Exit & Disposal
Legal support on selling a property, a company or a project — preparing the file, structuring the deal, negotiating warranties, and the tax treatment of the gain.
The exit is designed at the entry
Most investments lose value at the point of sale for reasons that were known from the start: a title with an unresolved issue, a planning irregularity never regularised, a permit in the name of the wrong entity, a lease on terms no buyer will accept, a corporate book that was never kept up. None of it is insurmountable — but when it surfaces in the buyer’s due diligence it becomes a price reduction or a delay of months.
Our role on the sell side is twofold: clean the file before it is exposed to scrutiny, and structure the deal so that your liability after completion is defined and finite rather than open-ended.
Why our firm
We are the firm that ran the due diligence on the way in. We know what a buyer looks for because we have looked for it. And we know which findings can be resolved in weeks if started early, and which — if left — will end up setting the negotiation.
Our approach
Depending on the transaction, the work may include:
- Vendor-side due diligence, before the buyer finds the same things
- Clearing what is outstanding: title, encumbrances, planning, Land Registry, permits
- Choosing the structure: asset sale, or a sale of shares in the holding company
- Negotiating warranties, liability caps, time limits and retention mechanisms
- Tax treatment of the gain and of the consideration, as it stands at the time of sale
- The effect on a residence permit where the asset supports one
- Repatriating the proceeds, and the evidence the bank will ask for
Core areas of expertise
Sale preparation
Vendor-side review, so findings are fixed before they become the buyer's negotiating lever.
Deal structure
Selling the asset, or selling the company that holds it. The choice changes the tax, the transfer of permits and exactly what the buyer takes on.
Warranties & indemnities
The part of the agreement that defines your liability after completion: scope, time limits, caps and carve-outs.
Capital gains
The tax treatment of the gain differs depending on whether you sell personally or through a company, and it moves with the legislation — verified at the time of sale.
Residence permits
Selling an asset that supports an investor residence permit has immediate consequences for that permit. Addressed before the sale is agreed, not after.
Repatriating proceeds
Moving the consideration abroad requires evidence of source and of taxation. The file is prepared alongside the transaction.
Frequently asked questions
When should preparation start?
Ideally several months before the asset goes to market. The items that take time to resolve — planning regularisation, Land Registry corrections, title issues — are precisely the ones that cost you on price if they are left to the last minute.
Is it better to sell the property or the company?
It depends. Selling shares transfers the company’s history to the buyer, so it usually comes with heavier warranties; selling the asset itself is simpler but may carry different tax and require permits to be reissued. The comparison is made with numbers, not general rules.
Will I lose my residence permit if I sell?
An investor residence permit depends on the investment being maintained. Selling without replacing it directly affects the permit, though there are routes that preserve it. This is among the first questions to answer, because it determines whether and when you sell.
Can you guarantee I sell at a profit?
No, and nobody can. The price is set by the market. What our work determines is that you do not lose value to findings that were fixable, and that your liability after completion is defined.