they are talking to a real person.
Confirm by email, no costSign the NDA to see the full details
A short, plain-English confidentiality agreement unlocks the rest: the business name, the full address, the detailed accounts, any documents, and how to reach the seller. It protects them, and it means you get the real picture.
One page, plain EnglishMessage the seller and take it forward
Once the details are unlocked, message the seller securely through Fair Handover. Ask your questions, arrange to meet, and discuss an offer at your own pace. Contact details stay private until both sides are ready to share them.
Secure messaging, at your paceReady when you are
Start your own listing in about ten minutes, or browse the businesses already for sale. There is no cost to look, and no obligation either way.