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Business Mortgage Solutions
Their partnership can draw from a combined background in both mortgage finance and banking totalling over 60 years. This unique association has enabled them to build enviable connections with many principal lending institutions. They offer an exceptionally personal level of service to all their clients whose best interests remain paramount in their dealings. They are members of The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers.
Contact details:-
Phone: 44 01761 241144
Fax: 44 01761 241858
e-mail: graham@businessmortgagesolutions.co.uk -
Howard Financial Services Ltd.
Les Howard, the specialist Independent Mortgage Advisor of Howard Financial Services Ltd has over 25 years of experience in the Industry and has successfully assisted hundreds of businesses in finding the right commercial mortgage to meet their needs. He prides himself on providing a professional friendly service to potential clients, using his experience and expertise to offer them the most competitive package to suit their needs.
Contact details:-Phone: 01392 214444
Fax: 0845 833 1065
- The Right Solicitor
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Gard & Co Solicitors
Gard & Co is a long established city law firm with a track record of providing excellent service.
The focus of the commercial department is on the legal work associated with the transfer of limited companies and unincorporated businesses. The team consists of two of the firm's partners - Steven Hudson (the firm's Managing Partner) and Ian Taylor together with their secretarial assistants.
As successful businessmen in their own right, Steven and Ian know their market and have a refreshingly transparent approach to the presentation of their service and most importantly they deliver on their promises.
Steven Hudson BSc (Hons) has been a partner with Gard & Co since 1985 and managing partner since 1990. He qualified in 1983 and has specialised almost exclusively in corporate and business transfer work since 1989. This experience has helped Steven to build a strong commercial department as part of a successful and nationally respected law firm.
Ian Taylor LLB (Hons) qualified in 1986 and joined the Gard & Co partnership in 2002 having had extensive experience in commercial property work at partnership level. As a former chairman of a chamber of commerce, Ian has an understanding of the needs and demands of business in all of its forms. Ian brings this unique perspective to his legal work and now specialises in corporate and business transfer work and commercial property matters.
At the heart of communications are secretarial assistants Melanie Fairbairn and Alison Blackwell who have had many years experience in law firms at senior level. The combined effect is to ensure maximum continuity and efficiency for clients when any one of the team is not available.
As specialists, Steven and Ian are able to tailor their service to their clients' needs. In practice this means that, if required, they are able to work "round the clock" to ensure that deals which their clients have worked so hard to line up, are contracted on time and on the best legal terms achievable.
Naturally, over the years they have acted in the sale and purchase of most types and sizes of businesses. They have a widespread reputation and frequently act for clients, both vendors and purchasers, throughout the UK and abroad.
It has been our experience that Steven and Ian's expertise when dealing with commercial and industrial businesses shows through when comparing the work of other solicitors who, even if they have considerable experience of business transfer work, are more used to dealing with consumer type businesses such as retail, catering, the licensed trade, etc.
The key features of their service are set out below:-
Key Features
- Free initial consultation
- Free written terms of business
- Competitive charges
- Experienced commercial solicitors
- Successful in their own right
- Friendly and personal service
- Excellent communication
- Expedited transactions
- Out of hours contact
- National reputation
- Advice in plain English
- Help to improve prospects for a sale
- Help to formulate a purchase offer
"In Business it's experience that counts"
Contact Details:-
Tel : 01752 668246 (including voicemail facilities)
Fax : 01752 222378
E-mail :
Steven Hudson sjh@gardandco.com
Ian Taylor igt@gardandco.com - Other Professional Advice
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Simpkins Edwards Accountants
Simpkins Edwards is a long-established firm of chartered accountants, business advisors and tax consultants.
They operate through 8 offices and specialise in providing accounting and advisory services to businesses from start ups to corporate groups. Apart from standard audit and accounting services, which include a large payroll bureau, they offer a wide range of specialist services to assist the profitable development of businesses.
They are a leading practice in IT business applications, provide strong advice and practical support for strategic planning, the development of business plans and exit and succession planning and are also able to provide, when necessary, a litigation support team for claimants or defendants. Tax planning, whether for the business itself or directors and shareholders personally, is undertaken by specialist tax accountants.
The ethos of the firm is to provide a personal service for every client according to the individual needs of each client.
A close relationship is established so that the firm has a clear and continuing understanding of the client’s needs. These can include, for example, when an acquisition of a business is being considered : -
- Undertaking due diligence on a business
- Advice on a prospective purchase of a business
- Assisting the production of or producing a business plan
- Supporting an application for finance, including accompanying clients to a meeting at a bank where appropriate
- Advice on the type of ownership, for example whether the business should be operated as a limited company, sole trader or partnership
- Implementation of new accounting or management control systems
This relationship will normally develop and deepen over time in order that the client can fully benefit from the advice and service required.
Contact details :-
Cliff Nightingale
Simpkins Edwards
Michael House
Castle Street
Exeter
EX4 3LQ
Tel : 01392 211233
Fax : 01392 413173
Email : cnightingale@simpkinsedwards.co.uk - Web Development
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Crisp Group
They pride themselves on their ability to effortlessly integrate appropriate skills and technologies to ensure that your business is future-proof, customer-rich and competitor-resistant.
CRISP is a leading edge provider of strategic business development consultancy, marketing led and geared to helping clients build their business in a profitable and sustainable way.
Their advice to clients is unbiased, reflecting the fact that their start-point is the needs of the business, not a vested interest in any particular marketing discipline.