Buying a High-Street Shop in the UK: Commercial Lease, Business Rates and Goodwill Premium
Buying a high-street shop in the UK: commercial lease under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, business rates, EBITDA and sector goodwill multiple valuation, licences (GOC, GPhC, premises licence), British Business Bank financing and a 12-month integration plan.
# Buying a High-Street Shop in the UK: Commercial Lease, Business Rates and Goodwill Premium Buying a high-street shop in the UK a florist, an optician, a dry cleaner, an independent bookstore, a wine merchant, a specialist boutique remains one of the most accessible routes into UK entrepreneurship for first-time business buyers. With over 290,000 independent retail businesses across the UK and a strong demographic tailwind (the British Retail Consortium estimates that more than a third of independent shop owners are over 55), there is a steady supply of acquisition opportunities. At the same …