Ashford: 01233 625 711

Lenham: 01622 859 416

Sittingbourne: 01795 436 111

Lenham:
01622 859 416

Ashford:
01233 625 711

Sittingbourne:
01795 436 111

Buying & Selling a Business

Buying & Selling
a Business

Hallett & Co. can help you buying or selling your business, whether you are a sole trader, a partnership or a company. We act for many businesses, ranging from small family businesses to international companies. Irrespective of the size of the business, we understand the need for a sensible, commercial approach to achieving the best solution for you. We will advise you of the best structure of the deal to suit your needs, how to minimise the risk to you before and after your sale or purchase by negotiating the terms of the transaction and work with you to ensure a smooth handover of the business. We regularly advise clients in the following areas:

  • Buying and selling retail businesses, including newsagents, market trading businesses, food stores, takeaways, fashion outlets, pharmacies and many others
  • Buying and selling manufacturing businesses
  • Buying and selling professional practices, including architects, dentists, doctors, surveyors etc.

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Hallett & Co are committed to ensuring equality and diversity in the workplace, and in providing services to clients. Our aim is to respect, encourage, value and manage diversity and equality of opportunity for our staff and job applicants. A copy of our Equality and Diversity Policy can be found here and the most recent diversity data here.

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Bethany-Jo Bevis

Solicitor

Bethany joined the firm in September 2016 as a Legal Secretary before enrolling with the University of Law in 2018 under their Solicitor Apprenticeship scheme.

During the course of the apprenticeship, Bethany graduated in 2023 with a First Class Degree in Legal Practice and Skills. She then undertook and passed the new Solicitor Qualifying Exams, before qualifying as a Solicitor in the firm’s litigation department in November 2024.

Bethany has a wide range of experience assisting in litigation matters. Her areas of practice in the department include:

  • Landlord and tenant disputes
  • Personal injury claims
  • Medical negligence claims

Mark Dewey

Partner

Mark is the firm’s Senior Partner and head of our Commercial Property department. He qualified as a solicitor in 1985, became a Partner in 1988 and became Senior Partner in 2015.

Mark can provide the full range of commercial and business conveyancing services, ranging from drafting of leases and tenancies to dealing with the purchases of offices, shops and businesses.