Frequently Asked Questions

Find out how much your business is worth with a free professional valuation at Agent Local. We provide clear, realistic valuations based on financial performance, market demand, and comparable business sales, giving you an accurate view of what your business could achieve in today’s market.

Agent Local operates a clear, fair, and transparent fee structure designed to protect sellers and deliver the best possible outcome for your sale. We charge a fixed upfront fee to cover preparation, premium advertising, and active buyer sourcing, followed by the UK's best commission that is only payable on completion.

All fees and commission rates are agreed in advance. There are no unfair contracts, no hidden charges, and no minimum contract lengths.

Many low cost and back street brokers advertise zero upfront fees, but this is often used to lock sellers into restrictive terms, hidden fees, while offering poor marketing channels and poor results. Our approach is different. As a UK trusted leader, we invest properly in marketing, advertising, and buyer engagement from day one, attracting higher quality buyers and achieving faster sale results.

Selling a business is complex and involves valuation, marketing, buyer qualification, negotiation, and legal progression. A trusted agent ensures the process is handled professionally from start to finish. Using Agent Local means your business is marketed correctly, buyers are properly vetted, offers are handled fairly, and the sale is progressed efficiently with a trusted brand. This reduces risk, avoids costly mistakes, protects confidentiality, and significantly improves the chances of achieving the best possible sale price.

The time it takes to sell a business can depend on the sector, location, asking price, and buyer demand. Most businesses marketed correctly and priced realistically typically sell within 6-12 months. With Agent Local, sellers benefit from premium marketing, national exposure, and active buyer management, which helps reduce delays and improve the chances of a successful sale to an average of just 13 weeks for the standard SME.

Unlike many agents who rely on cheap and outdated advertising platforms to find buyers, Agent Local actively sources qualified buyers through multiple channels. We directly approach pre qualified buyers, investors, corporate acquirers, and similar businesses that are actively looking to expand through our private database of over 244,000 registered buyers. Your business is also advertised across the UK’s leading commercial platforms, including Zoopla, PrimeLocation, LoopNet, and OnTheMarket. This combined approach ensures maximum exposure, higher quality enquiries, and access to serious buyers not found on standard listing websites.

Agent Local helps businesses across all sectors and industries. We work with start up's, SME's and corporate businesses, including those in hospitality, retail, leisure, manufacturing, legal, hospitality, and E-Commerce. No matter the size, value or sector, our expert team are here to help.

Agent Local is the UK’s leading and most trusted business sales agency. We help thousands of business owners each year to sell, buy, and value their business professionally. We set out to fix a broken marketplace in 2022 and have since changed it for the better by removing outdated broker practices, unfair pricing, and poor results. We offer a fully managed sales process with a dedicated agent, premium advertising, and a results driven approach that makes selling a business fairer, faster, and more effective.

No. Agent Local is not a traditional business broker. Traditional brokers rely on long contracts, high commissions, and restrictive terms. Agent Local are a national brand which operates as a modern business sales agency, offering a fully managed sale without the unfair fees, pressure tactics, or locked in agreements. This is why thousands of business owners increasingly choose Agent Local instead of small back street brokers.

Each year, thousands of UK business owners contact Agent Local to sell, buy, or value a business. In 2025 alone, over £360 million worth of businesses and commercial owners instructed Agent Local as their trusted sales partner. This level of instruction and trust positions us as a national leader in business sales and reflects the confidence business owners place in our expertise, brand and offering.

Agent Local manages the entire sale from start to finish. We begin with a professional valuation and sales strategy. Once instructed, we prepare and advertise the business for sale, promote it across all our premium platforms and partner sites, handle all enquiries, qualify buyers, arrange viewings, and manage offers and negotiations. After an offer is agreed, we support the sale through due diligence and the legal process, working with solicitors and accountants until completion. Sellers remain in control while Agent Local ensures we get you the maximum amount for your sale.